3D Tracking via Body Radio Reflections
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Adib, Fadel; Kabelac, Zach; Katabi, Dina; Miller, Robert C.![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/82913/MIT-CSAIL-TR-2013-030.pdf.jpg?sequence=5&isAllowed=y)
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Networks & Mobile Systems
Advisor
Dina Katabi
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This paper introduces WiTrack, a system that tracks the 3D motion of a user from the radio signals reflected off her body. It works even if the person is occluded from the WiTrack device or in a different room. WiTrack does not require the user to carry any wireless device, yet its accuracy exceeds current RF localization systems, which require the user to hold a transceiver. Empirical measurements with a WiTrack prototype show that, on average, it localizes the center of a human body to within 10 to 13 cm in the x and y dimensions, and 21 cm in the z dimension. It also provides coarse tracking of body parts, identifying the direction of a pointing hand with a median of 11.2 degrees. WiTrack bridges a gap between RF-based localization systems which locate a user through walls and occlusions, and human-computer interaction systems like WiTrack, which can track a user without instrumenting her body, but require the user to stay within the direct line of sight of the device.
Date issued
2013-12-11Series/Report no.
MIT-CSAIL-TR-2013-030
Keywords
Seeing Through Walls, 3D Motion Tracking, Wireless Signals, Body Reflections