scholarly journals Research and Prospect on Key Technologies of Indoor Positioning Based on Visible Light Communication

2022 ◽  
Vol 2160 (1) ◽  
pp. 012074
Author(s):  
Yong Cao ◽  
Yifan Zheng ◽  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Yanbo Liu ◽  
Yi Liu

Abstract Indoor positioning has become a research hotspot because of its important application value in industrial production and daily life. Traditional wireless positioning technologies such as Wi Fi and Bluetooth are difficult to achieve high-precision indoor positioning due to electromagnetic interference and multipath effect. The modulated white LED can not only meet the needs of lighting, but also transmit the location information to achieve high-precision indoor positioning. This paper first introduces several modulation methods commonly used in visible light positioning system, compares the characteristics of different modulation methods, and proposes a modulation method suitable for visible light positioning; Then, two demodulation methods of the visible light positioning system are introduced and discussed; After that, several visible light location algorithms are introduced, and the performance of each algorithm is analyzed in detail; Finally, the problems in visible light positioning are discussed and prospected.

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 5145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Torres ◽  
Aitor Montes ◽  
Sandra Mendoza ◽  
Pedro Fernández ◽  
Juan Betancourt ◽  
...  

Currently, a high percentage of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and this proportion will increase in the coming decades. In this context, indoor positioning systems (IPSs) have been a topic of great interest for researchers. On the other hand, Visible Light Communication (VLC) systems have advantages over RF technologies; for instance, they do not need satellite signals or the absence of electromagnetic interference to achieve positioning. Nowadays, in the context of Indoor Positioning (IPS), Visible Light Positioning (VLP) systems have become a strong alternative to RF-based systems, allowing the reduction in costs and time to market. This paper shows a low cost VLP solution for indoor systems. This includes multiple programmable beacons and a receiver which can be plugged to a smartphone running a specific app. The position information will be quickly and securely available through the interchange between the receiver and any configurable LED-beacon which is strategically disposed in an area. The implementation is simple, inexpensive, and no direct communication with any data server is required.


2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 2226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Huang ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Zhongyu Liu ◽  
Xi Nan ◽  
Lingling Jiao ◽  
...  

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