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Computer Science, Engineering and Control

The survey of indoor positioning algorithms for mobile devices

R. M. Miniakhmetov, A. A. Rogov, M. L. Zymbler

South Ural State University (Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation)

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of algorithms for local (indoor) positioning on the basis of Wi-Fi standard and the method of RSS (received signal strength), in which the only source of information on the location of the user performs the signal strength received from access points of Wi-Fi network. Сomparative analysis of algorithms being executed on criteria such as basic or improving, error, computational complexity and independence from preliminary measurements. Also covers basic filters used to obtain estimates of the strength level of the received signal.

Keywords: local positioning, signal strength, Wi-Fi, wireless networks.

UDC: 004.021

Received: 20.04.2013

DOI: 10.14529/cmse130207