TY - JOUR
T1 - Asynchronous indoor positioning system based on visible light communications
AU - Zhang, Weizhi
AU - Chowdhury, M. I.Sakib
AU - Kavehrad, Mohsen
N1 - Funding Information:
This research in part was supported by a National Science Foundation award IIP-1169024, IUCRC on optical wireless applications.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Indoor positioning has become an attractive research topic within the past two decades. However, no satisfying solution has been found with consideration of both accuracy and system complexity. Recently, research on visible light communications (VLC) offer new opportunities in realizing accurate indoor positioning with relatively simple system configuration. An indoor positioning system based on VLC technology is introduced, with no synchronization requirement on the transmitters. Simulation results show that, with over 95% confidence, the target receiver can be located with an accuracy of 5.9 cm, assuming indirect sunlight exposure and proper installation of light-emitting diode bulbs.
AB - Indoor positioning has become an attractive research topic within the past two decades. However, no satisfying solution has been found with consideration of both accuracy and system complexity. Recently, research on visible light communications (VLC) offer new opportunities in realizing accurate indoor positioning with relatively simple system configuration. An indoor positioning system based on VLC technology is introduced, with no synchronization requirement on the transmitters. Simulation results show that, with over 95% confidence, the target receiver can be located with an accuracy of 5.9 cm, assuming indirect sunlight exposure and proper installation of light-emitting diode bulbs.
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U2 - 10.1117/1.OE.53.4.045105
DO - 10.1117/1.OE.53.4.045105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899656297
SN - 0091-3286
VL - 53
JO - Optical Engineering
JF - Optical Engineering
IS - 4
M1 - 045105
ER -