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Robust indoor localization with ADS-B

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Alexander Canals,

Pascal Josephy,

Roger WattenhoferAuthors Info & Claims

MobiCom '21: Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking

Pages 505 - 516

https://doi.org/10.1145/3447993.3483257

Published: 25 October 2021 Publication History

Abstract

Similar to satellite-based localization systems, messages sent by aircraft with the ADS-B protocol can be used to estimate the location of a mobile receiver. However, for a robust localization using a least-squares approach, ADS-B messages have to be collected over a long time. We propose a localization method based on matching the received signal with known ADS-B messages from distributed receivers. Our proposed method only requires three seconds of recording. Compared to satellite-based localization methods, this approach also works indoors as the signals sent by aircraft are much stronger.

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Robust indoor localization with ADS-B
1. Information systems
  1. Information systems applications
    1. Mobile information processing systems
    2. Spatial-temporal systems
      1. Global positioning systems

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