Research Article

RoC: Robust and Low-Complexity Wireless Indoor Positioning Systems for Multifloor Buildings Using Location Fingerprinting Techniques

Table 2

Different indoor positioning systems considering robustness and complexity.

CategorySchemeFocus onLocation resultsLocalization algorithmRobustnessComplexityAdditional sensor

[18]RobustnessFloorMLThe algorithm provides robustness in terms of the movement of objects across the floorsLowPressure sensor

[19]RobustnessFloorParticle filterThe algorithm provides robust tracking of floor changing when the robots moved in the staircaseHighGyroscopes

Scene analysis[20]Robustnessx, yHEDThe system can provide the robustness of systems under the environment dynamicsMedium
[21]Robustnessx, yMCAThe algorithm is can tolerate against changes in the environmentMedium
[22]Robustnessx, yEnsemble learningThe system can handle the problems of the Wi-fi positioning caused by the unstable infrastructureHigh
[23]Robustnessx, yProbabilistic basedThe algorithm can reduce the influence of symmetry RSS signalLow
[24]Complexityx, yk-meansMedium
[25]Complexityx, yFCMThe algorithm can classify the data into clusters which are robust to the multipath effectMedium
[26]Complexityx, ySVM-CHigh
[27]Complexityx, yHierarchical clusteringThe strategy is more robust in highly fluctuating RSS measurementsHigh
Proposed algorithmRobustness and complexityx, y, floorRMoS floor + Active FusionThe algorithm can overcome the problem of RN failuresLowTemp. and humid. sensor