A Joint Positioning Algorithm of TDOA and TOF Based on Ultra-wideband

Authors:
  • CLChang Liu
    Chang Liu
  • FBFengshan Bai
    Fengshan Bai
  • CWChunsheng Wu
    Chunsheng Wu
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Abstract
Ultra-wideband (UWB) positioning is a mainstream positioning technology in recent years, and the main positioning algorithms used in UWB based positioning systems are TDOA and TOA. Aiming at the problem of unstable positioning accuracy of TDOA algorithm in traditional UWB positioning system, this paper proposes a joint positioning algorithm of TDOA and TOF based on UWB. The algorithm needs only one time of TOF ranging and combined with the TDOA algorithm, the distances between all base stations and a single tag in the positioning area can be obtained. Compared with the single TDOA algorithm, the algorithm has stable measurement accuracy and can achieve the same positioning accuracy whether the tag is inside or outside the triangle formed by the base station. The simulation results show that the average positioning error of the joint positioning algorithm of TDOA and TOF is less than 10 cm. The algorithm is effective and reliable, and meets the positioning requirements.