title: Two-dimensional location and direction estimating method.
abstract: In this paper, a method of estimating both the position and the rotation angle of an object on a measurement stage was proposed. The system utilizes the radio communication technology and the directivity of an antenna. As a prototype system, a measurement stage (a circle 240mm in diameter) with 36 antennas that placed in each 10 degrees was developed. Two transmitter antennas are settled in a right angle on the stage as the target object, and the position and the rotation angle is estimated by measuring efficiency of the radio communication of each 36 antennas. The experimental result revealed that even when the estimated location is not so accurate (about a 30 mm error), the rotation angle is accurately estimated (about 2.33 degree error on average). The result suggests that the proposed method will be useful for estimating the location and the direction of an object.
authors.affiliation: Master's Program in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, Ishizaka, Hatoyama, Hiki, Saitama 350-0394, Japan. teruhiro1127@lsi.f.dendai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Teruhiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: Sosuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshino
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D011846:Radio Waves