Abstract Mikkel Baun Kjærgaard

Abstract:

Sensing technologies that determine the physical positions of people, cars, equipment, cows, etc., play an increasingly important role in many novel computing applications. The development of indoor positioning technologies is an especially challenging problem due to the obstructions in indoor environments.  Ongoing research, utilizing DECT and IEEE 802.11 technology, have explored methods for extending existing radio infrastructures with indoor positioning capabilities. In the recently initiated Pervasive Positioning project,
utilizing the Galileo system, the focus is on concurrent indoor and outdoor positioning. Moreover, the project will explore emerging novel applications. In this talk we present selected examples of the work conducted with DECT and IEEE 802.11 technology which includes developed prototypes, efficient methods for scaling systems to many heterogeneous devices, and methods for interleaving positioning and communication. Furthermore, the talk will discuss the challenges and perspectives of pervasive positioning using Galileo.