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  • Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Epidemic Monitoring Systems
  • Machine Learning Applications

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  • Proximity detection is crucial for managing epidemics, with existing technologies like Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) being explored.
  • Evaluating these technologies based on implementation complexity, smartphone availability, and result precision is essential for effective deployment.
  • Machine learning (ML) algorithms can enhance the precision of proximity estimation, particularly for signal strength-based methods like BLE RSSI.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the direct Time-of-Arrival (TOA)-based UWB technology with Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI)-based BLE technology for proximity detection during epidemics.
  • To assess the technologies based on implementation complexity, smartphone availability, and precision of proximity estimation results.
  • To establish theoretical precision limits using Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) and validate with empirical data across diverse scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical experiments were conducted at eight distances in varied environments (flat, non-flat) under Line of Sight (LOS) and Obstructed-LOS (OLOS) conditions.
  • Analysis included the impact of sensor posture (eight angles) and on-body locations (four) on proximity estimation accuracy.
  • BLE RSSI proximity estimation utilized Gradient Boosted Machines (GBM) with 14 extracted features, while UWB TOA used a memoryless ranging algorithm.

Main Results:

  • The memoryless UWB TOA algorithm achieved a confidence of 93.60%, slightly outperforming BLE RSSI with GBM ML (92.85% confidence).
  • BLE RSSI required substantial training (3000 measurements, feature extraction) and 200s of computation time.
  • UWB TOA provided robust results with no training needed, completing computation in under 0.5s.

Conclusions:

  • Direct TOA-based UWB technology offers a more precise, efficient, and less complex solution for proximity detection during epidemics compared to RSSI-based BLE.
  • UWB's lack of training requirement and faster computation time make it a superior choice for real-time epidemic monitoring applications.
  • The study validates theoretical precision limits and demonstrates practical performance advantages of UWB TOA in realistic epidemic scenarios.