DocumentCode
2854239
Title
iLOC: A localisation system for visitor tracking & guidance
Author
Knauth, Stefan ; Jost, Christian ; Klapproth, Alexander
Author_Institution
Fac. for Geomatics, Comput. Sci. & Math., Stuttgart Univ. of Appl. Sci. - HFT Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
fYear
2009
fDate
23-26 June 2009
Firstpage
262
Lastpage
266
Abstract
We report on an RF- and ultrasound based indoor localisation system which is used for visitor tracking in the iHomeLab laboratory: Visitors get an electronic name badge. This badge can be localised with an average accuracy of less than 10 cm deviation of its spatial position, by means of reference nodes distributed in the lab rooms. The localisation technology is based on ultrasound ranging.
Keywords
ultrasonic applications; RF-based indoor localisation system; electronic name badge; iHomeLab laboratory; iLOC; localisation system; ultrasound ranging; ultrasound-based indoor localisation system; visitor guidance; visitor tracking; Accelerometers; Hardware; Microcontrollers; Power supplies; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; System-on-a-chip; Transceivers; Ultrasonic imaging; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Informatics, 2009. INDIN 2009. 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Cardiff, Wales
ISSN
1935-4576
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3759-7
Electronic_ISBN
1935-4576
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/INDIN.2009.5195814
Filename
5195814
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