086 - Instantaneous High-Accuracy Positioning based on Hybrid-Meta-Signal Solutions

Meta-signal processing has raised interest in order to enable the achievement of high accuracy solutions based on the joint exploitation of two or more signal components as a single composite signal. The drawback of this approach is the appearance of multiple correlation peaks, inducing potential biases in the meta-signal pseudoranges when operating in harsh environments. On the other hand, collaborative positioning exploiting peer-to-peer ranges, for example based on Wi-Fi-Round Trip Time (RTT)/UWB, is a potential candidate to allow positioning in harsh conditions, including indoors. In this context, hybrid solutions exploiting both meta-signals and peer-to-peer ranges are expected to enable the robust and unambiguous exploitation of meta-signals in urban-to-indoor scenarios.

The objective of this activity is to study, design, implement and demonstrate the achievement of instantaneous high-accuracy positioning based on hybrid solutions exploiting both meta-signals and peer-to-peer ranging.
 

The tasks to be performed shall include:

• study, design, implement hybrid solutions exploiting meta-signals and peer-to-peer ranging for achieving instantaneous high-accuracy in urban-indoor conditions. As part of this study, new WiFi technology (based on the IEEE 802.11az standard and exploiting bandwidths>160 MHz) shall be benchmarked against UWB and 5G (optional) to serve as source for peer-to-peer ranging. Meta-signal exploiting existing legacy signal combinations and peer-to-peer ranges considering different mass-market technologies are to be considered.
• Demonstrate the potential benefits and applications of the proposed solutions in different user environments and use cases based on test campaigns with real measurements.

The main outputs of the activity will consist of:

• Definition and design of innovative hybrid meta-signal solutions
• Breadboard and test report
• Roadmap for commercialization, including potential NAVISP EL2 activities.