MOBILE INDOOR NAVIGATION (MOBION) APPLICATION

This project research presents a method using Augmented Reality (AR) based
technology to support navigation in an indoor environment to mitigate the current
navigation technology which is Global Positioning System (GPS) based that cannot be
implemented for indoor localization due to the incapability of the signal to penetrate
buildings. Moreover, the existing Indoor Positioning System (IPS) such as Bluetooth,
WLAN, RFID, Infrared and high-sensitivity GNSS are having high dependency on the
infrastructure and low cost-effectiveness. This project includes comprehensive
comparison of the current navigation technologies with the to-be-developed system. A
survey has been conducted for gathering both user and system requirements. The
system proposed in this project would be an AR-based indoor navigation mobile
application using marker-based approach. The system designs for Android platform
through ARCore Software Development Kit (SDK). The purpose of the project is to
assist system administrator to create indoor map and for the user to navigate around
indoor environment using mobile based AR assisted applications. Thus, the aim of this
project is to reduce user trial-and-error stress thus saving time in getting to the intended
destination.