In the last decade, many efforts have been devoted to indoor localization and positioning. In this paper, a hybrid indoor localization system has been developed within the European project REFIRE for emergency situations. The REFIRE solution estimates the user's pose according to a prediction-correction scheme. The user is equipped with a waist-mounted inertial measurement unit and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. In the correction phase, the estimation is updated by means of geo-referenced information fetched from passive RFID tags predeployed into the environment. Accurate position correction is obtained through a deep analysis of the RFID system radiation patterns. To this end, extensive experimental trials have been performed to assess the RFID system performance, both in static and dynamic operating conditions. Experimental validation in realistic environments shows the effectiveness of the proposed indoor localization system, even during long-last missions and/or using a limited number of tags.

De Cillis, F., Faramondi, L., Inderst, F., Marsella, S., Marzoli, M., Pascucci, F., et al. (2017). Hybrid Indoor Positioning System for First Responders. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS. SYSTEMS, 1-12 [10.1109/TSMC.2017.2772821].

Hybrid Indoor Positioning System for First Responders

Inderst, Federica
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Pascucci, Federica;
2017-01-01

Abstract

In the last decade, many efforts have been devoted to indoor localization and positioning. In this paper, a hybrid indoor localization system has been developed within the European project REFIRE for emergency situations. The REFIRE solution estimates the user's pose according to a prediction-correction scheme. The user is equipped with a waist-mounted inertial measurement unit and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. In the correction phase, the estimation is updated by means of geo-referenced information fetched from passive RFID tags predeployed into the environment. Accurate position correction is obtained through a deep analysis of the RFID system radiation patterns. To this end, extensive experimental trials have been performed to assess the RFID system performance, both in static and dynamic operating conditions. Experimental validation in realistic environments shows the effectiveness of the proposed indoor localization system, even during long-last missions and/or using a limited number of tags.
2017
De Cillis, F., Faramondi, L., Inderst, F., Marsella, S., Marzoli, M., Pascucci, F., et al. (2017). Hybrid Indoor Positioning System for First Responders. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS. SYSTEMS, 1-12 [10.1109/TSMC.2017.2772821].
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