Wen-Tsai Sung¹, Sung-Jung Hsiao^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.1, pp. 289-304, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.020453

Abstract The safety of patients and the quality of medical care provided to them are vital for their wellbeing. This study establishes a set of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)-based systems of patient care based on physiological signals in the pursuit of a remote medical care system. The RFID-based positioning system allows medical staff to continuously observe the patient's health and location. The staff can thus respond to medical emergencies in time and appropriately care for the patient. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the proposed system was used to provide timely information on the location and body temperature of patients who… More >

Nidhi Kalra^1,*, Raman Kumar Goyal¹, Anshu Parashar¹, Jaskirat Singh¹, Gagan Singla²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 1967-1978, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018732

Abstract Every 24 seconds, someone dies on the road due to road accidents and it is the 8th leading cause of death and the first among children aged 15–29 years. 1.35 million people globally die every year due to road traffic crashes. An additional 20–50 million suffer from non-fatal injuries, often resulting in long-term disabilities. This costs around 3% of Gross Domestic Product to most countries, and it is a considerable economic loss. The governments have taken various measures such as better road infrastructures and strict enforcement of motor-vehicle laws to reduce these accidents. However, there is still no remarkable reduction… More >

Dah-Jing Jwo^*, Ming-Hsuan Lee

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 2387-2403, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018670

Abstract In this paper, the integrity monitoring algorithm based on a Kalman filter (KF) based rate detector is employed in the vector tracking loop (VTL) of the Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. In the VTL approach, the extended Kalman filter (EKF) simultaneously tracks the received signals and estimates the receiver’s position, velocity, etc. In contrast to the scalar tracking loop (STL) that uses the independent parallel tracking loop approach, the VTL technique uses the correlation of each satellite signal and user dynamics and thus reduces the risk of loss lock of signals. Although the VTL scheme provides several important advantages, the… More >

Muhammad Waleed Pasha¹, Mir Yasir Umair¹, Alina Mirza^1,*, Faizan Rao¹, Abdul Wakeel¹, Safia Akram¹, Fazli Subhan², Wazir Zada Khan³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 1631-1652, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018205

Abstract Due to the inability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to penetrate through surfaces like roofs, walls, and other objects in indoor environments, numerous alternative methods for user positioning have been presented. Amongst those, the Wi-Fi fingerprinting method has gained considerable interest in Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) as the need for line-of-sight measurements is minimal, and it achieves better efficiency in even complex indoor environments. Offline and online are the two phases of the fingerprinting method. Many researchers have highlighted the problems in the offline phase as it deals with huge datasets and validation of Fingerprints without pre-processing of… More >

Dah-Jing Jwo^*, Jia-Chyi Wu, Kuan-Lin Ho

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.1, pp. 555-574, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018320

Abstract This paper investigates performance improvement via the incorporation of the support vector machine (SVM) into the vector tracking loop (VTL) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) in limited satellite visibility. Unlike the traditional scalar tracking loop (STL), the tracking and navigation modules in the VTL are not independent anymore since the user’s position can be determined by using the information from other satellites and can be predicted on the basis of the states of the user. The method proposed in this paper makes use of the SVM to bridge the GPS signal and prevent the error growth due to signal… More >

Xiang Wang^1,2, Jingxian Liu¹, Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf^3,*, Zhao Liu^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.2, pp. 801-818, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.013568

Abstract Complicated sea conditions have a serious impact on ship navigation safety and even maritime accidents. Accordingly, this paper proposes a remote sensing monitoring method based on the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) maritime joint positioning model. This method is mainly based on the BDS and multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to build a data fusion model, which can capture more steady positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data. Compared with the current Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) mandatory used by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), this model has the characteristics of more accurate positioning data… More >

Dah-Jing Jwo^*, Meng-Hsien Hsieh

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.2, pp. 1785-1805, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.017225

Abstract In this paper, both the integrity monitoring and fault detection and exclusion (FDE) mechanisms are incorporated into the vector tracking loop (VTL) architecture of the Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for reliability enhancement. For the VTL, the tasks of signal tracking and navigation state estimation no longer process separately and a single extended Kalman filter (EKF) is employed to simultaneously track the received signals and estimate the receiver’s position, velocity, etc. In contrast to the scalar tracking loop (STL) which utilizes the independent parallel tracking loop approach, the VTL technique is beneficial from the correlation of each satellite signal and… More >

Dah-Jing Jwo^1,*, Jen-Hsien Lai²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.3, pp. 2883-2898, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015102

Abstract This paper investigates the minimum error entropy based extended Kalman filter (MEEKF) for multipath parameter estimation of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The extended Kalman filter (EKF) is designed to give a preliminary estimation of the state. The scheme is designed by introducing an additional term, which is tuned according to the higher order moment of the estimation error. The minimum error entropy criterion is introduced for updating the entropy of the innovation at each time step. According to the stochastic information gradient method, an optimal filer gain matrix is obtained. The mean square error criterion is limited to the… More >

Ayesha Javed¹, Mir Yasir Umair^1,*, Alina Mirza¹, Abdul Wakeel¹, Fazli Subhan², Wazir Zada Khan³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 1781-1799, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015229

Abstract With the advent and advancements in the wireless technologies, Wi-Fi fingerprinting-based Indoor Positioning System (IPS) has become one of the most promising solutions for localization in indoor environments. Unlike the outdoor environment, the lack of line-of-sight propagation in an indoor environment keeps the interest of the researchers to develop efficient and precise positioning systems that can later be incorporated in numerous applications involving Internet of Things (IoTs) and green computing. In this paper, we have proposed a technique that combines the capabilities of multiple algorithms to overcome the complexities experienced indoors. Initially, in the database development phase, Motley Kennan propagation… More >

Qi Wang^1,2,3,*, Changsong Yang^2,3,5, Yuxiang Wang^1,2,3, Shao-en Wu⁴

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.6, pp. 1433-1442, 2020, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2020.012759

Abstract To improve the positioning accuracy of farming vehicle in precision agriculture, an integrated positioning system is proposed based on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)/Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (SINS)/Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) with low cost and high reliability. The principles of commonly used localization technologies in vehicle positioning are compared and the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) based measurement method is chosen as the integrated positioning system for information fusion considering the complexity of the algorithm, positioning accuracy and hardware requirements in the application scenario. The research of wireless signal propagation loss model of farmland environment was conducted. A set of… More >