Performance Analysis of 5G based Positioning in Railway Applications

Tas, Ilgaz Onur (2022) Performance Analysis of 5G based Positioning in Railway Applications. [Laurea magistrale], Università di Bologna, Corso di Studio in Telecommunications engineering [LM-DM270], Documento full-text non disponibile
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Abstract

Rail transportation has significant importance in the future world. This importance is tightly bounded to accessible, sustainable, efficient and safe railway systems. Precise positioning in railway applications is essential for increasing railway traffic, train-track control, collision avoidance, train management and autonomous train driving. Hence, precise train positioning is a safety-critical application. Nowadays, positioning in railway applications highly depends on a cellular-based system called GSM-R, a railway-specific version of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). However, GSM-R is a relatively outdated technology and does not provide enough capacity and precision demanded by future railway networks. One option for positioning is mounting Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers on trains as a low-cost solution. Nevertheless, GNSS can not provide continuous service due to signal interruption by harsh environments, tunnels etc. Another option is exploiting cellular-based positioning methods. The most recent cellular technology, 5G, provides high network capacity, low latency, high accuracy and high availability suitable for train positioning. In this thesis, an approach to 5G-based positioning for railway systems is discussed and simulated. Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) method and 5G Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) are used. Simulations run using MATLAB, based on existing code developed for 5G positioning by extending it for Non Line of Sight (NLOS) link detection and base station exclusion algorithms. Performance analysis for different configurations is completed. Results show that efficient NLOS detection improves positioning accuracy and implementing a base station exclusion algorithm helps for further increase.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di laurea (Laurea magistrale)
Autore della tesi
Tas, Ilgaz Onur
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Correlatore della tesi
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Corso di studio
Ordinamento Cds
DM270
Parole chiave
5g,positioning,railway,otdoa,prs,matlab,train,performance
Data di discussione della Tesi
19 Luglio 2022
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