Efficient Wi-Fi AP Localization through Channel Feature Fusion and Anomaly Detection

Wi-Fi access point (AP) and IoT device localization are essential for smart home functionalities, including indoor localization and privacy protection. Yet, complex multipath channels in indoor settings often hinder precise localization. To overcome this, we introduce an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technique that amalgamates channel state information from proximate trajectory points, thus elevating the accuracy of line of sight (LoS) angle of arrival (AoA) estimation. Our methodology initiates with an AI-based anomaly detection system to eliminate questionable measurements. Thereafter, our AI-optimized LoS-AoA network proficiently identifies the primary LoS path from the several multipaths detected by the multipath estimation process and autonomously fine-tunes the LoS-AoA estimation. Using simulations in an indoor office environment with Wireless Insite, our results reveal that our approach considerably improves LoS-AoA estimations, even under challenging indoor scenarios. Notably, our technique enhanced AP positioning accuracy in 68% of instances, reducing a 2-meter error to 0.6 meters, and in 95% of instances, cutting down a 10-meter error to 2 meters when measured against top benchmarks.