Indoor Navigation System using a smartphone @CRS4, Sardinia (roodin the first prototype)

If you want to know more like this page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roodin-the-best-app-for-indoor-navigation/2988... (stay tuned...)

You can also take a look at "Paraimpu": our Web of Things Social Tool project at http://www.youtube.com/user/paraimpu --- http://paraimpu.crs4.it/



-------------------------------- Indoor Navigation -----------------------------

The need to create indoor navigation systems arises from the inaccessibility of the GPS in indoor environments.
Typical systems for pedestrian indoor navigation are based commonly on WiFi infrastructure for triangulated localization, RFID tags, foot mounted sensors, external compasses.
Differently from these systems our solution is solely based on the capabilities of a common smartphone. Our indoor navigator uses the motion sensors embedded in the smartphone to compute the correct position of the user.
You need only accelerometers, magnetometers, internet connection, camera, 2d barcodes.
No GPS, No Wifi infrastructure, No radio beacons.

Enjoy the video!!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Indoor Navigation
• crs4
• geoweb
• lbs
• location sensor based
• sardinia
• italy
• sardegnaricerche
• district
• diee
• indoor
• navigation
• gps
• wifi
• sensors
• android
• prototype
• indoor position
• indoor positioning
• indoor navigator

[sav890419]

how did you generate your map????....did you use some tools???? or did you develop your own software to design that...??

[crs4geoweb]

@sav890419 in this video it's a jpg map. we're working for a better generation of a digital map building. stay tuned.

[nicopag]

How can I test this app?

[crs4geoweb]

@nicopag we are working to allow users to test this app in future (stay tuned)

[jedongpoker]

You can code a DWG/OSM file with floor plan in QR code so u will dont need Internet connection to download it!

I believe u can merge 16xQR code and storage about 46kB if that will be short maybe is time to develop new open QR code with colors? to increase capacity

[crs4geoweb]

@jedongpoker we prefer a simple solution using internet connection. thank you for the hint

[incasestudio]

How can we get a test app of this?

[hmachalani]

if u put the phone in your pocket.. does the phone lose your position?

[dinamobbbb]

Do you have any papper/or source of any kind somwhere published with detailed description of techniques and algorithms used?

[crs4geoweb]

@sav890419 we don't calculate it. It's the only positioning information set a priori near the entrance door of the building. From that we track the following positions of the user

[sav890419]

How do you calculate the start position of the user??