Error Corrections for Ultrawideband Ranging

Abstract

Precise indoor localization is a major challenge in the field of localization. In this article, we investigate multiple error corrections for the ultrawideband (UWB) technology, in particular the DecaWave DW1000 transceiver. Both the time-of-arrival (TOA) and the time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) methods are considered. Various clock-drift correction methods for TOA from the literature are reviewed and compared experimentally. The best performing method is extended to TDOA, corrections for the signal power dependence and the hardware delay are added, and two additional enhancements suggested. These are compared with each other and TOA in positioning experiments.