Visible light positioning for location-based services in Industry 4.0
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Accepted manuscript
Date
2019-08
Authors
Lam, E.W.
Little, T.D.C.
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Citation
E.W. Lam, T.D.C. Little. 2019. "Visible Light Positioning for Location-Based Services in Industry 4.0." 2019 16th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWCS.2019.8877305
Abstract
Industry 4.0 refers to the evolution in manufacturing from computerization to
fully cyberphysical systems that exploit rich sensor data, adaptive real-time safety-critical
control, and machine learning. An important aspect of this vision is the sensing and subsequent association of objects in the physical world with their cyber and virtual counterparts.
In this paper we propose Visible Light Positioning (VLP) as an enabler for these Industry 4.0
applications. We also explore sensing techniques, including cameras (and depth sensors), and
other light-based solutions for object positioning and detection along with their respective
limitations. We then demonstrate an application of positioning for real time robot control in
an interactive multiparty cyber-physical-virtual deployment. Lastly, based on our experience
with this cyber-physical-virtual application, we propose Ray-Surface Positioning (RSP), a
novel VLP technique, as a low cost positioning system for Industry 4.0.