Authors:
Andrea Masciadri
;
Ilaria Carlini
;
Sara Comai
and
Fabio Salice
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Politecnico di Milano, via Anzani 42, 22100, Como and Italy
Keyword(s):
Indoor Localization System, Android Mobile Application, iBeacon, Assistive Technology, Internet of Things.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Data Communication Networking
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Internet of Things
;
Localization and Positioning Schemes
;
Sensor Networks
;
Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Software and Architectures
;
Telecommunications
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
Abstract:
This work illustrates a localization system specifically designed to be applied in “Il Paese Ritrovato”, a highly innovative health-care facility for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease in Monza, Italy. Patients are provided with an iBeacon bracelet broadcasting data packets that are collected through the use of a dense network of devices acting as receiving antennas. The system evaluates the path-loss of the received signal and corrects the computed position with a probabilistic approach to avoid wall-crossing. Localization data are merged with information from other IoT devices such as smart sensors, appliances and expert annotations; the resulting dataset will be extremely important to analyze behaviors, habits and social interactions among patients.