Bluetooth Beacon based indoor navigation for campus

Electronics and communication

The paper proposes a solution to the issue of visitors and students being unable to find their way on a campus due to the unavailability of receptionists or security. The proposed solution involves installing BLE beacon transmitters in various locations on the campus and using a BLE Terminal app on a smart phone or tablet to route users from their initial location to their required destination. The paper also highlights the advantages of using BLE beacons over GPS, particularly indoors where GPS signals may be blocked and less accurate. BLE beacons use low-energy Bluetooth connections to transmit messages directly to a smartphone or tablet, allowing for more precise tracking of a user's location. It suggests that this technology could also be used in a retail setting to target consumers with personalized messages, and that it could be implemented in schools and colleges to benefit visitors and students during examinations. Finally, it mentions that the solution involves embedded systems using Bluetooth technology with controllers that perform specific tasks. Bluetooth Low Energy is explained as a wireless personal area network technology that is designed for low energy consumption and cost, while maintaining a communication range like that of its predecessor, Bluetooth. BLE beacons are also noted as being inexpensive, accurate, simple to deploy, and supported by most mobile operating systems.

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