Lingwu Qian¹, Jianxiang Li², Qi Tang¹, Mengfei Liu¹, Bingjie Yuan¹, Guoli Ji^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.136, No.2, pp. 1441-1455, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.024534

Abstract In recent years, a number of wireless indoor positioning (WIP), such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technologies, are emerging. However, the indoor environment is complex and changeable. Walls, pillars, and even pedestrians may block wireless signals and produce non-line-of-sight (NLOS) deviations, resulting in decreased positioning accuracy and the inability to provide people with real-time continuous indoor positioning. This work proposed a strong tracking particle filter based on the chi-square test (SPFC) for indoor positioning. SPFC can fuse indoor wireless signals and the information of the inertial sensing unit (IMU) in the smartphone and detect the NLOS deviation through the… More >

Geng Chen^1,*, Lili Cheng¹, Rui Shao¹, Qingbin Wang¹, Shuihua Wang^2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.135, No.3, pp. 1901-1940, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.024901

Abstract With the development of urbanization, the problem of neurological diseases brought about by population aging has gradually become a social problem of worldwide concern. Aging leads to gradual degeneration of the central nervous system, shrinkage of brain tissue, and decline in physical function in many elderlies, making them susceptible to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), stroke, Parkinson’s and major depressive disorder (MDD). Due to the influence of these neurological diseases, the elderly have troubles such as memory loss, inability to move, falling, and getting lost, which seriously affect their quality of life. Tracking and positioning of elderly with… More > Graphic Abstract

Yun Fen Yong^1,*, Chee Keong Tan¹, Ian Kim Teck Tan², Su Wei Tan¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 1801-1818, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032710

Abstract A robust radio map is essential in implementing a fingerprint-based indoor positioning system (IPS). However, the offline site survey to manually construct the radio map is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Various interpolation techniques have been proposed to infer the virtual fingerprints to reduce the time and effort required for offline site surveys. This paper presents a novel fingerprint interpolator using a multi-path loss model (M-PLM) to create the virtual fingerprints from the collected sample data based on different signal paths from different access points (APs). Based on the historical signal data, the poor signal paths are identified using their standard deviations.… More >

Edgar Scavino^1,*, Mohd Amiruddin Abd Rahman¹, Zahid Farid²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 379-397, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.023824

Abstract Accurate location or positioning of people and self-driven devices in large indoor environments has become an important necessity The application of increasingly automated self-operating moving transportation units, in large indoor spaces demands a precise knowledge of their positions. Technologies like WiFi and Bluetooth, despite their low-cost and availability, are sensitive to signal noise and fading effects. For these reasons, a hybrid approach, which uses two different signal sources, has proven to be more resilient and accurate for the positioning determination in indoor environments. Hence, this paper proposes an improved hybrid technique to implement a fingerprinting based indoor positioning, using Received… More >

Imran Ashraf¹, Muhammad Usman Ali², Soojung Hur¹, Gunzung Kim¹, Yongwan Park^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.1, pp. 1747-1768, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020610

Abstract Indoor positioning and localization have emerged as a potential research area during the last few years owing to the wide proliferation of smartphones and the inception of location-attached services for the consumer industry. Due to the importance of precise location information, several positioning technologies are adopted such as Wi-Fi, ultrawideband, infrared, radio frequency identification, Bluetooth beacons, pedestrian dead reckoning, and magnetic field, etc. Although Wi-Fi and magnetic field-based positioning are more attractive concerning the deployment of Wi-Fi access points and ubiquity of magnetic field data, the latter is preferred as it does not require any additional infrastructure as other approaches… More >

Ming-Chih Chen, Yin-Ting Cheng^*, Ru-Wei Chen

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.130, No.3, pp. 1459-1477, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.015636

Abstract Current positioning systems are primarily based on the Global Positioning System (GPS). Although the GPS is accurate within 10 m, it is mainly used for outdoor positioning services (Location-Based Service; LBS). However, since satellite signals cannot penetrate buildings, indoor positioning has always been a blind spot for satellite signals. As indoor positioning applications are extensive with high commercial values, they have created a competitive niche in the market. Existing indoor positioning technologies are unable to achieve less than 10 cm accuracy except for the Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology. On the other hand, the Bluetooth protocol achieves an accuracy of… More >

Wen-Tsai Sung¹, Ihzany Vilia Devi¹, Sung-Jung Hsiao^2,*, Fathria Nurul Fadillah¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 1387-1401, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.022828

Abstract Waste management and monitoring is a major concern in the context of the environment, and has a significant impact on human health. The concept of the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) can help people in everyday tasks in life. This study proposes a smart trash bin to help solve the problem of waste management and monitoring. Traditional methods of garbage disposal require human labor, and pose a hazard to the worker. The proposed smart garbage bin can move itself by using ultrasonic sensors and a web camera, which serves as its “eyes.” Because the smart garbage bin is designed for… More >

Lihua Zhu¹, Yan Zhang¹, Yu Wang^1,*, Cheire Cheng²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 593-609, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.022053

Abstract In nowadays society, the safety of the elderly population is becoming a pressing concern, especially for those who live alone. There might be daily risks such as accidental falling or treatment attack on them. Aiming at these problems, indoor positioning could be a critical way to monitor their states. With the rapidly development of the imaging techniques, wearable and portable cameras are very popular, which could be set on human individual. And in view of the advantages of the visual positioning, the authors propose a binocular visual positioning algorithm to real-timely locate the elderly indoor. In this paper, the imaging… More >

Imran Ashraf, Sadia Din, Soojung Hur, Yongwan Park^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5213-5232, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.018707

Abstract Precise information on indoor positioning provides a foundation for position-related customer services. Despite the emergence of several indoor positioning technologies such as ultrawideband, infrared, radio frequency identification, Bluetooth beacons, pedestrian dead reckoning, and magnetic field, Wi-Fi is one of the most widely used technologies. Predominantly, Wi-Fi fingerprinting is the most popular method and has been researched over the past two decades. Wi-Fi positioning faces three core problems: device heterogeneity, robustness to signal changes caused by human mobility, and device attitude, i.e., varying orientations. The existing methods do not cover these aspects owing to the unavailability of publicly available datasets. This… More >

Muhammad Waleed Pasha¹, Mir Yasir Umair¹, Alina Mirza^1,*, Faizan Rao¹, Abdul Wakeel¹, Safia Akram¹, Fazli Subhan², Wazir Zada Khan³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 1631-1652, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018205

Abstract Due to the inability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to penetrate through surfaces like roofs, walls, and other objects in indoor environments, numerous alternative methods for user positioning have been presented. Amongst those, the Wi-Fi fingerprinting method has gained considerable interest in Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) as the need for line-of-sight measurements is minimal, and it achieves better efficiency in even complex indoor environments. Offline and online are the two phases of the fingerprinting method. Many researchers have highlighted the problems in the offline phase as it deals with huge datasets and validation of Fingerprints without pre-processing of… More >