Vehicle Monitoring and Localization using UWB in Complex Parking Lot

• Published in: 2022 International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Data Communication Systems (ICSCDS) pp. 937 - 943
• Main Authors: Shyam, Shilpa, Juliet, Sujitha, Ezra, Kirubakaran
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 07.04.2022
• Subjects: Data analysis; Location awareness; Navigation; Software architecture; Space vehicles; TDoA; Three-dimensional displays; Time difference of arrival; Triangulation; Ultra wide band technology; UWB; Vehicle Localization
• DOI: 10.1109/ICSCDS53736.2022.9761004

Ultra wide band technology has advanced over the years under several localization applications. Its capability of indoor localization has kept several conventional technologies at bay. Complex parking lot such as of a shopping mall is customized to accommodate huge and multiple vehicles at a time. The availability of locating empty parking spaces and tracking along with monitoring of vehicles precisely are a challenge to such complex environments. To tackle such challenges, the authors have put forth a system capable of locating unoccupied parking spaces, monitoring and tracking of vehicles during the user absence and navigation of vehicles in and out of the area. The proposed system makes use of Ultra wide band technology using TDoA (Time difference of arrival) and triangulation technique for localization. The precise localization of vehicle coordinates inside the parking lot both in 2D and 3D are initiated using a data analysis software. The hardware and software architecture is explained in detail along with complete component design. The system is initially tested in a test bed with dimensions of 50m X 66 m and further expanded to a wider complex parking lot. Both the test bed and further implementations will be done in line of sight and non-line of sight scenarios. Effort has been done to eradicate error challenges in the system.