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2010-07-25
A Novel Positioning System Utilizing Zigzag Mobility Pattern
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Ahmed Wasif Reza,

    Dr. Ahmed Wasif Reza

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    University of Malaya

    Malaysia

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Sherene Meetha Pillai,

    Dr. Sherene Meetha Pillai

    University of Malaya

    Malaysia

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Kaharudin Dimyati,

    Dr. Kaharudin Dimyati

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    University of Malaya

    Malaysia

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Kim Geok Tan

    Dr. Kim Geok Tan

    Multimedia University

    Malaysia

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 106, 263-278, 2010
doi:10.2528/PIER10060904
Abstract
This paper proposes a new positioning system utilizing mobile readers that are programmed to move in a zigzag pattern to locate the tags. The proposed zigzag mobility pattern is able to cover an area completely within a given period, determine optimal number of required mobile readers, and find out reader placement and movement pattern. The received signal strength (RSS) model is used to exchange the information over a short range by estimating the position of the tag by means of distance information between the reader and the tag. The results obtained from this study point out that the proposed method is able to provide near exact tag position. The proposed method can achieve average error as low as 0.6 m. With this proposed method, the scanning of large areas, such as warehouses, libraries, and storage areas can be done very quickly. Mobile reader is proposed because it is cost-effective, fast, and is able to provide relatively accurate results.
Citation
Ahmed Wasif Reza, Sherene Meetha Pillai, Kaharudin Dimyati, and Kim Geok Tan, "A Novel Positioning System Utilizing Zigzag Mobility Pattern," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 106, 263-278, 2010.
doi:10.2528/PIER10060904
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