Title
Hybrid indoor and outdoor localization for elderly care applications with LoRaWAN
Abstract
It is common for elderly to experience a decrease in health conditions, limiting independence. Very often, hospitalization is not required and at home assistance is a more effective solution. Ambient assisted living technologies can help in mitigating the need for continuous supervision, enabling the elderly to easily look for help in case of emergency. In this work, the well-known and widespread LoRaWAN communication infrastructure is evaluated for possible complementing indoor and outdoor positioning solutions, in order to alert a remotely-connected caregiver about accidents (e.g., falls). The choice of LoRaWAN is dictated by the capability to implement both private and public infrastructures. Satellite-based systems are addressed for outdoor localization, whereas the demanding task of indoor localization is solved by means of Ultra Wide Band technology. Results demonstrated sub-meter error in a typical indoor scenario, with average communication latency on the order of 700 ms.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1109/MeMeA49120.2020.9137286
2020 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA)
Keywords
DocType
ISBN
LoRaWAN,UWB,IoT,AAL
Conference
978-1-7281-5386-5
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.43
0
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Carvalho D. Fernandes120.43
Alessandro Depari212127.34
Emiliano Sisinni345756.63
Paolo Ferrari439259.01
Alessandra Flammini549287.79
Stefano Rinaldi619031.39
M. Pasetti720.43