Analysis of Indoor Positioning Approaches Based on Active RFID

RFID technology is gaining much attention for indoor localization because of its advantages such as non-contact and non-line-of-sight nature. In this paper, we study two typical approaches using active RFID for indoor location sensing: LANDMARC and VIRE, and point out that the latter approach with a fixed threshold of Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) difference which determines the elimination of unlikely positions does not work well in complicated indoor environments with severe radio signal multi-path. Analysis of two important factors in VIRE directs us some improvements for adaptation to enhance the accuracy of indoor localization.

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