BLIPS stands for Bluetooth Low energy indoor positioning system. Our goal is to track the movement of doctors, nurses and equipment in an operating room using Bluetooth Low Energy devices that are placed in the employee's ID cards. 3 - 6 Bluetooth beacons will be placed on the ceilings of the operating room to accurately triangulate the employee's position using RSSI values. This data is then sent to a server which gives real time location tracking of the wearers in the room. An IMU is used to keep our processor in a low power state until movement is detected in order to conserve battery.

For additional information please go to BLIPS Website