Systems and methods of accuracy mapping in a location tracking system
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying a position of each of a plurality of location anchors or a site rendering;
determining by measuring a wireless signal, for a plurality of positions on the site rendering, an upper bound and a lower bound of an estimated error value of location accuracy as a function of position on the site rendering where the upper and lower bounds of the estimated error value are respective Euclidean distances from each of at least two of the plurality of location anchors;
forming a bounding box with dimensions X and Y around each of the plurality of positions based upon intersections of the respective upper and lower bounds of the at least two location anchors, wherein forming the bounding box comprises;
creating an array of pseudo-test points, wherein the pseudo-test points are a set of points that are equidistant from two of the plurality of location anchors and are positioned to cover the site rendering entirely, thereby enabling a preparation of values of location errors for positions across a site;
calculating a received signal strength indication (RSSI) as a function of Euclidean distance from the plurality of location anchors, for each of the pseudo-test points;
calculating an expected standard deviation of RSSI; and
calculating X and Y such that the respective upper and lower bounds are based upon the standard deviation of RSSI for the pseudo-test points;
generating an overlay rendering of the estimated error values of location accuracy for the plurality of positions on the site rendering Where each estimated error value of the estimated error values is a relatively larger value of the X and Y dimensions of the bounding box of the associated position or a square root of an area of the bounding box; and
displaying the site rendering with the overlay rendering therewith.
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Abstract
Systems and method of accuracy mapping in a location tracking system are provided. Methods include identifying a position of at least one location anchor on a site rendering, determining, for a plurality of positions on the site rendering, an estimated error value of location accuracy as a function of position on the site rendering, generating an overlay rendering of the estimated error values of location accuracy for the plurality of position on the site rendering, and the site rendering with the overlay rendering therewith.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a position of each of a plurality of location anchors or a site rendering; determining by measuring a wireless signal, for a plurality of positions on the site rendering, an upper bound and a lower bound of an estimated error value of location accuracy as a function of position on the site rendering where the upper and lower bounds of the estimated error value are respective Euclidean distances from each of at least two of the plurality of location anchors; forming a bounding box with dimensions X and Y around each of the plurality of positions based upon intersections of the respective upper and lower bounds of the at least two location anchors, wherein forming the bounding box comprises; creating an array of pseudo-test points, wherein the pseudo-test points are a set of points that are equidistant from two of the plurality of location anchors and are positioned to cover the site rendering entirely, thereby enabling a preparation of values of location errors for positions across a site; calculating a received signal strength indication (RSSI) as a function of Euclidean distance from the plurality of location anchors, for each of the pseudo-test points; calculating an expected standard deviation of RSSI; and calculating X and Y such that the respective upper and lower bounds are based upon the standard deviation of RSSI for the pseudo-test points; generating an overlay rendering of the estimated error values of location accuracy for the plurality of positions on the site rendering Where each estimated error value of the estimated error values is a relatively larger value of the X and Y dimensions of the bounding box of the associated position or a square root of an area of the bounding box; and displaying the site rendering with the overlay rendering therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium; and
at least one programmable processor for;identifying a position of a plurality of location anchors on a site rendering; determining via a wireless signal measurement, for each of a plurality of positions on the site rendering, a respective upper bound and a lower bound of an estimated error value of location accuracy as a function of Euclidean distance from each of the plurality of location anchors; forming a bounding box of dimensions X and Y around each of the plurality of positions based upon intersections of the respective upper and lower bounds of at least two of the plurality of location anchors, wherein forming the bounding box comprises creating an array of pseudo-test points, wherein the pseudo-test points are a set of points that are equidistant from two of the plurality of location anchors and are positioned to cover the site rendering entirely, thereby enabling a preparation of values of location errors for positions across a site; calculating a received signal strength indication (RSSI) as a function of Euclidean distance from the plurality of location anchors, for each of the pseudo-test points; calculating an expected standard deviation of RSSI; and calculating X and Y such that the respective upper and lower bounds are based upon the standard deviation of RSSI for the pseudo-test points; and generating an overlay rendering of the estimated error values of location accuracy for the plurality of positions on the site rendering where each estimated error value of the estimated error values is a relatively larger value of the X and Y dimensions of the bounding box of the associated position or a square root of an area of the bounding box. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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measuring a wireless signal; determining an upper bound and a lower bound of accuracy of a location estimate based upon the wireless signal measurement with respect to at least two different location anchors as a function of Euclidean distance for each of a plurality of locations on a site rendering; forming a bounding box with dimensions X and Y around each of the plurality of locations by identifying intersections between the respective upper and lower bounds of the at least two different location anchors, wherein forming the bounding box comprises; creating an array of pseudo-test points, wherein the pseudo-test points are a set of points that are equidistant from two of the plurality of location anchors and are positioned to cover the site rendering entirely, thereby enabling a preparation of values of location errors for positions across a site; calculating a received signal strength indication (RSSI) as a function of Euclidean distance from the at least two different location anchors, for each of the pseudo-test points; calculating an expected standard deviation of RSSI; and calculating X and Y such that the respective upper and lower bounds are based upon the standard deviation of RSSI for the pseudo-test points; generating an overlay rendering visually displaying the determined accuracy of the location estimate for each of the plurality of locations on the site rendering wherein the determined accuracy for each of the plurality of locations is equal to a relatively larger value of the X and Y dimensions of the bounding box of the associated location or a square root of an area of the bounding box; and communicating the overlay rendering to a user. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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