Weak calibration of a visible light positioning system based on a position-sensitive detector: positioning error assessment

Reduced deployment and calibration requirements are key for scalable and cost-effective indoor positioning systems. In this work, we propose a low-complexity, weak calibration procedure for an indoor positioning system based on infrastructure lighting and a positioning-sensitive detector. The propos...

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Autores: Llana Calvo, Álvaro De La|||0000-0002-8889-0452, Lázaro Galilea, José Luis|||0000-0001-5048-7134, Gardel Vicente, Alfredo|||0000-0001-7887-4689, Salido Monzú, David, Bravo Muñoz, Ignacio|||0000-0002-6964-0036, Iamnitchi, Andreea|||0000-0003-2425-4032, Gil Vera, Rubén|||0000-0002-5579-6718
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/57410
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/57410
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21113924
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Indoor positioning system (IPS)
Visible light positioning (VLP)
Position sensitive detector (PSD)
Soft/weak calibration
Genetic algorithms
Electrónica
Electronics
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Sumario:Reduced deployment and calibration requirements are key for scalable and cost-effective indoor positioning systems. In this work, we propose a low-complexity, weak calibration procedure for an indoor positioning system based on infrastructure lighting and a positioning-sensitive detector. The proposed calibration relies on genetic algorithms to obtain the relevant system parameters in the real positioning environment without a priori information and requires a low number of simple measurements. The achievable performance of the proposal was assessed by direct comparison with a formal offline calibration method requiring complex dedicated infrastructure and instruments. The comparative error assessment showed that the maximum accuracy reduction compared to the significantly more costly formal calibration was below 25 mm, and the overall absolute positioning error was smaller than 35 mm with orientation errors of around 0.25◦. The performance achieved with the proposed weak calibration procedure is sufficient for many indoor positioning applications and largely reduces the cost and complexity of setting up the positioning system in real environments.