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An indoor positioning algorithm using joint information entropy based on WLAN fingerprint

  • Gui Zou
  • , Lin Ma
  • , Zhongzhao Zhang
  • , Yun Mo
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

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Abstract

Indoor positioning system in wireless local area network (WLAN) has become more and more popular accompanied by the popularization of GPS. While increasing numbers of access point (AP) enhancing the positioning accuracy little, the complexity increases a lot. To keep balance between the positioning accuracy and the complexity, we summarize three clustering methods named K-means, affinity propagation and fussy c means (FCM). In addition, a novel AP selection method named combination of information gain and mutual information entropy is proposed to decrease the computation cost. To get a higher positioning accuracy, we contrast two fine location methods named K nearest neighbor (KNN) and weighed K nearest neighbor (WKNN). The experiment results indicate that, the positioning accuracy within 2m is improved by using mutual information entropy and WKNN methods. By using cluster method and AP selection, we decrease the computation cost in the online phase a lot.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication5th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479926961
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Nov 2014
Event5th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2014 - Hefei, China
Duration: 11 Jul 201413 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name5th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2014

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHefei
Period11/07/1413/07/14

Keywords

  • KNN/WKNN
  • WALN indoor positioning
  • clustering methods
  • information gain
  • mutual information entropy

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