Asynchronous indoor positioning system based on visible light communications

Weizhi Zhang; M. I. Sakib Chowdhury; Mohsen Kavehrad

doi:10.1117/1.OE.53.4.045105

25 April 2014 Asynchronous indoor positioning system based on visible light communications

Weizhi Zhang, M. I. Sakib Chowdhury, Mohsen Kavehrad

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 53, Issue 4, 045105 (April 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.4.045105

Abstract

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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Weizhi Zhang, M. I. Sakib Chowdhury, and Mohsen Kavehrad "Asynchronous indoor positioning system based on visible light communications," Optical Engineering 53(4), 045105 (25 April 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.4.045105

Published: 25 April 2014

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