Title :
Embedded sensors for indoor positioning
Author :
Shanklin, Teresa A. ; Loulier, Benjamin ; Matson, Eric T.
Author_Institution :
M2M Lab., Comput. & Inf. Technol. Purdue Univ. West Lafayette, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
Indoor location-based applications have a broad appeal for development in navigation, robotics, gaming, asset tracking, networking, and more. GPS technologies have been successfully leveraged for outdoor navigation, but often lose effectiveness indoors due to a more constrained environment, possible loss of signal, lack of elevation information and need for better accuracy. This paper presents our experimental results to create an indoor positioning system using a current model Smartphone: the Apple iPhone 4 and the embedded sensors.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; indoor radio; intelligent sensors; mobile handsets; Apple iPhone 4; GPS technology; Smartphone; constrained environment; elevation information; embedded sensor; indoor location-based application; indoor positioning system; outdoor navigation; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Equations; Foot; Gyroscopes; Legged locomotion; Sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8063-0
DOI :
10.1109/SAS.2011.5739822
