Eighth IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'04)
E-Textiles for Autonomous Location Awareness
Arlington, Virginia
October 31-November 03
ISBN: 0-7695-2186-X
Madhup Chandra, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Mark T. Jones, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Thomas L. Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
In this paper, we describe an autonomous, wearable electronic textile location awareness system that will determine a user's location within a building given a map of that building. The system uses a moderate number of ultrasonic range transceivers as the sensing elements. Given a set of range readings from these sensors, the system attempts to match those actual readings to expected readings associated with a set of candidate locations for the wearer. These expected readings are calculated using a simulation model of the propagation of ultrasonic signals within a building. An additional algorithm is given for determining the wearer's movement between rooms, allowing for the uncertainty associated with sensor readings in complex, multi-room environments. A wearable prototype system is described and results from this system in a variety of situations are presented.
Citation:
Madhup Chandra, Mark T. Jones, Thomas L. Martin, "E-Textiles for Autonomous Location Awareness," iswc, pp.48-55, Eighth IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'04), 2004