A Novel Localization Technique Using Luminous Flux

Abstract

As global navigation satellite system (GNNS) signals are unable to enter indoor spaces, substitute methods such as indoor localization-based visible light communication (VLC) are gaining the attention of researchers. In this paper, the systematic investigation of a VLC channel is performed for both direct and indirect line of sight (LoS) by utilizing the impulse response of indoor optical wireless channels. In order to examine the localization scenario, two light-emitting diode (LED) grid patterns are used. The received signal strength (RSS) is observed based on the positional dilution of precision (PDoP), a subset of the dilution of precision (DoP) used in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning. In total, 31 × 31 possible positional tags are set for a given PDoP configuration. The values for positional error in terms of root mean square error (RMSE) and the sum of squared errors (SSE) are taken into consideration. The performance of the proposed approach is validated by simulation results according to the selected indoor space. The results show that the position accuracy enhanced is at short range by 24% by utilizing the PDoP metric. As confirmation, the modeled accuracy is compared with perceived accuracy results. This study determines the application and design of future optical wireless systems specifically for indoor localization.