Indoor 3D Localization Scheme Based on BLE Signal Fingerprinting and 1D Convolutional Neural Network

Indoor localization schemes have significant potential for use in location-based services in areas such as smart factories, mixed reality, and indoor navigation. In particular, received signal strength (RSS)-based fingerprinting is used widely, given its simplicity and low hardware requirements. However, most studies tend to focus on estimating the 2D position of the target. Moreover, it is known that the fingerprinting scheme is computationally costly, and its positioning accuracy is readily affected by random fluctuations in the RSS values caused by fading and the multipath effect. We propose an indoor 3D localization scheme based on both fingerprinting and a 1D convolutional neural network (CNN). Instead of using the conventional fingerprint matching method, we transform the 3D positioning problem into a classification problem and use the 1D CNN model with the RSS time-series data from Bluetooth low-energy beacons for classification. By using the 1D CNN with the time-series data from multiple beacons, the inherent drawback of RSS-based fingerprinting, namely, its susceptibility to noise and randomness, is overcome, resulting in enhanced positioning accuracy. To evaluate the proposed scheme, we developed a 3D positioning system and performed comprehensive tests, whose results confirmed that the scheme significantly outperforms the conventional common spatial pattern classification algorithm.

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