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Large Scale Indoor Localization System Based on Wireless Sensor Networks for Ubiquitous Computing

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The task of formulating an efficient system for determining the location of an object, results in the creation of a wide number of applications and services. For this reason, most wireless sensor network applications assume the availability of sensor location information. In this paper, an indoor localization scheme, which is based on synchronized sensor nodes, is proposed. It is efficient in terms of power consumption and location update rate. Furthermore, it resolves the scalability problem usually found in most conventional indoor localization systems in large scale indoor environments. The performance of the proposed scheme is evaluated through experimental implementation and is compared with the Cricket system. The results demonstrate that the proposed scheme is a promising and feasible localization system for a large scale indoor environment.

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Abbreviations

GPS:

Global positioning system

A-B:

Auto-beaconing

ZM:

Zone management

FZV:

Fixed zone value

LSILS:

Large scale indoor localization system

CSMA:

Carrier sense multiple access

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  1. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Korea University, #1-5 ga, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea

    Woo-Yong Lee, Doo-Seop Eom & Jong-Ok Kim

  2. Department of Computer Education, Gyeongin National University of Education, Gyesan-Dong San 59-12, 45 Gyodae-Gil, Gyeyang-Gu, Incheon, 407-753, Korea

    Kyeong Hur

  3. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA

    Taeyoung Kim

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Lee, WY., Hur, K., Kim, T. et al. Large Scale Indoor Localization System Based on Wireless Sensor Networks for Ubiquitous Computing. Wireless Pers Commun 63, 241–260 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-010-0117-2

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