Indoor Location Estimation by Bluetooth Low Energy for Pedestrian Navigation

カテゴリ: 論文誌(論文単位)

グループ名: 【D】産業応用部門（英文）

発行日: 2021/01/01

タイトル(英語): Indoor Location Estimation by Bluetooth Low Energy for Pedestrian Navigation

著者名: Hiromune Namie (The National Defense Academy, Japan), Osamu Suzuki (National Institute of Technology, Toba College)

著者名(英語): Hiromune Namie (The National Defense Academy, Japan), Osamu Suzuki (National Institute of Technology, Toba College)

キーワード: indoor positioning，BLE，pedestrian navigation

要約(英語): The global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is a satellite positioning system. However, when the signal is shielded by reinforced concrete or metal, it is difficult to be received indoors. This study introduces an indoor location estimation scheme based on bluetooth low energy (BLE) for pedestrian navigation that can save power and reduce the installation density. We investigated indoor positioning methods with the use of the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) in association with two BLE transmitters as the main axis. The error of the single RSSI ranging is more than several tens of meters, and is insufficient for use for pedestrian navigation. However, this error is reduced to a few meters when the proposed simple proportional correction calculation is performed for the estimated distance. The target accuracy required for pedestrian navigation for healthy people is approximately 10m. This is equivalent to the accuracy of outdoor satellite positioning. For example, given that the size of the Shibuya underground shopping street is approximately 4,676m2, twenty BLE beacons can cover the entire area. If this technology is established, indoor positioning can become possible within a wider range with a lower cost and lower labor effort compared with the current state-of-the-art.

本誌: IEEJ Journal of Industry Applications Vol.10 No.1 （2021） Special Issue on “Motor Drive and its Related Technologies”

本誌掲載ページ: 45-52 p

原稿種別: 論文／英語

電子版へのリンク: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ieejjia/10/1/10_20003604/_article/-char/ja/