Mixed-mode wireless indoor positioning system using proximity detection and database correlation

Author

Wawrzyniak, Piotr ; Korbel, Piotr ; Skulimowski, Piotr ; Poryzala, Pawel

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron., Lodz Univ. of Technol., Lodz, Poland

fYear

2014

fDate

7-10 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1035

Lastpage

1042

Abstract

The paper presents a prototype mixed-mode wireless indoor positioning and navigation system. The main goal of the system is to provide accurate and reliable location information for visually impaired users. The system also enables access to location related context information. The radio nodes of the network can operate in two power modes providing basis for both rough and precise user positioning. The paper describes an overview of the system architecture and the user interface suited to the needs of the visually impaired. Then, the details of the implemented positioning methods are presented. Finally, the results of experimental evaluation of positioning accuracy obtained using different classification strategies are discussed.

Keywords

indoor radio; mobile computing; radionavigation; user interfaces; context-aware services; database correlation; location information; mixed mode wireless indoor positioning system; positioning accuracy; proximity detection; radio navigation system; radio nodes; user interface; user positioning; visually impaired users; Accuracy; Buildings; Computer architecture; Databases; Mobile handsets; Radio transmitters; Wireless communication; Context-aware services; indoor radio communication; location services; personal communication networks; pervasive computing; radio navigation; wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS), 2014 Federated Conference on

Conference_Location

Warsaw

Type

conf

DOI

10.15439/2014F328

Filename

6933131