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HCII 2022: Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions. Smart Environments, Ecosystems, and Cities pp 291–310Cite as

Smartphone Localization with Solar-Powered BLE Beacons in Warehouse

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Workloads in logistics warehouses have been increasing to meet growing demand, and a labor shortage has become a problem. Utilizing information of laborer locations leads to an increase in productivity. We propose an integrated positioning method using solar-powered Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons. They are easy to install and maintenance-free since they can work without power sources. However, their advertisement interval depends on illuminance and is unstable. Moreover, there are many obstructions in warehouses, such as shelves and products, which cause signal attenuation, interference, and packet losses. We apply particle filters, map matching, and speed prediction with a neural network model to improve robustness and accuracy. We installed 94 beacons in a logistics warehouse. We evaluated the accuracy and found that our method is more accurate than a baseline method.

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This work is partially supported by JST CREST, NICT, and TRUSCO Nakayama Corporation.

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  1. School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

    Kazuma Kano

  2. Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

    Takuto Yoshida, Nozomi Hayashida, Yusuke Asai, Hitoshi Matsuyama, Shin Katayama, Kenta Urano, Takuro Yonezawa & Nobuo Kawaguchi

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Kano, K. et al. (2022). Smartphone Localization with Solar-Powered BLE Beacons in Warehouse. In: Streitz, N.A., Konomi, S. (eds) Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions. Smart Environments, Ecosystems, and Cities. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13325. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05463-1_21

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