Abstract:
TOA ranging method requests high precision time measurement while existing mine WiFi systems can not provide high temporal resolution timer. In order to resolve the above technical problems, a TOA ranging method using re-spread spectrum technology to WiFi signal to obtain high resolution was proposed. Multi-carrier spread spectrum modulator is integrated into WiFi mobile station which is used to spread spectrum for ranging WiFi signal. Correspondingly, multi-carrier spread spectrum demodulator is integrated into WiFi base station, and a spread spectrum code capture algorithm with high speed digital matched filter designed by FPGA is used to capture ranging signal sent by the WiFi mobile station in sub-chip level, thus, the signal propagation delay time with high resolution is obtained. The test results show that the proposed method can provide reliable ranging data with mean-error of 1.92 m for TOA positioning of WiFi communication system.