A survey on RF-Based indoor localization techniques

PhD Qualifying Examination


Title: "A survey on RF-Based indoor localization techniques"

Mr. Yiyang Zhao


Abstract:

Localization issues have received many attentions in pervasive computing
recently. While many Local Positioning Systems (LPS) applications aim to
provide optimized location services, the localization technique itself is
also under intensive study for accurate and reliable purposes. The
location information is a kind of most important resources for people,
especially for those who need emergent cares. Hence, researchers proposed
various approaches, which employ many different techniques such as
infrared, ultrasonic, RFID, Wi-Fi, wireless sensor and UWB to find the
inexpensive and convenient solutions.

In this survey, we will review some existing methods, categorize the
previous works and make a comprehensive study on them. First of all, we
will elaborate basic ideas and methodologies deeply according to different
types of techniques and try to provide a full scale view on localization
problems. By summarizing existing achievements and analyzing the open
research issues, we introduce several possible directions in future work.


Date:     		Monday, 28 April 2008

Time:                   2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

Venue:                  Room 3584
			lifts 27-28

Committee Members:      Prof. Lionel Ni (Supervisor)
			Dr. Ke Yi (Chairperson)
			Dr. Lei Chen
			Dr. Qian Zhang


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