High-precision indoor localization in multi-level buildings

• Autorzy: Ajroud Chokri , Hattay Jamel , Machhout Mohsen

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DOI

10.24425/ijet.2025.153625

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Accurate localization in multi-floor indoor environments is essential for applications such as large-scale inventory management, healthcare, and security systems. However, achieving high-precision tracking with passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags in these complex settings presents significant challenges, including managing vertical spatial data, reducing signal interference between floors, and maintaining computational efficiency. This paper presents a novel approach that leverages holographic algorithms to enhance the localization accuracy of passive RFID tags in multi-floor buildings. By deploying multiple RFID readers across floors and constructing 3D holographic representations from signal phase data, our approach effectively distinguishes vertical positions, allowing for precise floor-specific tracking. The proposed method achieves an average localization error of approximately 5 cm, even in multifloor environments, through optimized reader placement and computational overhead reduction. This advancement has broad applications in sectors requiring highly accurate object tracking across large, multi-level indoor spaces, positioning holographic localization as a promising solution for modern multi-floor localization needs.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

RFID; multi-floor indoor localization; Holographic Algorithm; location-based services; indoor tracking

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 71, No. 3
• Strony: 18
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 39 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ajroud Chokri

• University of Monastir, Tunisia

autor

Hattay Jamel

• University of Monastir, Tunisia

autor

Machhout Mohsen

• University of Monastir, Tunisia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).