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For location in indoor environments, the fingerprinting technique seems the most attractive one. It gives higher localization accuracy than the parametric technique because of the existence of multipath propagation and fast fading phenomena that are difficult to model. This paper introduces a novel positioning system based on wireless the IEEE802.15.4/ZigBee standard and employs Support Vector Machines (SVMs). The system is cost-effective since it works with real deployed IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBeeTM sensors nodes. The whole system requires minimal setup time, which makes it readily available for real-world applications. The resulting algorithm demonstrates a superior performance compared to the conventional algorithms.
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Chehri, A., Mouftah, H., Farjow, W. (2012). Indoor Cooperative Positioning Based on Fingerprinting and Support Vector Machines. In: Sénac, P., Ott, M., Seneviratne, A. (eds) Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking, and Services. MobiQuitous 2010. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 73. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29154-8_10
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