Indoor Localization for Healthcare Facilities via WiFi & IoT Edge Nodes
Channel: JMU ISAT
Date: 2018-09-23

Full Title: Indoor Localization for Healthcare Facilities via WiFi & IoT Edge Nodes
Presenters: Nicholas Benedetto, Brendan Colton, Nicholas Reist
Advised by: Samy El Tawab
Abstract: In today’s world technology is advancing faster each year and is able to aid us in finding solutions in critical areas of our lives. One of these critical areas is health-care facilities. The doctors and staff working within these facilities are in an environment where they often need to know at a moments notice the location of a patient or other health specialist. One solution to this need is the LoCATE system which uses the improvements in technology to track people in near real time. LoCATE makes use of the current 802.11 wireless networks within a health-care facility and edge node technology as its tracking solution. The edge nodes constantly communicate with the current network in an non-intrusive manner. The data collected from the network with the edge nodes is able to locate the carrier of the edge node within a reasonable range of variability. The data is then pushed and stored on a cloud storage system where it waits to be accessed by our mobile application. The mobile application will display the near real time location of any patient or staff member. The small size of the edge nodes allows for anyone to easily carry the node on a lanyard around their neck. This simple and small solution known as LoCATE is cost effective due to the use of the current 802.11 wireless network infrastructure. Overall LoCATE is the solution that the health-care facilities need and in a short time will be tested and implemented.