Zero-Effort Indoor Continuous Social Distancing Monitoring System

Abstract

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the largest goals has been to social distance while still finding ways to continue our daily lives in a somewhat normal manner. Many businesses and institutions need ways to account for their attendees on a daily basis, but COVID-19 has created a rift in some of the normal ways that this can be done while abiding by social distancing rules and maintaining proper sanitation of objects and devices. In this study, we propose a zero-effort and zero-interaction approach, especially for being in the midst of a pandemic, as well as a probable solution for well beyond the pandemic due to this system's ease of use. This paper utilizes a Wi-Fi-enabled device (e.g., smartphone) and access points to calculate a user's location within a building and account for its activeness to consider a user's social distancing or not. The proposed scheme completely eliminates the necessity to have face-to-face interaction or physical contact with a person or a device.