Visible light positioning (VLP) system using low-cost organic photovoltaic cell (OPVC) for low illumination environments

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a received-signal-strength (RSS) based visible light positioning (VLP) system using a low-cost organic photovoltaic cell (OPVC) receiver (Rx). The OPVC is a passive device without the need of external power supply. It could detect VLC signal and harvest energy. Our developed OPVC has a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.8%. The VLP system can be operated at a low illumination of 130 lux. The regression machine learning (MIL) algorithm is used to enhance the positioning accuracy. (C) 2020 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement