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Title:	Anchor Placement In Indoor Object Tracking Systems For Virtual Reality Simulations
Authors:	Marco Gribaudo, Pietro Piazzolla, Mauro Iacono
Published in:	(2018). ECMS 2018 Proceedings Edited by: Lars Nolle, Alexandra Burger, Christoph Tholen, Jens Werner, Jens Wellhausen European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi: 10.7148/2018-0005 ISSN: 2522-2422 (ONLINE) ISSN: 2522-2414 (PRINT) ISSN: 2522-2430 (CD-ROM) 32nd European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, May 22^nd – May 26^5h, 2018
Citation format:	Marco Gribaudo, Pietro Piazzolla, Mauro Iacono (2018). Anchor Placement In Indoor Object Tracking Systems For Virtual Reality Simulations, ECMS 2018 Proceedings Edited by: Lars Nolle, Alexandra Burger, Christoph Tholen, Jens Werner, Jens Wellhausen European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi: 10.7148/2018-0447
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.7148/2018-0447
Abstract:	Indoor Object Tracking Systems (IOTS) allow sens-ing moving objects inside a closed space, where GPS is not available. Besides the most popular use, indoor navigation, IOTS may also contribute to extend the operational range and the possible applications of Vir-tual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) based technologies, such as complex training scenarios or en-tertainment oriented simulations: in fact, providing de-vices with a reliable IOTS support adds realism and allows a higher degree of safety and interactivity, that allow a high number of people to take part and col-laborate in a simulated scene with a very high degree of physical interaction. In this paper we introduce a novel approach for the optimization and the evaluation of movement tracking in a IOTS based system, oriented to VR/AR applications, with special focus on the train-ing of teams. Our proposal is applied to a case study, an AR application designed to assist business buildings workers in fire extinguisher use training. Performances of our proposal are evaluated by means of a simulation, and results are validated in a test scenario based on Ultra Wide Frequency positioning by means of a simu-lation scenario fed with real data from anchors.
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