Accuracy Evaluation of an Indoor Positioning Method Using iBeacons

We studied the feasibility of the use of iBeacons for position detection. We compared the precision achieved by two well-known algorithms, i.e. nearest neighbor and k-nearest beacon. The nearest neighbor algorithm showed lower average error distance, by 1.0 m, than the k-nearest beacon algorithm. We also found that both indoor position methods are not influenced by the difference in the measured rooms. This accuracy should be enough for its application to navigation system using augmented audio reality, to be implemented in the future.