Yu Sheung Fan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-99). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background: Context-Aware Applications --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Definitions of Context --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Existing Applications --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Review --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research Motivation --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Contributions --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Outline --- p.8 / Chapter 2. --- Location-sensing Technologies --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1 --- Global Positioning System (GPS) --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Existing indoor Location-sensing Systems --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Active Badge --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- The Bat System --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- RADAR --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- PinPoint 3D-iD --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Easy Living --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- System Properties and Risks --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Accuracy --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Cost --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- User Privacy --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Location Representation --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Other Limitations --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4 --- Design Goals --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Operate Inside Buildings --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Preserve User Privacy --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Low Cost --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Fast Response --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Spatial Recognition --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4.6 --- Easy Administration and Deployment --- p.23 / Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.23 / Chapter 3. --- System Design --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- System Architecture --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Position-sensing Platform --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Platform Architecture --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Transmission Format --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Distance Measurement --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Position Estimation --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Noise Cancellation --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Location Inference --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Summary --- p.38 / Chapter 4. --- System Implementation --- p.39 / Chapter 4.1 --- Communication Technologies --- p.39 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Ultrasound --- p.40 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) --- p.40 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Infrared Data Association (IrDA) --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Bluetooth --- p.42 / Chapter 4.2 --- Technologies Overview --- p.43 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Positioning --- p.44 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Networking --- p.44 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Communication Protocol --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Range --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Angle Dependency --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Hardware supports --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3 --- Hardware --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Mobile Receiver --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Transmitter --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4 --- Software --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Communication Protocol --- p.48 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Programming Environment --- p.48 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Signal Generation Routine --- p.48 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Position Estimation Routine --- p.50 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.53 / Chapter 5. --- Evaluation --- p.55 / Chapter 5.1 --- Platform Calibration --- p.55 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Outliers Elimination --- p.56 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Delay Determination --- p.58 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Window Size Determination --- p.61 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Revised Position Estimation Algorithm --- p.63 / Chapter 5.2 --- Platform Evaluation - IrDA Figure 5.9: Experimental setup for distance performance evaluation --- p.64 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Distance Measurement Figure 5.10: IrDA horizontal distance measurement experiment results --- p.66 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Position Estimation - Static --- p.66 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Position Estimation - Mobile --- p.68 / Chapter 5.3 --- Platform Evaluation - Bluetooth --- p.69 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Distance Measurement --- p.69 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Position Estimation - Static --- p.70 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Position Estimation ´ؤ Mobile --- p.71 / Chapter 5.4 --- Summary --- p.73 / Chapter 6. --- Applications --- p.74 / Chapter 6.1 --- Potential Applications --- p.74 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Resource Tracking Systems --- p.75 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Shopping Assistance System --- p.76 / Chapter 6.1.3 --- Doctor Tracking System --- p.77 / Chapter 6.1.4 --- Tourist Guide Application --- p.78 / Chapter 6.1.5 --- Other Applications --- p.79 / Chapter 6.2 --- System Limitations --- p.79 / Chapter 6.3 --- Summary --- p.79 / Chapter 7. --- Conclusion --- p.80 / Chapter 7.1 --- Summary --- p.80 / Chapter 7.2 --- Future Work --- p.81 / Chapter Appendix A: --- IrDA --- p.86 / Chapter A.1 --- IrDA Physical Layer --- p.86 / Chapter A.2 --- Physical Aspects of IrDA Physical Layer --- p.87 / Chapter A.3 --- Discovering Other IrDA Devices --- p.88 / Chapter A.4 --- Connection of IrDA Devices --- p.89 / Chapter Appendix B: --- Bluetooth --- p.91 / Chapter B.1 --- Bluetooth Stack --- p.91 / Chapter B.2 --- Radio --- p.92 / Chapter B.3 --- Frequency Hopping --- p.92 / Chapter B.4 --- Package Structure --- p.92 / Chapter B.5 --- The Link Controller --- p.93 / Chapter B.6 --- The Link Manager --- p.93 / Chapter B.7 --- Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol --- p.94 / Chapter B.8 --- The Service Discovery Protocol --- p.94 / Chapter B.9 --- Encryption and Security --- p.95 / Bibliography --- p.96
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324215 |
Date | January 2003 |
Contributors | Yu, Sheung Fan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, xi, 99 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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