Indoor Positioning Using Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons
Torres, Santiago (2019)
Torres, Santiago
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202002212661
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202002212661
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This thesis was done for the Finnish company Kassamagneetti Oy. The main purpose was to find a way to obtain accurate indoor location using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons to be used in the restaurant business.
The company Develops software to be used in point of sale for restaurants and bars among other things.
The intended idea was to develop a self-service system that will allow customers to place an order from a mobile device at any table of the restaurant. Then the device automatically will get the location inside the premises for the staff to find them and deliver the order.
This study found that a beacon network can be used in the restaurant business to accurately find customers on tables after they have placed an order on their mobile devices or a tablet handed out by the restaurant. The test results showed that the best approach to be used is iBeacon proximity framework. Trilateration of a beacon network does not offer the same level of accuracy and adds unnecessary complexity to the system. It can be used as complementary to the proximity.
The company Develops software to be used in point of sale for restaurants and bars among other things.
The intended idea was to develop a self-service system that will allow customers to place an order from a mobile device at any table of the restaurant. Then the device automatically will get the location inside the premises for the staff to find them and deliver the order.
This study found that a beacon network can be used in the restaurant business to accurately find customers on tables after they have placed an order on their mobile devices or a tablet handed out by the restaurant. The test results showed that the best approach to be used is iBeacon proximity framework. Trilateration of a beacon network does not offer the same level of accuracy and adds unnecessary complexity to the system. It can be used as complementary to the proximity.