Exploring Semantic Heuristics in Localization: Insights from the TerraSwarm Workshop
This overview highlights key findings from the TerraSwarm Localization Workshop held at the University of Michigan on May 16, 2014. Discussions focused on the items people carry (phones, laptops, RFID cards, Fitbits) and their physical attributes (voice, faces, height, weight). Challenges such as the reliability of RSSI measurements and addressing the barrier problem were addressed, along with innovative solutions. Participants shared practical insights and cutting-edge technologies, including base station scanning using Raspberry Pi for real-time localization.
Exploring Semantic Heuristics in Localization: Insights from the TerraSwarm Workshop
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Semantic Heuristic Localization Branden Ghena University of Michigan TerraSwarm Localization Workshop. Ann Arbor, MI. May 16, 2014
Background Who’s in Lab? TerraSwarm Research Center
Background What People Carry • Phones • Laptops • RFID Cards • Fitbits What People Are • Voice • Faces • Height • Weight What People Use • Desk Chair • Computer TerraSwarm Research Center
Background What People Carry • Phones • Laptops • RFID Cards • Fitbits TerraSwarm Research Center
Fitbit Scanning Fitbits communicate over BLE Actively scan using base station Can run from a Raspberry PI TerraSwarm Research Center
Challenges The Barrier Problem 1 Dozen Goldfish Special $8.95 TerraSwarm Research Center
Challenges Probability of Occurrence RSSI RSSI How bad is RSSI in practice? TerraSwarm Research Center
Challenges Probability of Occurrence RSSI How bad is RSSI in practice? TerraSwarm Research Center
Whereabouts http://inductor.eecs.umich.edu/whereabouts.html https://github.com/lab11/whereabouts TerraSwarm Research Center
