Unlicensed Low-Power Wide Area Networks for Location-based Services

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K20765
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 60060:Information network-related
Research Institution	Kyushu Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator	シャオチョンロン九州工業大学, 大学院情報工学研究院, 助教 (60982171)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords	LPWANs / Location-based services
Outline of Research at the Start	This research aims to provide an LPWAN architecture with a codesign of device networking and location sensing for various location-based service (LBS) support. The objectives of device networking are: (1) signals should feature a high reception ratio under signal collisions; (2) dead-zone end devices should receive the same level of network connectivity as general ones. The objectives of location sensing are: (1) the sensed locations of LPWAN end devices should be as accurate as required by most LPWAN-based LBS; (2) severe battery drain at end devices should be averted.