Battery Efficient Location Strategy on Android

摘要

This paper presents our work on improving the battery life, and thus the usability, of the Communication Application with Geographical Element Data (CAGED) application, an Android application as a tool for helping improve Situational Awareness (SA) at the individual soldier level.We implemented a new geolocation mechanism which uses sensor fusion to save power when the user is stationary. The results from the technical test showed that the new mechanism could save as much as 50% of the power while increasing the accuracy compared to the previous solution.