A near field communication framework for indoor navigation : design and deployment considerations

Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. === Navigation systems are known to provide time and location information for easy and accurate navigation in a specified environment. While Global Positioning System (GPS) has recorded a considerable success for...

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Main Author: Sakpere, Wilson Evuarherhe
Other Authors: Mlitwa, Nhlanhla
Language:en
Published: Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2290
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-cput-oai-localhost-20.500.11838-22902018-05-28T05:09:51Z A near field communication framework for indoor navigation : design and deployment considerations Sakpere, Wilson Evuarherhe Mlitwa, Nhlanhla Adeyeye, Michael Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Faculty of Informatics and Design. Department of Information Technology. Mobile geographic information systems Wireless communication systems Electronics in navigation Global Positioning System Indoor positioning systems (Wireless localization) Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. Navigation systems are known to provide time and location information for easy and accurate navigation in a specified environment. While Global Positioning System (GPS) has recorded a considerable success for navigating outdoors, the absence of GPS indoors has made orientation in an indoor environment challenging. Furthermore, existing technologies and methods of indoor positioning and navigation, such as WLAN, Bluetooth and Infrared, have been complex, inaccurate, expensive and challenging to implement; thereby limiting the usability of these technologies in less developed countries. This limitation of navigation services makes it difficult and time consuming to locate a destination in indoor and closed spaces. Hence, recent works with Near Field Communication (NFC) has kindled interest in positioning and navigation. While navigating, users in less developed nations face several challenges, such as infrastructure complexity, high-cost solution, inaccuracy and usability. However, this research focuses on providing interventions to alleviate usability challenges, in order to strengthen the overall accuracy and the navigation effectiveness in stringent environments through the experiential manipulation of technical attributes of the positioning and navigation system in indoor environments. Therefore, this study adopted the realist ontology and the positivist epistemological approach. It followed a quantitative and experimental method of empirical enquiry, and software engineering and synthesis research methods. The study entails three implementation processes, namely map generation, positioning framework and navigation service using a prototype mobile navigation application that uses the NFC technology. It used open-source software and hardware engineering tools, instruments and technologies, such as Ubuntu Linux, Android Software Development Kit, Arduino, NFC APIs and PandaBoard. The data was collected and the findings evaluated in three stages: pre-test, experiment and post-test. 2016-04-18T13:19:09Z 2016-09-16T07:03:46Z 2016-04-18T13:19:09Z 2016-09-16T07:03:46Z 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2290 en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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topic Mobile geographic information systems
Wireless communication systems
Electronics in navigation
Global Positioning System
Indoor positioning systems (Wireless localization)
spellingShingle Mobile geographic information systems
Wireless communication systems
Electronics in navigation
Global Positioning System
Indoor positioning systems (Wireless localization)
Sakpere, Wilson Evuarherhe
A near field communication framework for indoor navigation : design and deployment considerations
description Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. === Navigation systems are known to provide time and location information for easy and accurate navigation in a specified environment. While Global Positioning System (GPS) has recorded a considerable success for navigating outdoors, the absence of GPS indoors has made orientation in an indoor environment challenging. Furthermore, existing technologies and methods of indoor positioning and navigation, such as WLAN, Bluetooth and Infrared, have been complex, inaccurate, expensive and challenging to implement; thereby limiting the usability of these technologies in less developed countries. This limitation of navigation services makes it difficult and time consuming to locate a destination in indoor and closed spaces. Hence, recent works with Near Field Communication (NFC) has kindled interest in positioning and navigation. While navigating, users in less developed nations face several challenges, such as infrastructure complexity, high-cost solution, inaccuracy and usability. However, this research focuses on providing interventions to alleviate usability challenges, in order to strengthen the overall accuracy and the navigation effectiveness in stringent environments through the experiential manipulation of technical attributes of the positioning and navigation system in indoor environments. Therefore, this study adopted the realist ontology and the positivist epistemological approach. It followed a quantitative and experimental method of empirical enquiry, and software engineering and synthesis research methods. The study entails three implementation processes, namely map generation, positioning framework and navigation service using a prototype mobile navigation application that uses the NFC technology. It used open-source software and hardware engineering tools, instruments and technologies, such as Ubuntu Linux, Android Software Development Kit, Arduino, NFC APIs and PandaBoard. The data was collected and the findings evaluated in three stages: pre-test, experiment and post-test.
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