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17th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT 2007)
Localization of Walking or Running User with Wearable 3D Position Sensor
Esbjerg, Jylland, Denmark
November 28-November 30
ISBN: 0-7695-3056-7
This paper describes a new method of measuring position of running user for location-based services in wide indoor environments, such as augmented reality navigation system with wearable computer. Conventional localization methods usually employ a hybrid approach in which user's position is estimated bv combining positioning infrastructures and a pedometer. Since the installation cost of infrastructures increases when the area expands, the measurement Figure Illustration summing up step method of user's relative position with high accuracy is required. Although a numder of methods using a pedometer have been developed to improve the estimation accuracy, these methods generally can handle only usual walking behavior of a user. This paper proposes a new real time localization method for both walking and running users by using a wearable electromagnetic tracker and an inertial sensor. The proposed localization method estimates a moving distance in the period when both legs do not ground by estimating a velocity of waist when user's leg leaves. Experiments have been carried out using a prototype system to evaluate the accuracy of user localization with the proposed
Index Terms:
Localization, Wearable computer, 3D position sensor
Citation:
Kazuki Yamanaka, Masayuki Kanbara, Naokazu Yokoya, "Localization of Walking or Running User with Wearable 3D Position Sensor," icat, pp.39-45, 17th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT 2007), 2007
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