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Ultra Wideband Positioning: An Analytical Study of Emerging Technologies

Authors:
Suheer Alhadhrami
AbdulMalik Al-Salman
Hend Al-Khalifa
Abdulrahman Alarifi
Ahmad Alnafessah
Mansour Alsaleh
Mai Al-Ammar

Keywords: Ultra wideband; localization; positioning; indoor positioning; wireless sensor networks; networking; SWOT

Abstract:
In recent years, indoor positioning has emerged as a critical function in many end-user applications; including military, civilian, disaster relief and peacekeeping missions. To cope with this surge of interest, much research effort has focused on meeting the needs of these applications and overcoming their shortcomings. Ultra WideBand (UWB) is an important technology in the field of indoor positioning and has shown great performance compared to others. In this work, we identify and analyze existing ultra wideband positioning technologies and present a detailed comparative survey. We also provide a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis, a method generally used in management science to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a product or technology, to analyze the present state of UWB positioning technologies.

Pages: 66 to 74

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: November 16, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4405

ISBN: 978-1-61208-374-2

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from November 16, 2014 to November 20, 2014