A robust method for indoor localization based on visible light communication

Ge Shi, Yong Li, Li Xi, Baitao Zang

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Abstract

Based on visible light communication (VLC), a robust method is proposed for an indoor localization system (ILS), which is called VLC-Bounding box. The new method can achieve position calculation by using received signal strength (RSS) technique to reduce the localization error and maintain relatively stability in this scenario. We carry out dozens of the Monte Carlo simulations for different methods with a harsh operating configuration to evaluate the distribution of mean localization error within every possible position. By randomly placing node on the receiver plane and repeating the localization process for the enough times, a comparison work was performed to obtain the mean error for different methods while the ambient noise ranges from zero to the higher power level. Our results show that VLC-Bounding box achieves a good performance than other methods in the VLC-ILS when the noise power rises up to 0.03mW.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2016 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2154-2158
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781467390262
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2017
Event2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2016 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 14 Oct 201617 Oct 2016

Publication series

Name2016 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2016 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period14/10/1617/10/16

Keywords

  • Bounding box
  • Indoor localization
  • RSSI
  • Visible light communication

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