Research Article

Using Bluetooth Low Energy Advertisements for the Detection of People Temporal Proximity Patterns

Table 2

Average detected distance between BLE devices situated at 3 m.

SituationAverage detected distance (m)Deviation ()

Without obstacles and one transmitter2.730.99
With a wall and one transmitter10.272.95
Different floor and one transmitter12.374.52
Without obstacles with three transmitters5.122.09
Without obstacles with five transmitters3.571.96