Experimental characterization of radio signal propagation in indoor environments with application to estimation and control

We study radio signal propagation in indoor environments using low-power devices leveraging the Zigbee and Bluetooth specifications. We present results from experiments where two robots equipped with radio signal devices and enabled to control and localize autonomously in an indoor hallway and labor...

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Published in2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp. 2834 - 2839
Main Authors Fink, J., Michael, N., Kushleyev, A., Kumar, V.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2009
Subjects
Bluetooth
Communication system control
Indoor environments
Optical propagation
Predictive models
Radio control
Robot kinematics
Robot sensing systems
Wireless communication
ZigBee
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ISBN9781424438037
1424438039
ISSN2153-0858
DOI10.1109/IROS.2009.5354194

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Summary:We study radio signal propagation in indoor environments using low-power devices leveraging the Zigbee and Bluetooth specifications. We present results from experiments where two robots equipped with radio signal devices and enabled to control and localize autonomously in an indoor hallway and laboratory environment densely sample RSSI at various times over several days. We show that simulated RSSI measurements using existing radio signal models and experimentally gathered RSSI measurements match closely, suggesting that for robotics applications requiring predicted RSSI, low-power radio signal devices are a well-posed sensing modality.
ISBN:9781424438037
1424438039
ISSN:2153-0858
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2009.5354194