An Indoor Bluetooth-Based Positioning System: Concept, Implementation and Experimental Evaluation

This paper presents the experimental evaluation of a Bluetooth-based positioning system. The method has been implemented in a Bluetooth-capable handheld device. Empirical tests of the developed considered positioning system have been realized in different indoor scenarios. The range estimation of the positioning system is based on an approximation of the relation between the RSSI (Radio Signal Strength Indicator) and the associated distance between sender and receiver. The actual location estimation is carried out by using the triangulation method. The implementation of the positioning system in a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) has been realized by using the Software “Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ Version 3.0”.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ICWN
• Authors: Silke Feldmann, Kyandoghere Kyamakya, Ana Zapater, Zighuo Lue
• Keywords: Bluetooth-based Positioning System, Bluetooth-capable Handheld Device, ICWN 2003, ICWN 2007, Positioning System