Smartphone sensor based algorithms for Dead Reckoning using magnetic field sensor and accelerometer for localization purposes

Author

Caspari, Daniel ; Riedhammer, Lucas ; Strutu, Mircea ; Grossmann, Uwe

Author_Institution

Fachhochschule Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

fYear

2014

fDate

11-12 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

72

Abstract

Dead Reckoning has successfully been used as a navigational method in the maritime field for positioning between two fixed locations. This approach can be also implemented for smartphones using acceleration sensor and magnetic field sensor. The reliability of the compass values obtained is important in order to calculate the new position. Different tests of accuracy of compass readings of two different smartphones under various test conditions are presented. Moreover, the accuracy of the reconstruction of two walked indoor/outdoor paths using Dead Reckoning will be investigated.

Keywords

acceleration; accelerometers; compasses; magnetic field measurement; magnetic sensors; marine navigation; sensor placement; smart phones; acceleration sensor; accelerometer; compass reading accuracy tests; compass value reliability; dead reckoning; localization purposes; magnetic field sensor; maritime field; navigational method; smartphone sensor based algorithms; walked indoor-outdoor path reconstruction; Accelerometers; Buildings; Compass; Dead reckoning; Legged locomotion; Magnetic fields; Testing; Smartphone based indoor localization; accelerometer; compass; dead reckoning; magnetic field sensor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Systems within the Conferences on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS-SWS), 2014 2nd International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Offenburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6721-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IDAACS-SWS.2014.6954625

Filename

6954625