A review of smartphones‐based indoor positioning: Challenges and applications

Abstract The continual proliferation of mobile devices has encouraged much effort in using the smartphones for indoor positioning. This article is dedicated to review the most recent and interesting smartphones‐based indoor navigation systems, ranging from electromagnetic to inertia to visible light...

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Main Authors: Khuong An Nguyen, Zhiyuan Luo, Guang Li, Chris Watkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:IET Cyber-systems and Robotics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/csy2.12004
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spelling doaj-1bd84b30e6e74aef97cedff90b4931762021-04-20T13:45:14ZengWileyIET Cyber-systems and Robotics2631-63152021-03-013113010.1049/csy2.12004A review of smartphones‐based indoor positioning: Challenges and applicationsKhuong An Nguyen0Zhiyuan Luo1Guang Li2Chris Watkins3School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics University of Brighton Brighton UKComputer Science Department Royal Holloway, University of London Egham UKInstitute of Cyber‐Systems and Control Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaComputer Science Department Royal Holloway, University of London Egham UKAbstract The continual proliferation of mobile devices has encouraged much effort in using the smartphones for indoor positioning. This article is dedicated to review the most recent and interesting smartphones‐based indoor navigation systems, ranging from electromagnetic to inertia to visible light ones, with an emphasis on their unique challenges and potential real‐world applications. A taxonomy of smartphone sensors will be introduced, which serves as the basis to categorise different positioning systems for reviewing. A set of criteria to be used for the evaluation purpose will be devised. For each sensor category, the most recent, interesting, and practical systems will be examined, with detailed discussion on the open research questions for the academics, and the practicality for the potential clients.https://doi.org/10.1049/csy2.12004
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A review of smartphones‐based indoor positioning: Challenges and applications
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description Abstract The continual proliferation of mobile devices has encouraged much effort in using the smartphones for indoor positioning. This article is dedicated to review the most recent and interesting smartphones‐based indoor navigation systems, ranging from electromagnetic to inertia to visible light ones, with an emphasis on their unique challenges and potential real‐world applications. A taxonomy of smartphone sensors will be introduced, which serves as the basis to categorise different positioning systems for reviewing. A set of criteria to be used for the evaluation purpose will be devised. For each sensor category, the most recent, interesting, and practical systems will be examined, with detailed discussion on the open research questions for the academics, and the practicality for the potential clients.
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