Implementation of Radio Tomographic Imaging based Localisation using a 6LoWPAN Wireless Sensor Network

Vanessa Smallbon, Timothy Potie, Matthew D’Souza, Adam Postula, Montserrat Ros

2015

Abstract

Mobile localisation has numerous uses for logistics, health, sport and social networking applications. Current wireless localisation systems typically require the use of tracking devices to be worn or implanted. The use of tracking devices can hinder the types applications that can be used. Wireless localisation use wireless channel propagation characteristics, such as RF receive signal strength to localise a user’s position, which requires the use of complex radio hardware. We developed a wireless tracking system using radio tomographic imaging to track people without wearing a mobile tracking device. We evaluated our wireless localisation network with users in an indoor environment. Our localisation network used the 6LoWPAN wireless communications protocol.

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Smallbon V., Potie T., D’Souza M., Postula A. and Ros M. (2015). Implementation of Radio Tomographic Imaging based Localisation using a 6LoWPAN Wireless Sensor Network . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: WINSYS, (ICETE 2015) ISBN 978-989-758-119-9, pages 27-32. DOI: 10.5220/0005513400270032


in Bibtex Style

@conference{winsys15,
author={Vanessa Smallbon and Timothy Potie and Matthew D’Souza and Adam Postula and Montserrat Ros},
title={Implementation of Radio Tomographic Imaging based Localisation using a 6LoWPAN Wireless Sensor Network},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: WINSYS, (ICETE 2015)},
year={2015},
pages={27-32},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005513400270032},
isbn={978-989-758-119-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: WINSYS, (ICETE 2015)
TI - Implementation of Radio Tomographic Imaging based Localisation using a 6LoWPAN Wireless Sensor Network
SN - 978-989-758-119-9
AU - Smallbon V.
AU - Potie T.
AU - D’Souza M.
AU - Postula A.
AU - Ros M.
PY - 2015
SP - 27
EP - 32
DO - 10.5220/0005513400270032