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Real time IoT mobile anchor nodes outdoor localization mechanism Cover
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|Sep 2022

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Figure 1

IoT Mobile Anchor Node (ex. Vehicle) angles. Where, β = sideslip angle, Ψ = orientation of vehicle, and γ = orientation of velocity.
IoT Mobile Anchor Node (ex. Vehicle) angles. Where, β = sideslip angle, Ψ = orientation of vehicle, and γ = orientation of velocity.

Figure 2

IMU sensor fusion.
IMU sensor fusion.

Figure 3

Outdoor Localization Mechanism for IoT Nodes.
Outdoor Localization Mechanism for IoT Nodes.

Figure 4

(a): Block diagram of the proposed method. (b): Flowchart of the proposed method.
(a): Block diagram of the proposed method. (b): Flowchart of the proposed method.

Figure 5

Flow diagram of the proposed method.
Flow diagram of the proposed method.

Figure 6

The proposed hardware Anchor IoT node.
The proposed hardware Anchor IoT node.

Figure 7

Real velocity versus calculated velocity.
Real velocity versus calculated velocity.

Figure 8

Example of a GPS' calculated acceleration.
Example of a GPS' calculated acceleration.

Figure 9

Error Metric Computation (Python simulation), where: Green points are GPS observation, Red line is estimated trajectory and Blue line is the true trajectory positions.
Error Metric Computation (Python simulation), where: Green points are GPS observation, Red line is estimated trajectory and Blue line is the true trajectory positions.

Figure 10

Hardware Work Flow realized on Logic Analyzer.
Hardware Work Flow realized on Logic Analyzer.

Comparison between the proposed method and the relevant work_

2019 (Zhu et al., 2019)2016 (Werries and Dolan, 2016)2017 (Li et al., 2017)Proposed Method
GPS with IMUYesYesYesyes
KF of modified KFYesYesYesyes
Hardware implementationNoNoNoyes
Update rateNot mentioned250 m secNot mentioned10 m sec
Update location if GPS signal lostNoNoNoyes
Integrate with IoT deviceNoNoNoyes
Used ComponentsGPS + 3IMUGPSGPS + IMU + UWBGPS + IMU
Power consumption (without microcontroller)79.2 + 3*10.56 = 110.88 mW79.2 mW79.2 + 10.56 + 5.3 = 95 mW79.2 + 10.56 = 89.76 mW
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 26, 2022
Published on: Sep 14, 2022
Published by: Professor Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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