A Beam Scanning-Based Indoor Localization System using Light Emitting Diodes

Authors

  • Muhammad Saadi
  • Yan Zhao
  • Oumair Naseer
  • Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2016.20.3.197 Full article

Abstract

In this paper, an indoor localization system using light emitting diodes (LEDs) is presented. Location of an object is determined by scanning two LEDs at pre-defined angles which are modulated at different frequencies. During scanning process, for each LED, two maximum values of received signal strength (RSS) are logged and this information is used to compute the position of an object. Time division multiplexing (TDM) is used to incorporate angle information at the receiver. A bicubic spline interpolation is applied to estimate the position of an object. Simulations are executed for a typical indoor environment with dimensions of (3 × 3 × 2 m3) and results are validated using experiments. The experimental results confirm that proposed beam scanning approach can be used to determine the location of an object precisely.

Keywords:

Indoor localization, light emitting diodes, beam scanning, received signal strength.

Affiliations

  • Muhammad Saadi University of Central Punjab
  • Yan Zhao Chulalongkorn University
  • Oumair Naseer University of Central Punjab
  • Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij Chulalongkorn University

Corresponding author: Yan Zhao, yan.z@chula.ac.th

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Author Biographies

  • Muhammad Saadi

    Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

  • Yan Zhao

    International School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

  • Oumair Naseer

    Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

  • Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij

    Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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M. Saadi, Y. Zhao, O. Naseer, and L. Wuttisittikulkij, “A Beam Scanning-Based Indoor Localization System using Light Emitting Diodes”, Eng. J., vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 197–206, Aug. 2016, doi: 10.4186/ej.2016.20.3.197.

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Published

2016-08-23

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2016): Regular Issue

Section

Modern Engineering Technology

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