Research Article

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

Table 3

Average detected distance between BLE devices situated at 5 m.

SituationAverage detected distance (m)Deviation ()

Without obstacles and one transmitter6.442.96
With a wall and one transmitter31.739.36
Different floor and one transmitter21.816.23
Without obstacles with three transmitters5.261.50
Without obstacles with five transmitters16.138.53