Multidimensional Optimization of Signal Space Distance Parameters in WLAN Positioning
Joint Authors
Brković, Milenko
Simić, Mirjana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Accurate indoor localization of mobile users is one of the challenging problems of the last decade.
Besides delivering high speed Internet, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) can be used as an effective indoor positioning system, being competitive both in terms of accuracy and cost.
Among the localization algorithms, nearest neighbor fingerprinting algorithms based on Received Signal Strength (RSS) parameter have been extensively studied as an inexpensive solution for delivering indoor Location Based Services (LBS).
In this paper, we propose the optimization of the signal space distance parameters in order to improve precision of WLAN indoor positioning, based on nearest neighbor fingerprinting algorithms.
Experiments in a real WLAN environment indicate that proposed optimization leads to substantial improvements of the localization accuracy.
Our approach is conceptually simple, is easy to implement, and does not require any additional hardware.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Brković, Milenko& Simić, Mirjana. 2014. Multidimensional Optimization of Signal Space Distance Parameters in WLAN Positioning. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051876
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Brković, Milenko& Simić, Mirjana. Multidimensional Optimization of Signal Space Distance Parameters in WLAN Positioning. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051876
American Medical Association (AMA)
Brković, Milenko& Simić, Mirjana. Multidimensional Optimization of Signal Space Distance Parameters in WLAN Positioning. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051876
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051876