A Novel Indoor Navigation Approach Employing Motion Statistics

Author

Le, Manh-Hung V. ; Saragas, Dimitris ; Webb, Nathan M. ; Vaz, Richard F. ; Wyglinski, Alexander M. ; Barry, Michael ; McGrath, Sean

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., Worcester, MA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

6-9 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In this paper, we devised a novel indoor navigation system based on a probabilistic approach that employs data from the wireless adapter, accelerometer, and compass of the mobile device in order to determine user position. A routing algorithm employed by the device calculates the optimal path between user position and its destination. Experimental results verified that two meter accuracy was achieved by the proposed design. This technique shows promise for future handheld indoor navigation systems that can be used in malls, museums, hospitals, and college campuses.

Keywords

mobile radio; navigation; telecommunication network routing; accelerometer; compass; handheld indoor navigation systems; mobile device; motion statistics; optimal path; routing algorithm; wireless adapter; Accuracy; Buildings; Computational modeling; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Mathematical model; Navigation; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2010-Fall), 2010 IEEE 72nd

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3573-9

Electronic_ISBN

1090-3038

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2010.5594096

Filename

5594096