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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Enhancing Localization Accuracy and Reducing Processing Time in Indoor Positioning Systems: A Comparative Analysis of AI Models.

Salwa Sahnoun, Rihab Souissi, Sirine Chiboub, Aziza Chabchoub, Mohamed Khalil Baazaoui, Ahmed Fakhfakh, Faouzi Derbel

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Salwa SahnounLaboratory of Signals, Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Networks (SM@RTS), Digital Research Center of Sfax (CRNS), Sfax University, Sfax 3021, Tunisia.
Rihab SouissiLaboratory of Signals, Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Networks (SM@RTS), Digital Research Center of Sfax (CRNS), Sfax University, Sfax 3021, Tunisia.ORCID 0009-0008-7526-3872
Sirine ChiboubLaboratory of Signals, Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Networks (SM@RTS), Digital Research Center of Sfax (CRNS), Sfax University, Sfax 3021, Tunisia.
Aziza ChabchoubLaboratory of Signals, Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Networks (SM@RTS), Digital Research Center of Sfax (CRNS), Sfax University, Sfax 3021, Tunisia.
Mohamed Khalil BaazaouiLaboratory of Signals, Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Networks (SM@RTS), Digital Research Center of Sfax (CRNS), Sfax University, Sfax 3021, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0001-5661-0914
Ahmed FakhfakhLaboratory of Signals, Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Networks (SM@RTS), Digital Research Center of Sfax (CRNS), Sfax University, Sfax 3021, Tunisia.ORCID 0009-0005-3219-2371
Faouzi DerbelSmart Diagnostic and Online Monitoring, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Wächterstraße 13, 04107 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7038-8157

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative study of different AI models for indoor positioning systems, emphasizing improvements in localization accuracy and processing time. This study examines Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and the Kalman filter using a real Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) and 9-axis ICM-20948 sensor. An in-depth analysis is provided in this paper for data cleaning and feature selection to reduce errors for all the models. We evaluate these models in terms of localization accuracy and prediction time. The RNN model shows the best performance, achieving a localization error of 0.247 m with a delay of 0.077 s per position location for an area of 12 m × 9.5 m using four anchors. This research highlights the importance of selecting AI models for effective mobile tracking according to test and validation data.

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AIANNICM-20948 sensorindoor positioning systemsKalman filterLSTMneural networksRNNRSSI measurements

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PMID39860845
PMCPMC11768572

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