Integrated 5G mmWave Positioning in Deep Urban Environments: Advantages and Challenges
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Abstract
Achieving the highest levels of autonomy within autonomous vehicles (AV s) requires a precise and dependable positioning solution that is not influenced by the environment. 5G mm Wave signals have been extensively studied in the literature to provide such a positioning solution. Yet, it is evident that 5G alone will not be able to provide uninterrupted positioning services, as outages are inevitable to occur. Towards that end, few works have explored the benefits of integrating mm Wave positioning with onboard motion sensors (OBMS) like inertial measurement units (IMUs) and odometers. Inspired by INS-GNSS integration literature, all methods defaulted to a tightly-coupled (TC) integration scheme, which hinders the potential of such an integration. Additionally, the proposed methods were validated using simulated 5G and INS data with probability-based line-of-sight (LOS) assumptions. Such an experimental setup fails to highlight the true advantages and challenges of 5G-OBMS integration. Therefore, this study first explores a loosely-coupled (LC) 5G-OBMS integration scheme as a viable alternative to TC schemes. Next, it examines the merits and challenges of such an integration in a deep-urban setting using a novel quasi-real simulation setup. The setup comprises quasi-real 5G measurements from the Siradel simulator and real commercial-grade IMU measurements from a challenging one-hour-long trajectory in downtown Toronto. The trajectory featured multiple natural 5G outages which helped with assessing the integration's performance. The proposed LC method achieved a 14-cm level of accuracy for 95% of the time, while significantly limiting positioning errors during natural 5G outages.
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