Experimental evaluation of RF-based indoor localization algorithms under RF interference

Platform for benchmarking of RF-based indoor localization solutions

“…The feasibility of these options has been demonstrated through the EVARILOS Open Challenge [12], as well as during the Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition (IPSN 2014) [5].…”

“…Researchers interested in also evaluating the temporal or spatial behavior of different solutions can analyze the performance datasets. EBP makes available the results from its own localization solutions, as well as of those solutions that participated in the EVARI-LOS Open Challenge [12]. Each of these datasets also has its associated experiment configuration settings, allowing detailed analysis not only of the performance but also of the conditions in which the solutions were evaluated.…”

A Survey of Enabling Technologies for Network Localization, Tracking, and Navigation

“…Alternatively, in the k-Nearest Neighbour (k-NN) the k most similar fingerprints can be used to estimate the position as the (weighted) centroid of the corresponding positions. It has also been shown that using different functions and methods to compare the user's RSS fingerprint with those in the radiomap has a significant impact on the positioning accuracy [67]- [69]. In [68], several alternatives for matching fingerprints are evaluated in the context of a GSM-based underground positioning system.…”

“…in the on/offline phases [73], and cell breathing (i.e., dynamic transmit power control for network operation reasons [226]). Moreover, RSS readings can be affected by RF interference from other electronic devices, e.g., microwave ovens or cordless phones operating on the same frequency, which calls for robust fingerprint matching algorithms, as discussed in [67]. Given the effort associated with creating and maintaining radiomaps, solutions based on crowdsourcing (discussed later in this section), SLAM (discussed in Section X), as well as parametric and non-parametric models have been proposed [71], [106].…”

PerfLoc (Part 1): An extensive data repository for development of smartphone indoor localization apps

“…EvAAL is another popular series of competitions focused on indoor localization solutions for assisted living [3]. [4] presents the results of an indoor localization competition focused on interference robustness of RF-based localization solutions. Indoor localization competitions are attractive, because they provide the possibility of evaluating and objectively comparing different localization solutions in the same environment and similar conditions.…”