Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal Strength
Indoor localization based on the received signal strength (RSS) values of the wireless sensors has recently received a lot of attention. However, due to the interference of other wireless devices and human activities, the RSS value varies significantly over different times. This hinders exact locati...
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| description | Indoor localization based on the received signal strength (RSS) values of the wireless sensors has recently received a lot of attention. However, due to the interference of other wireless devices and human activities, the RSS value varies significantly over different times. This hinders exact location prediction using RSS values. In this paper, we propose three methods to counter the adverse effect of the RSS value variation on location prediction. First, we propose to use an index location to select the best radio map, among several preconstructed radio maps, for online location prediction. Second, for an observed value of the signal strength of a sensor, we record, respectively, the distances from the sensor to the nearest location and the farthest location where the signal strength value has been observed. The minimal and maximal (min-max) distances for each signal strength value of a sensor are then used to reduce the search space in online location prediction. Third, a location-dependent received signal strength vector, called the RSS signature, is used to predict the location of a user. We have built a system, called the region-point system, based on the proposed three methods. The experimental results show that the region-point system offers less mean position error compared to the existing methods, namely, RADAR, TREE, and CaDet. Furthermore, the index location method correctly selects the best radio map for online location prediction, and the min-max distance method promotes the prediction accuracy of RADAR by restricting the search space of RADAR in location prediction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6106733148dd432798fd719b3d729b332025-02-03T06:43:00ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772013-12-01910.1155/2013/370953370953Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal StrengthYungho Leu0Chi-Chung Lee1Jyun-Yu Chen2 Department of Information Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan Department of Information Management, Chung Hua University, Hsinchu 30012, Taiwan Department of Information Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, TaiwanIndoor localization based on the received signal strength (RSS) values of the wireless sensors has recently received a lot of attention. However, due to the interference of other wireless devices and human activities, the RSS value varies significantly over different times. This hinders exact location prediction using RSS values. In this paper, we propose three methods to counter the adverse effect of the RSS value variation on location prediction. First, we propose to use an index location to select the best radio map, among several preconstructed radio maps, for online location prediction. Second, for an observed value of the signal strength of a sensor, we record, respectively, the distances from the sensor to the nearest location and the farthest location where the signal strength value has been observed. The minimal and maximal (min-max) distances for each signal strength value of a sensor are then used to reduce the search space in online location prediction. Third, a location-dependent received signal strength vector, called the RSS signature, is used to predict the location of a user. We have built a system, called the region-point system, based on the proposed three methods. The experimental results show that the region-point system offers less mean position error compared to the existing methods, namely, RADAR, TREE, and CaDet. Furthermore, the index location method correctly selects the best radio map for online location prediction, and the min-max distance method promotes the prediction accuracy of RADAR by restricting the search space of RADAR in location prediction.https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/370953 |
| spellingShingle | Yungho Leu Chi-Chung Lee Jyun-Yu Chen Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal Strength International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
| title | Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal Strength |
| title_full | Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal Strength |
| title_fullStr | Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal Strength |
| title_full_unstemmed | Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal Strength |
| title_short | Robust Indoor Sensor Localization Using Signatures of Received Signal Strength |
| title_sort | robust indoor sensor localization using signatures of received signal strength |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/370953 |
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