Performance evaluation of WLAN indoor positioning system based on location fingerprinting: a case of Mbeya University of science and technology (MUST)

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dc.creatorChintelele, Noel Yohana
dc.date2019-08-20T09:27:49Z
dc.date2019-08-20T09:27:49Z
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T13:46:56Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T13:46:56Z
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc Telecommunications Engineering)
dc.descriptionWireless indoor positioning systems have become very popular in recent years. These systems have been successfully used in many applications such as asset tracking and inventory management. Although satellite-based Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Cellular Networks (CNs) have empowered a variety of location based services but they do not work well in indoor environments where walls and excessive multipath objects greatly attenuate satellite and cellular signals. In most cases, the indoor positioning services based on fingerprinting depend on the available access points in the surrounding area. This research considers the impact of number of access points (APs) in WLAN indoor positioning systems based on fingerprinting. The analysis is based on deterministic approach. The measurable analysis of test results shows that the positioning performance/accuracy is greatly affected by the number of access points. If the number of APs increased with well distribution positioning error is marginal. Hence, by considering the adequate number of APs is guaranteeing an accuracy of an indoor positioning. The analysis could empower indoor positioning designer to enhance positioning performance and to model location fingerprinting based indoor positioning systems.
dc.identifierChintelele, N. Y. (2016). Performance evaluation of WLAN indoor positioning system based on location fingerprinting: a case of Mbeya University of science and technology (MUST). Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/998
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/998
dc.languageen
dc.publisherThe University of Dodoma
dc.subjectWLAN
dc.subjectFingerprinting
dc.subjectMbeya university
dc.subjectGPS
dc.subjectWLAN indoor system
dc.subjectWLAN performance evaluations
dc.subjectWLAN performance
dc.subjectWireless Local Area Network
dc.subjectGlobal Positioning System
dc.titlePerformance evaluation of WLAN indoor positioning system based on location fingerprinting: a case of Mbeya University of science and technology (MUST)
dc.typeDissertation

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