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Title:

Wireless Technology for High-Accuracy Localization

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 10, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-01549

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Rogers, John (Carleton University)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

Wireless communications is a multibillion dollar international business and there are now a number of maturex000D
and emerging radio standards with readily available chipsets on the market such as WiFi, Ultra-Wide Bandx000D
(UWB) and RFID. With these technologies new applications are starting to emerge. It is now possible to makex000D
use of wireless transceivers for localization and high precision position finding of objects in indoorx000D
environments. Intense research is beginning to make mapping of rooms with high precision using only a couplex000D
of very low cost transceivers a reality. This could have many potential applications, including assisted livingx000D
for people with vision impairments or elderly persons. It could also be used in warehouses to remotelyx000D
determine the location of inventory in real time.