Design and Testing of a Multi-Sensor Pedestrian Location and Navigation Platform

Navigation and location technologies are constantly advancing. New technology allows ever higher accuracy and operation under ever more challenging conditions. The development of such technologies requires the rapid evaluation of a large number of sensors and related utilization strategies. The integration of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) with accelerometers, gyros, barometers, magnetometers and other sensors allows for novel applications. However, it is hindered by the difficulty of testing and comparing integrated solutions using multiple sensor sets. In order to achieve compatibility and flexibility in terms of multiple sensors, an advanced adaptable platform is required. This paper describes the design and testing of the NavCube, a multi-sensor navigation, location and timing platform. The system provides a research tool for pedestrian navigation, location and body motion analysis in an unobtrusive form factor that enables in situ data collections with minimal gait and posture impact. Testing and examples of applications of the NavCube are provided.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.3390/s120303720
• Record URL:
  • http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/3/3720
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/14248220
• Authors:
  • Morrison, Aiden
  • Renaudin, Valerie
  • Bancroft, Jared B
  • Lachapelle, Gerard
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 3720-3738
• Serial:
  • Sensors
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: MDPI AG
  • ISSN: 1424-8220
  • Serial URL: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Data fusion; Global Positioning System; Inertial navigation systems; Pedestrians; Satellite navigation systems; Sensors
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01383495
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 3:36PM