A phase measurement radio positioning system for indoor use

I present here the detailed design for a low frequency radio navigation system called the Building Positioning System (BPS). This system is designed to work indoors, where the microwave radio signals of the Global Positioning System (OPS) cannot be received. Potential applications for this system range from asset tracking, security, and human-computer interface, to robot navigation and the management of services as diverse as medical care and postal delivery. I first present the issues surrounding its conceptual design and then describe in detail the component level implementation of the prototype BPS system, which I have designed and built but not yet tested as a whole. I also discuss the test procedures which will accompany the deployment of that prototype system in its initial configuration in its test building, as well as further research that is required to make the system scalable and manufacturable.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1999

Author dc:creator

• Reynolds, Matthew S. (Matthew Stephen), 1975-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Neil A. Gershenfeld.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9472

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/9472