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  • Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Geomatics

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  • Lack of standardized testing frameworks hinders systematic and fair evaluation of indoor positioning systems.
  • This impedes the development and industrialization of indoor positioning technology.
  • Existing international standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 18305) provide a basis for framework development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a universal positioning performance testing and evaluation framework for indoor positioning technologies.
  • To address the challenges in systematic and fair evaluation of positioning systems.
  • To leverage the China Electronics Standardization Institute's expertise in indoor positioning.

Main Methods:

  • Referencing international standards like ISO/IEC 18305.
  • Defining experimental environment parameters: coordinate system, test points, building types, motion modes, and trajectories.
  • Measuring comprehensive performance indicators: accuracy, relative accuracy, startup time, fault tolerance, power consumption, size, and cost.
  • Elaborating on testing methods for precision, accuracy, floor identification, indoor-outdoor distinction, latency, success rate, and movement speed.

Main Results:

  • A detailed experimental environment setup is described.
  • A comprehensive set of performance evaluation indicators is defined and measured.
  • Specific testing methods and processes for various indoor positioning performance aspects are elaborated.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework provides a universal approach to testing and evaluating indoor positioning systems.
  • This standardization facilitates systematic and fair performance assessments.
  • The framework is expected to accelerate the development and industrialization of indoor positioning technology.