Indoor Navigation

Technologies and systems that help users find their way within indoor environments such as museums, shopping centers, airports, and public buildings where GPS signals are unreliable. Indoor navigation systems for blind and low vision users may use Bluetooth beacons, Wi-Fi triangulation, camera-based object recognition, sensor models, or information tagging to determine a user's position and provide directional guidance through audio, haptic, or thermal cues. In exhibition contexts, indoor navigation is essential but faces challenges including crowded environments that disrupt sensor systems, lack of integration with artwork interpretation systems, and inability to accommodate individual visitor preferences for route planning and pacing.