Enabling Body-Centric Computing Applications with LED-to-Camera Communication

Omer Dalgic, Daniele Puccinelli, Marco Zúñiga

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Abstract

Advances in Visible Light Communication are enabling novel Internet of Things applications. Going forward, we expect that LED-to-Camera links will enable a wide range of body-centric computing applications. Up until now, most LED-to-Camera studies have been following a deploy-and-test approach instead of a principled methodology. This ad-hoc design raises up two problems. First, we cannot compare fairly the various methods proposed in the literature because they use different types of LEDs and cameras. Second, and perhaps more importantly, we cannot identify the fundamental opportunities and limits of these novel links. To overcome these challenges, we propose a simple analytical model that estimates the range and data rate of LED-to-camera links prior to deployment. The model is built from first principles and requires only a limited set of parameters. To validate the accuracy of our model, we consider the two main transmission modes used in the literature: binary transmission and communication based on the rolling shutter effect. Our experimental evaluation confirms the predictions of the analytical model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBodySys 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 Workshop on Body-Centric Computing Systems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages7-12
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450394024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event2022 Workshop on Body-Centric Computing Systems, BodySys 2022 - Portland, United States
Duration: 1 Jul 2022 → …

Publication series

NameBodySys 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 Workshop on Body-Centric Computing Systems

Conference

Conference2022 Workshop on Body-Centric Computing Systems, BodySys 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period1/07/22 → …

Keywords

  • analytical model
  • camera
  • visible light communication

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