We present , a localization system to estimate the location and the traveling distance by leveraging the lower-power inertial sensors embedded in smartphones as a supplementary to GPS. To minimize the negative impact of sensor noises, exploits the intermittent strong GPS signals and uses the linear regression to build a prediction model which is based on the trace estimated from inertial sensors and the one computed from the GPS. Furthermore, we utilize landmarks (e.g., bridge, traffic lights) detected automatically and special driving patterns (e.g., turning, uphill, and downhill) from inertial sensory data to improve the localization accuracy when the GPS signal is weak. Our evaluations of in the city demonstrates its technique viability and significant localization accuracy improvement compared with GPS and other approaches: the error is approximately 20m for 90 of time while the known mean error of GPS is 42.22m.
A microcomputer-assisted position finding system that integrates GPS data, dead reckoning sensors, and digital maps into a low-cost, self-contained navigation instrument is disclosed. A built-in radio frequency transponder allows individual positions to be monitored by a central coordinating facility. Unique dead reckoning sensors and features are disclosed for ground speed distance measurement and computer-aided position fixes.