A beacon-based user direction estimating method in indoor environments

Jeonghoon Kwak, Yunsick Sung

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Abstract

Applications using parts of a user’s body as an interface are increasing in number. In an indoor environment the location of a user can be measured using a beacon, and the direction of movement can be estimated from their location as measured by the beacon; however, a limitation exists when estimating the direction in which the user is facing. This paper proposes a method for estimating the direction of the user’s body using two beacons. It verifies experimentally that the proposed two-beacon method can correctly estimate the direction of a user’s body, with the error in the user direction reduced by 74.13% when compared to an existing method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering - MUE/FutureTech 2017
EditorsJames J. Park, Shu-Ching Chen, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages104-108
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9789811050404
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event12th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2017 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 22 May 201724 May 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume448
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Future Information Technology, FutureTech 2017
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period22/05/1724/05/17

Keywords

  • Beacon
  • Direction
  • Location
  • Natural user interface
  • Nature user experience
  • NUI

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