Implementation of an Ultrasonic Distance Measuring System with Kalman Filtering in Wireless Sensor Networks for Transport Logistics
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In this paper an empirical study about distance measurements with ultrasonic sensors within an intermodal container is presented. In a previous work [1] the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) was used for measuring the distance between two nodes in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). Since RSSI revealed a huge distance measurement error (52 cm) and standard deviation (47 cm) a Time-of-Flight (ToF) approach is applied. For this purpose self-developed ultrasonic sensor boards are equipped on the sensor nodes and a Time-Difference-of-Arrival (TDoA) algorithm is implemented. Afterwards, the system is tested and calibrated to decrease the distance error. Then a multi stage filter, including Kalman filtering [2], is implemented to enhance the measurement stability. The following tests in the container reach a measuring accuracy around 1.5 cm with a standard deviation of 0.4 cm under the same environmental conditions. © 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Keyword: Wireless Sensor Networks; Distance Measurement; Ultrasonic; Kalman Filter; Logistic applications
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