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Precise and accurate localization in outdoor and indoor environments is a challenging problem that currently constitutes a significant limitation for several practical applications. Ultra-wideband (UWB) localization technology represents a valuable low-cost solution to the problem. However, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions and complexity of the specific radio environment can easily introduce a positive bias in the ranging measurement, resulting in highly inaccurate and unsatisfactory position estimation. In the light of this, we leverage the latest advancement in deep neural network optimization techniques and their implementation on ultra-low-power microcontrollers to introduce an effective range error mitigation solution that provides corrections in either NLOS or LOS conditions with a few mW of power. Our extensive experimentation endorses the advantages and improvements of our low-cost and power-efficient methodology.
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This work is partially supported by the Italian government via the NG-UWB project (MIUR PRIN 2017) and developed with the contribution of the Politecnico di Torino Interdepartmental Center for Service Robotics PIC4SeR (https://pic4ser.polito.it) and SmartData@Polito (https://smartdata.polito.it).
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Angarano, S., Salvetti, F., Mazzia, V., Fantin, G., Gandini, D., Chiaberge, M. (2022). Ultra-Low-Power Range Error Mitigation for Ultra-Wideband Precise Localization. In: Arai, K. (eds) Intelligent Computing. SAI 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 507. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10464-0_56
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