Multipath triangulation: Decimeter-level WiFi localization and orientation with a single unaided receiver

Elahe Soltanaghaei, Avinash Kalyanaraman, Kamin Whitehouse

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Abstract

Decimeter-level localization has become a reality, in part due to the ability to eliminate the effects of multipath interference. In this paper, we demonstrate the ability to use multipath reflections to enhance localization rather than throwing them away. We present Multipath Triangulation, a new localization technique that uses multipath reflections to localize a target device with a single receiver that does not require any form of coordination with any other devices. In this paper, we leverage multipath triangulation to build the first decimeter-level WiFi localization system, called MonoLoco, that requires only a single access point (AP) and a single channel, and does not impose any overhead, data sharing, or coordination protocols beyond standard WiFi communication. As a bonus, it also determines the orientation of the target relative to the AP. We implemented MonoLoco using Intel 5300 commodity WiFi cards and deploy it in four environments with different multipath propagation. Results indicate median localization error of 0.5m and median orientation error of 6.6 degrees, which are comparable to the best performing prior systems, all of which require multiple APs and/or multiple frequency channels. High accuracy can be achieved with only a handful of packets.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMobiSys 2018 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages376-388
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781450357203
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 10 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event16th ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services,MobiSys 2018 - Munich, Germany
Duration: Jun 10 2018Jun 15 2018

Publication series

NameMobiSys 2018 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services

Other

Other16th ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services,MobiSys 2018
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period6/10/186/15/18

Keywords

  • Channel state information
  • CSI
  • Localization
  • Multipath propagation
  • Multipath triangulation
  • WiFi

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Software
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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