CN106714298A - Antenna array-based wireless positioning method - Google Patents

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CN106714298A
CN106714298A CN201611138206.6A CN201611138206A CN106714298A CN 106714298 A CN106714298 A CN 106714298A CN 201611138206 A CN201611138206 A CN 201611138206A CN 106714298 A CN106714298 A CN 106714298A
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李友段
叶力建
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    • G01SRADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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Abstract

The present invention discloses a wireless positioning method based on an antenna array. Specifically, a 802.11a/b/g/n wireless local area network communications protocol-based wireless network is built by using a wireless access point, or an existing wireless network in the environment is used. The antenna array scans a currently positioned WiFi signal based on the wireless network so as to acquire positioning information of the wireless access point. According to the method, wave direction of arrival (DOA) estimation is acquired through a MUSIC algorithm based on the antenna array, and a positioning distance is acquired through an RSSI algorithm based on the antenna array. Through adoption of the wireless positioning method based on the antenna array, multiple points are not set in advance, a single device antenna array can acquire positioning information, so that WiFi positioning depends less on environment, and the design costs are lowered. Positioning accuracy and positioning efficiency of antenna array-based positioning are improved, and different antennas in the array are selected to work according to signal incident directions so that the efficiency is improved.

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A kind of wireless location method based on aerial array
Technical field
The present invention relates to network communication field, more particularly to a kind of wireless location method based on aerial array.
Background technology
At present, WiFi(Wireless Fidelity, Wireless Fidelity)As a kind of radio data communication method, obtain To extensive use, also there is increasingly stronger demand for moving terminal positioning using wireless WiFi signal.
Existing wireless WiFi location technologies are broadly divided into two kinds of localization methods of propagation model method and location fingerprint method, propagate Modelling compares location fingerprint method and saves substantial amounts of manpower and materials because of it, and has obtained wider application, and conventional characteristic includes: Signal intensity(Received Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI), arrival time(Time of Arrival, TOA), angle of arrival(Angel of Arrival, AOA), reaching time-difference(Time Difference of Arrival, TDOA), between the consideration of cost and applicability, realize that ranging localization technology has obtained widely studied using RSSI data, it is main It is divided into two aspects of range finding and positioning, is specifically described as follows.
Range finding:Mobile terminal to be measured receives three or more than three diverse location AP (Accept Point, wireless access Point)RSSI, target to be measured to the distance of corresponding AP is then converted thereof into according to transmission of wireless signals loss model, logarithm- Normal distribution model is widely applied because of its applicability higher.Following simplified model is typically used in open field:(dbm), wherein signal intensity is P, and distance is d, and P0 is to measure signal conduct at 1 meter of equipment Datum mark, n is the signal attenuation factor, general value -2 ~ -5.
Positioning:The position of tested point is calculated by triangulation, i.e., with the position of 3 known AP is respectively the center of circle, surveyed The distance for obtaining does circle for radius, and three round intersection points are the position of tested point, as shown in Figure 1.If tested point position is D(x, y), it is known that three AP positions be respectively A(), B(), C(), the distance of D to three AP is, Then the coordinate of D can be tried to achieve by following equations group:
But in actual applications, cause three round nothings of Fig. 1 because the factor such as measurement error, surrounding environment influence is disturbed Method intersects at a point.Now need respectively to solve equation, the solution that will be obtained is averaged, obtain approximate position location.
From above-mentioned introduction, current wireless WiFi localization methods need to rely on known AP positional informations, and road Accurate signal transmission attenuation model on footpath.And to different scenes, it is impossible to predict accurate AP positional informations in advance, also without The different polycrystalline decline of method reply different scenes and offer cause wireless WiFi suitable for the signal transmission attenuation model of the scene Locating effect is not good.
The content of the invention
Problems of the present patent application for above-mentioned WiFi localization methods, there is provided a kind of wireless fixed based on aerial array Position method, by using the portable antenna array built, there is provided using the positioning service of more convenient and low cost, solve currently without Line WiFi localization methods are to environmental requirement and the dependence for pre-setting.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kind of wireless location method based on aerial array, including:By wireless Access point is set up in the wireless network based on 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN communication agreements, or utilization use environment The wireless network of presence.
Scanned based on described wireless network as the WiFi of prelocalization using aerial array by the WAP Signal.
The location information of the WAP is obtained by the WiFi signal of the positioning.
Preferably, scanned based on the current of described wireless network using aerial array according to by the WAP The WiFi signal of positioning includes:By all signals for attempting accessing WLAN in aerial array acquisition range.
Preferably, included by all signals for attempting accessing WLAN in aerial array acquisition range:Connect The WiFi signal that the AP and terminal device for connecting WLAN are sent out, and the wireless access for being try to connection status Point.
Preferably, the location information for obtaining the WAP by the WiFi signal of the positioning includes:According to institute State WiFi signal and obtain WiFi angle of arrival and distance.
Alternatively, obtaining WiFi angle of arrival according to the WiFi signal includes:Based on aerial array, calculated by MUSIC Method obtains direction of arrival DOA(Direction of Arrival)Estimate.
Alternatively, obtaining WiFi orientation distances according to the WiFi signal includes:Based on aerial array, by RSSI algorithms Obtain orientation distance.
Compared with prior art, the invention has the advantages that and beneficial effect:Multi-point need not be pre-set, is set up Standby aerial array can obtain location information, reduce dependence of the WiFi positioning to environment, reduce design cost;Based on aerial array Positioning, positioning precision and location efficiency increase, and different antennae works in selecting array according to signal incident direction, improves Efficiency.
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In order to illustrate more clearly of the specific embodiment of the invention or technical scheme of the prior art, below will be to specific The accompanying drawing to be used needed for implementation or description of the prior art is briefly described, it should be apparent that, in describing below Accompanying drawing is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, before creative work is not paid Put, other accompanying drawings can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is prior art WiFi cocked hat algorithm ideal model schematic diagrames.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the wireless location method based on aerial array according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the uniform circular array aerial array schematic diagram according to the embodiment of the present invention.
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Technical scheme is clearly and completely described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, it is clear that described implementation Example is a part of embodiment of the invention, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, ordinary skill The every other embodiment that personnel are obtained under the premise of creative work is not made, belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the part and relative step, the mathematical table of step for otherwise illustrating in these embodiments Do not limited the scope of the invention up to formula and numerical value.
Simultaneously, it should be apparent that, describe for convenience, the size of various pieces is not according to actual ratio in accompanying drawing Relation is drawn.
As long as additionally, technical characteristic involved in invention described below different embodiments non-structure each other Just can be combined with each other into conflict.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of WiFi localization methods one embodiment of the present invention, and the flow chart comprises the following steps:
Step 1, the wireless network based on 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN communication agreements is set up by WAP, or Using the wireless network existed in use environment, terminal is set to attempt connection wireless network it is alternatively possible to pass through induction.
Step 2, is scanned using aerial array by the WAP and works as prelocalization based on described wireless network WiFi signal.
Alternatively, covered to ensure 360 ° of antenna, and ensure the fluctuation very little of gain, using uniform circular array as system Array type.Simultaneously in order to ensure antenna gain in all directions, 12 array elements of selection are used as the nicely rounded of the present embodiment The array number of battle array, as shown in Figure 3.
Alternatively, array element spacing d selection be, improve the signal to noise ratio of system work.Selection using aerial array wave beam into Shape technology, every time collection makes 4 array elements in 12 array elements carry out signal acquisition transmitting-receiving, and the foundation of array element selection is to try to just to user Direction, is such as numbered to array element, and the angular coordinate by k-th array element in polar coordinate system is designated as, then should choose since 1 Continuous 4 array element, be designated asEquation should be met:, wherein,
Can obtain, then should meet, i.e., 4 continuous array elements should be selected, make Incoming signal is located between the 2nd and the 3rd antenna.
Two dimensional surface is only calculated herein, three-dimensional need to be such as extended to, and only need to first calculate the three-dimensional projection to two dimension, then two dimension Calculate.
Step 3, the location information of the WAP is obtained by the WiFi signal of the positioning.
Alternatively, the WiFi signal for being collected based on aerial array has various sides obtaining the location information of WAP Method, is illustrated to this below.
Alternatively, the calculating of location information is divided into direction and distance.Direction of arrival DOA is calculated Traditional Method (Conventional Technigue), subspace method (Subspace Based Technique), maximum likelihood method (Maximum Likelihood Technique), and the synthesis that characteristic restoring method and subspace method are combined Methods such as (Integrated Technique), herein using multiple signal classification (MUSIC, i.e. Multiple Signal Classification) algorithm is realized.
Specifically, from MUSIC algorithms, direction of arrival angle estimation procedure is as follows:Obtained according to N number of reception signal phasor The estimate of covariance matrix below
Eigenvalues Decomposition can be obtained
By the size order of characteristic value, wanting that the characteristic value that waits and corresponding characteristic vector regard signal as with signal number D Remaining M-D characteristic value and characteristic vector, are regarded as noise section space by segment space, obtain noise matrix,,
Spectral function is obtained to calculate direction of arrival:
After DOA algorithms determine direction, then determine distance.In view of wireless signal propagating characteristic in the environment, adopt With logarithm-normal distribution model, obtained after simplifying:, wherein signal intensity is P, and distance is d,For Signal is measured at 1 meter of equipment as datum mark, n is the signal attenuation factor, and general value is between 2 ~ 4.
Because using aerial array, there are four array elements per task, take wherein signal intensity highest value as strong Degree P, other values are used as amendment.Conversion is obtained
In sum, by the wireless location method based on aerial array, the location information of WAP is obtained, with day Based on the signal that linear array is collected, by DOA algorithms and logarithm-normal distribution model, position is carried out to wireless terminal, AP Positioning.To solve need in current wireless location method and arrange multiple location equipments around measured target in advance, and to environment Big problem is relied on, the applicability of wireless location is improve.

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1. a kind of wireless location method based on aerial array, it is characterised in that:Set up by WAP and be based on The wireless network of 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN communication agreements, or using the wireless network existed in use environment, Scanned based on described wireless network when the WiFi signal of prelocalization using aerial array by the WAP, passed through The WiFi signal of the positioning obtains the location information of the WAP.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Base is scanned using aerial array by the WAP In described wireless network when the WiFi signal of prelocalization includes attempting accessing nothing by all in aerial array acquisition range The signal of line LAN.
3. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:Attempt accessing nothing by all in aerial array acquisition range The signal of line LAN includes the WiFi signal that the AP for having connected WLAN is sent out with terminal device;Taste Try the WAP of connection status.
4. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Wirelessly connect by the way that the WiFi signal acquisition of the positioning is described The location information of access point, including:WiFi angle of arrival and distance are obtained according to the WiFi signal.
5. method according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:According to the WiFi signal obtain WiFi angle of arrival and away from From including:Based on aerial array, direction of arrival DOA is obtained by MUSIC algorithms(Direction of Arrival)Estimate;Base In aerial array, orientation distance is obtained by RSSI algorithms.
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