{"id":9340,"date":"2024-06-18T09:21:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T09:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9340"},"modified":"2024-06-18T09:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T09:21:21","slug":"indoor-navigation-for-environments-with-repetitive-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/indoor-navigation-for-environments-with-repetitive-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Navigation for Environments with Repetitive Structures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1424-8220\/24\/9\/2876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New research<\/a> looks into indoor navigation systems specifically designed for environments with repetitive structures, such as cruise ships, using Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons without relying on GPS. The system incorporates a mobile application that uses these beacons to guide users accurately within buildings. The system optimises navigation through the use of pre-calculated routes, which minimises data storage requirements and enhances the application&#8217;s energy efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering-1020x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9341\" style=\"width:364px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering-1530x1536.jpg 1530w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering-1200x1205.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blepositioningandnumbering.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It system includes a sophisticated user interface that displays the route and updates navigation in real-time based on user movement and beacon signal reception. The implementation faced several challenges, particularly related to the synchronisation and real-time processing of beacon signals, which were addressed by optimising the beacon scanning process and the communication between system components.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bluetoothnavigation-1024x942.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9342\" style=\"width:479px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bluetoothnavigation-1024x942.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bluetoothnavigation-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bluetoothnavigation-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bluetoothnavigation-1200x1104.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bluetoothnavigation.jpg 1381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The study lays the groundwork for future exploration and deployment of indoor navigation systems that leverage repetitive architectural features for enhanced navigation efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research looks into indoor navigation systems specifically designed for environments with repetitive structures, such as cruise ships, using Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons without relying on GPS. The system incorporates a mobile application that uses these beacons to guide users accurately within buildings. The system optimises navigation through the use of pre-calculated routes, which minimises &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/indoor-navigation-for-environments-with-repetitive-structures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Indoor Navigation for Environments with Repetitive Structures&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,197],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9340"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9407,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9340\/revisions\/9407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaconzone.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}