Environmental Impacts on the RSS-Based Visible Light Indoor Positioning System

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  • Foong Jun Kit Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • See Yuen Chark Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Hadi Guna Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Harry Ramza Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta 12130, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.55.1.6381

Keywords:

Indoor positioning system (IPS), Visible light, Non-line-of-sight (NLOS), Received signal strength (RSS), Trilateration

Abstract

To address the shortcomings of the global positioning system (GPS) operating within indoor scenarios, a range of indoor positioning systems (IPS) have been proposed. Among these, visible light IPS garners substantial research interest for its potential as a cost-effective IPS solution. However, susceptibility to environmental influences like external light and non-line-of-sight that can significantly affect its performance hindered its adoption. Hence, a simulation framework capable of simulating these influences becomes crucial in supporting the effective deployment and promoting the adoption of visible light IPS. This paper investigates the feasibility of using a simulation framework to replicate environmental factors affecting the system, including external optical sources and blocked transmitters. The research involved the development of a received signal strength (RSS) based visible light IPS prototype and an associated simulation framework. Subsequently, the prototype was tested in three distinct environments: no influences, with an external optical source, and non-line-of-sight. The prototype achieved an accuracy of 0.0836 m, 0.3541 m, and 1.1519 m for 50% of the time respectively in these three environments. Ultimately, the simulation framework developed is capable of reproducing similar effects for all three environments with a difference in the accuracy of 76.08%, 74.86% and 867%, respectively. Thus, the findings support the use of the developed simulation framework for the effective development of visible light IPS in environments with no influences and with external optical sources.

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Author Biographies

Foong Jun Kit, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

jackfoong0503@1utar.my

See Yuen Chark, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

seeyc@utar.edu.my

Hadi Guna, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

hadiguna@utar.edu.my

Harry Ramza, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta 12130, Indonesia

hramza@uhamka.ac.id

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Published

2024-10-07

How to Cite

Foong Jun Kit, See Yuen Chark, Guna, H., & Ramza, H. (2024). Environmental Impacts on the RSS-Based Visible Light Indoor Positioning System. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 63–81. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.55.1.6381

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