Title :
Indoor localization of ubiquitous heterogeneous devices
Author :
Jimenez, Edward ; Ruizhong Wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Lakehead Univ., Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We investigated the particular case of heterogeneous devices used in location based applications. The results suggest applying relative signal strength readings to overcome variations in the wireless characteristics of different devices. An experiment was used to determine an optimum data collection interval. Finally, a full end-to-end reference implementation is constructed. The results show that heterogeneous commodity devices can achieve good localization without a calibration period or expert site surveying.
Keywords :
smart phones; ubiquitous computing; end-to-end reference implementation; indoor localization; location based applications; signal strength; ubiquitous heterogeneous devices; wireless characteristics; Accuracy; Databases; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Mathematical model; Performance evaluation; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), 2013 IEEE 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Whistler, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6084-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2013.6581045
