Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems

This work proposes context aware handover algorithms for mobile positioning systems. The algorithms perform handover among positioning systems based on important contextual factors related to position determination with efficient use of battery. The proposed solution is implemented in the form of...

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Main Authors: Zaman Khan, Sazid, Thilek, Silvadorai, Tan, Chen Wei, Ramadass, Sureswaran, Anwar, Toni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/38504/1/Context_Aware_Handover_Algorithms_For_Mobile_Positioning_Systems.pdf
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author Zaman Khan, Sazid
Thilek, Silvadorai
Tan, Chen Wei
Ramadass, Sureswaran
Anwar, Toni
author_facet Zaman Khan, Sazid
Thilek, Silvadorai
Tan, Chen Wei
Ramadass, Sureswaran
Anwar, Toni
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description This work proposes context aware handover algorithms for mobile positioning systems. The algorithms perform handover among positioning systems based on important contextual factors related to position determination with efficient use of battery. The proposed solution is implemented in the form of an Android application named Locate@nav6. The performance of the proposed solution was tested in selected experimental areas. The handover performance was compared with other existing location applications. The proposed solution performed correct handover among positioning systems in 95 percent of cases studied while two other applications performed correct handover in only 50 percent of cases studied. Battery usage of the proposed solution is less than one third of the battery usage of two other applications. The analysis of the positioning error of the applications demonstrated that, the proposed solution is able to reduce positioning error indirectly by handing over the task of positioning to an appropriate positioning system. This kept the average error of positioning below 42.1 meters for Locate@nav6 while the average error for two other applications namely Google Latitude and Malaysia maps was between 92.7 and 171.13 meters.
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spelling usm.eprints-385042018-01-24T01:52:24Z http://eprints.usm.my/38504/ Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems Zaman Khan, Sazid Thilek, Silvadorai Tan, Chen Wei Ramadass, Sureswaran Anwar, Toni QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science This work proposes context aware handover algorithms for mobile positioning systems. The algorithms perform handover among positioning systems based on important contextual factors related to position determination with efficient use of battery. The proposed solution is implemented in the form of an Android application named Locate@nav6. The performance of the proposed solution was tested in selected experimental areas. The handover performance was compared with other existing location applications. The proposed solution performed correct handover among positioning systems in 95 percent of cases studied while two other applications performed correct handover in only 50 percent of cases studied. Battery usage of the proposed solution is less than one third of the battery usage of two other applications. The analysis of the positioning error of the applications demonstrated that, the proposed solution is able to reduce positioning error indirectly by handing over the task of positioning to an appropriate positioning system. This kept the average error of positioning below 42.1 meters for Locate@nav6 while the average error for two other applications namely Google Latitude and Malaysia maps was between 92.7 and 171.13 meters. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38504/1/Context_Aware_Handover_Algorithms_For_Mobile_Positioning_Systems.pdf Zaman Khan, Sazid and Thilek, Silvadorai and Tan, Chen Wei and Ramadass, Sureswaran and Anwar, Toni (2014) Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems. sian Academy of Management Journal, 15 (2). pp. 133-158. ISSN 1394-2603 http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/csci.2014.15.2.133
spellingShingle QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
Zaman Khan, Sazid
Thilek, Silvadorai
Tan, Chen Wei
Ramadass, Sureswaran
Anwar, Toni
Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems
title Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems
title_full Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems
title_fullStr Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems
title_full_unstemmed Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems
title_short Context Aware Handover Algorithms For Mobile Positioning Systems
title_sort context aware handover algorithms for mobile positioning systems
topic QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
url http://eprints.usm.my/38504/1/Context_Aware_Handover_Algorithms_For_Mobile_Positioning_Systems.pdf
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