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CNS 2018: Sensors pp 389–398Cite as

Short Range Positioning Using Ultrasound Techniques

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In this paper, a positioning technique based on measuring the Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA) of ultrasonic chirp pulses is proposed. The implementation issues of the proposed method are discussed and the development of two versions of low-complexity prototype is presented. Experimental results from a measurement campaign using the realized prototype are presented, demonstrating sub-centimeter position measurement accuracy in the short range, thus validating the proposed technique.

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Acknowledgements

This research activity was funded through grant PRIN 2015C37B25 by the Italian Ministry of Instruction, University and Research (MIUR), whose support the authors gratefully acknowledge.

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  1. Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Antonella Comuniello, Alessio De Angelis & Antonio Moschitta

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  1. University of Catania, Catania, Italy

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  2. IFAC-CNR, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy

    Francesco Baldini

  3. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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  4. Department of Information Engineering (DII), University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

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  5. University of Catania, Catania, Italy

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  6. Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy

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  7. University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

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  9. Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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  10. Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy

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Comuniello, A., De Angelis, A., Moschitta, A. (2019). Short Range Positioning Using Ultrasound Techniques. In: Andò, B., et al. Sensors. CNS 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 539. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04324-7_48

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