Bluetooth Position Sensor – Top Devices and Best Practices

Bluetooth signals are sent out by beacons, which are small radio transmitters. They come in a variety of sizes, colors, and shapes, making them ideal for a wide range of applications and allowing for unobtrusive and easy integration into any setting. Some of the benefits of using beacons include

• Easy to install
• Cost-effective
• Determine the location with accuracy
• Energy efficient
• Used for both client-based and server-based applications

BLE-enabled devices can detect the signals transmitted by beacons at regular intervals. A BLE device collects location data from the beacons and sends it to the IPS, which uses it to determine the device’s location. This can be used to help a variety of location-aware apps and even to activate specific actions.

The internal batteries of most beacons are long-lasting that can last for years, as it can be charged by a USB link. BLE technology is usually less expensive to manufacture than other RF technologies, resulting in low-cost, lightweight, low-maintenance hardware that can be customized for deployments that meet the specific requirements.  For improved performance, some beacons move beyond BLE and include extra technologies such as temperature sensors or accelerometers.

Bluetooth positioning – How it works?

Using BLE-enabled beacons or sensors, Bluetooth position sensor identifies and traces transmitting Bluetooth devices, such as tracking tags or smartphones. Location data collected by sensors or sent to mobile devices by beacons is consumed by various location tracking apps and converted into insights that power a variety of location-aware use cases.

BLE Positioning with Sensors

BLE positioning with sensors makes use of sensors enabled with BLE that are fixed in an indoor room. Based on the obtained signal strength of the transmitting system, these sensors passively detect and locate signals from personal badges, BLE smartphones, beacons, wearable, asset tracking tags, and other Bluetooth devices.

BLE Positioning with Beacons

BLE beacons send out BLE signals on a regular basis. Surrounding devices, such as smartphones and BLE-enabled sensors, can detect these signals. The beacon continuously broadcast signals that contains a unique identifier is deployed in fixed positions throughout an indoor space. Depending on the beacon communication protocol, the identifying code is sent out on a regular basis, along with other data. When in range of the beacon, wireless system or a smartphone with a pre-configured service or out-and-out app can receive and interpret the beacon’s signal in a user-centric approach or transmit this information to a server in a server-centric approach.

Applications of Bluetooth positioning

Asset Tracking

One of the most important RF criteria for physical asset monitoring is BLE. Bluetooth’s low-power, portable, and simple-to-implement technology can be used to monitor the real-time position and status of key assets and equipment in a variety of industries.

Warehouse Management: Asset monitoring can help locate equipment, tools, and inventory in large warehouses.

Smart Manufacturing: Make it possible to see where vehicles, devices, and resources are and how they are moving.

Healthcare:  Add asset monitoring capabilities to make it easier to locate and monitor important equipment including ventilators and wheelchairs.

Enterprise Spaces: Create a consistent picture of assets, resources, and equipment across large corporate campuses and facilities to improve efficiency and resource allocation.

Personal and employee tracking

Organizations may use BLE’s flexible beacons, Bluetooth position sensor and personal tags to gain insight into the whereabouts of their workers and personnel, which can be used to power a variety of location-aware applications.

Workplace Readiness: With tools that allow device-based contact tracing efficient sanitation path, knowledge of physical distancing enforcement, and more, support protocols and regulatory requirements that help prevent and mitigate the spread of illness within their space.

Safety of employees: In the case of an emergency or evacuation, create safer indoor spaces and quickly locate or alert employees.

Optimizing workplace: Low-cost tags, such as monitoring stickers, employee badges, and more, can be used to build visibility into space usage and the position of employees inside your space, resulting in improved operational efficiencies and productivity.

Wireless device detection: Bluetooth position sensor can detect any RF transmitting devices and BLE in the indoor space of security-conscious facilities, such as sensitive government and corporate buildings.

Motor GPS Tracker TK115

Using the Motor GPS Tracker TK115, we can control, monitor and locate the vehicles via GPS, GPRS and the internet. It can help customers to

• Raise efficiency
• Maintain security
• Reduce cost
• Manage transparently

Applications of Motor GPS Tracker TK115

• Intelligent city
• Safety Supervision
• Rescuing
• Army and police
• Shipping market
• Intelligent transportation
• Automobile lease
• Logistics distribution
• Business traffic

Important Features of Motor GPS Tracker TK115

• Mini size, easy to hide and install
• Use relay to remotely control the vehicle
• Tracks real-time and playback
• Multiple protocol support, OTA upgrade program
• Supports multiple alarm
• Acceleration sensor can be added

Using Motor GPS Tracker TK115 can help clients to locate and track their vehicles which in turn help to manage transparently by reducing the cost and maintaining security.