Multimodal Indoor Localization Using Crowdsourced Radio Maps

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.10601v2
• Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:06:14 GMT
• Title: Multimodal Indoor Localization Using Crowdsourced Radio Maps
• Authors: Zhaoguang Yi, Xiangyu Wen, Qiyue Xia, Peize Li, Francisco Zampella, Firas Alsehly, Chris Xiaoxuan Lu
• Abstract summary: We introduce a new framework to address the challenges of radio map inaccuracies and sparse coverage. Our proposed system integrates an uncertainty-aware neural network model for WiFi localization and a bespoken Bayesian fusion technique for optimal fusion.
• Score: 7.220542831917648
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) traditionally rely on odometry and building infrastructures like WiFi, often supplemented by building floor plans for increased accuracy. However, the limitation of floor plans in terms of availability and timeliness of updates challenges their wide applicability. In contrast, the proliferation of smartphones and WiFi-enabled robots has made crowdsourced radio maps - databases pairing locations with their corresponding Received Signal Strengths (RSS) - increasingly accessible. These radio maps not only provide WiFi fingerprint-location pairs but encode movement regularities akin to the constraints imposed by floor plans. This work investigates the possibility of leveraging these radio maps as a substitute for floor plans in multimodal IPS. We introduce a new framework to address the challenges of radio map inaccuracies and sparse coverage. Our proposed system integrates an uncertainty-aware neural network model for WiFi localization and a bespoken Bayesian fusion technique for optimal fusion. Extensive evaluations on multiple real-world sites indicate a significant performance enhancement, with results showing ~ 25% improvement over the best baseline

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