A Cost-Effective Solution for Indoor Localization in a Factory

Our cost-effective solution leverages the existing Wi-Fi network to localize small parts in their respective manufacturing step.

Client
Year
2018
Expertise
Artificial Intelligence
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Overview

Team Size
3 People
Maturity Level
MVP

Challenge

Most indoor localization systems require both custom-mounted hardware to cover a certain area, as well as mobile receivers, or tags. Cost increases with the area of the monitored location and the number of monitored parts – our customer was looking for a cost-efficient solution for this.

Solution

After testing several wireless positioning technologies including BLE, Wi-Fi, and UWB, the Wi-Fi fingerprint positioning system was found to be the best trade-off between precision, robustness and cost. The solution can be located within a few meters of accuracy while having no need to deploy a complete radio infrastructure to power the system.

Technologies

  • WiFi
  • Python
  • Machine Learning
  • MongoDB

Impact

Tracking small individual components in a factory – without introducing significant cost that scales with the size of the manufacturing plant and scope of the tracking needed.

The Outcome

Our Final Result

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