Positioning service is one of Wireless Sensor Networks’ (WSNs) fundamental services. The accurate position of the sensor nodes plays a vital role in many applications of WSNs. In this paper, a 3D positioning algorithm is being proposed, using mobile anchor node to assist sensor nodes in order to estimate their positions in a 3D geospatial environment. However, mobile anchor node’s 3D path optim...

This article studies ultra-high-precision positioning with piezoactuators and illustrates the results with an example Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) application. Loss of positioning precision in piezoactuators occurs (1) due to hysteresis during long range applications, (2) due to creep effects when positioning is needed over extended periods of time, and (3) due to induced vibrations during h...

Precise Point Positioning (PPP) greatly improves the precision of absolute GPS positioning by using the international GPS services (IGSs) orbit and satellite clock error products with positioning precision reaching the 1cm level [1-3]. At present, this technique has been widely applied in many engineering fields, such as mining engineering, high precise navy engineering surveying, lane surveyin...

On the Background of precision farming and the precision positioning of variable rate fertilization, the precision farming was achieved and the per unit yield was raised by the integrated positioning method using GPS, electronic compass, and gyroscope.

This paper describes recent precision positioning technology. First, recent precision positioning mechanisms are introduced. Although ball screw mechanisms are widely used in industrial machines, the use of linear motors and the development of planar motors recently increase. Several linear motor mechanisms show the acceleration higher than 10G. The linear motor mechanism developed in my group ...