Machine learning regression-based RETRO-VLP for real-time and stabilized indoor positioning

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2024

Abstract

Many real-world applications require real-time and robust positioning of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In this context, visible light communication (VLC) is a promising approach due to its advantages in terms of high accuracy, low cost, ubiquitous infrastructure, and freedom from RF interference. Nevertheless, there is a growing need to improve positioning speed and accuracy. In this paper, we propose and prototype a VLC-based positioning solution using retroreflectors attached to the IoT device of interest. The proposed algorithm uses the retroreflected power received by multiple photodiodes to estimate the euclidean and directional coordinates of the underlying IoT device. In particular, the relative relationship between reflected light magnitude and reflected power is used as input to trainable machine learning regression models. Such models are trained to estimate the coordinates. The proposed algorithm excels in its simplicity and fast computation. It also reduces the need for sensory devices and active operation. Additionally, after regression, Kalman filtering is applied as a post-processing operation to further stabilize the obtained estimates. The proposed algorithm is shown to provide stable, accurate, and fast. This has been verified by extensive experiments performed on a prototype in real-world environments. Experiments confirm a high level of positioning accuracy and the added benefit of Kalman filtering stabilization.

Identifier

85145298321 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Cluster Computing

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10586-022-03884-w

e-ISSN

15737543

ISSN

13867857

First Page

299

Last Page

311

Issue

1

Volume

27

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