LoRaWAN Personnel-Vehicle Integrated Positioning Solution

No-4G-signal area
Personnel-Vehicle Integrated Positioning Solution

Simultaneously achieve “vehicle positioning + personnel positioning” on one LoRa private network: vehicles report position via onboard tracker TD03; personnel wear a smart badge—automatically switching to a BLE beacon reported by the onboard tracker when boarding, and restoring independent GPS positioning when alighting, with personnel and vehicle trajectories on one map.

One networkPersonnel-vehicle shared LoRa private network
Dual modeBadge beacon/GPS smart switching
IP67Protection ratings of all devices
☀️ SolarVehicle terminal maintenance-free charging
No-4G-Area Personnel-Vehicle Integrated Positioning — Scenario Illustration
01 / CHALLENGE

Three challenges of personnel positioning

Vehicle positioning already has mature solutions, but “personnel” positioning has inherent pain points

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Person inside vehicle, signal shielded

The cab's metal body severely blocks GPS satellite and wireless signals; a badge alone basically fails to position inside the vehicle, with trajectory drift and loss.

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Badge is small with limited battery

Badges must be slim and portable; continuous GPS positioning + wireless transmission is very power-hungry—under normal operation they need charging every 1–2 days, hard to sustain on site.

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Separate personnel and vehicle systems, fragmented management

One platform for vehicles, another for personnel; cannot answer key questions like “who is in which vehicle”, “how long rode for attendance”, “who hasn't returned from the work face”.

02 / INNOVATION

Core innovation: badge dual-mode smart switching

One badge, two identities—becomes a beacon when boarding, a tracker when alighting

🅰️ In-vehicle · BLE beacon mode

Trigger: badge detects the onboard tracker's Bluetooth signal
Inside cab 🧑 Badge = BLE beacon TD03 tracker GPS + BLE scan BLE sensing 📡 Relay / base station 470M LoRa report Position with vehicle

BadgeTurns off GPS and LoRa transmission, only broadcasts identity ID via ultra-low-frequency BLE; the onboard TD03 scans to sense “who is in the vehicle”, and personnel position is reported together with the vehicle GPS. Fully solves in-vehicle signal shielding, minimizing badge power.

🅱️ Out-vehicle · independent GPS positioning mode

Trigger: Bluetooth signal lost/weakened, judged as left vehicle
Open work face 🚶 Badge = GPS tracker GPS/BeiDou satellite 📡 Relay / base station 470M LoRa reception GPS position + LoRa direct send

Badge auto-restoresGPS/BeiDou independent positioning, reporting its own position directly to relay/base station via 470MHz LoRa; when far from base station, TCS01 relay extends coverage, keeping real-time position of personnel across vast work faces.

⚡ Automatic seamless switching:The badge keeps listening to the onboard tracker's BLE broadcast—signal above threshold means “in-vehicle beacon mode” (power-saving, no signal blockage); signal loss auto-wakes GPS into “independent positioning mode”. No manual operation, personnel unaware.
03 / ARCHITECTURE

System Architecture

Personnel and vehicle data links converging into the same LoRa network and platform

Construction site (no 4G) LoRa Wireless Backhaul 470 MHz Networked area Monitoring center 🚚 Construction vehicle + passengers 🧑 Badge: BLE beacon mode TD03 tracker GPS + solar + BLE scan BLE 🚶 Workers (on foot) 🧑 Smart badge: GPS+LoRa independent report 📡 LoRa Relay TCS01 (optional) Long-distance/obstruction relay 📡 LoRa Base station / gateway Unified personnel-vehicle data Multi-channel aggregation Uplink 470M Backhaul 4G/Ethernet ☁️ Cloud Platform Unified personnel-vehicle position resolution Trajectory · fencing · alarm 📱 User side One map for personnel & vehicles Web dashboard + APP In-vehicle: BLE beacon → report with vehicle via LoRa Out-vehicle: badge GPS → LoRa direct send
One network, two terminal types, one platform:Vehicle and personnel data converge on the same 470MHz LoRa network; the platform uniformly resolves personnel and vehicle identity and position; in-vehicle personnel are “piggyback” reported by TD03, out-vehicle personnel reported independently by badge, with TCS01 relay extending coverage as needed.
04 / PRODUCTS

Four Core Hardware

Smart badge · onboard tracker · LoRa relay · LoRa base station

Smart positioning badge
Personnel end · dual mode

Smart positioning badge

Becomes beacon when boarding, GPS tracker when alighting; slim and portable like a normal badge
  • Dual mode: BLE beacon / GPS+LoRa independent positioning
  • Auto-sleeps GPS in-vehicle, greatly reducing power
  • Out-vehicle 470MHz LoRa direct position report
  • Badge form, lanyard wear, light and unobtrusive
  • Extensible SOS button / low-battery reminder
Solar onboard tracker TD03
Vehicle end · data source

Solar onboard tracker (TD03)

GPS/BeiDou positioning + BLE scan; position and personnel-identity data sent via 470M LoRa
  • GPS/BeiDou dual-mode positioning, 470MHz backhaul
  • BLE scans to sense in-vehicle badge, reports personnel position on its behalf
  • Solar charging + 3.7V dual power, maintenance-free
  • Protection rating IP67, wide temp −20℃ to +60℃
  • Easy installation, magnetic-strap/zip-tie fixed to vehicle body
LoRa Relay TCS01
Link end · signal relay

LoRa Relay (TCS01)

Deployed between terminals and base station; relays and amplifies signal in long-distance/obstructed scenarios
  • Common to personnel/vehicle terminals, bidirectional relay forwarding
  • IP67 industrial protection, long-term field deployment
  • -20℃ ~ +60℃ wide-temperature operation
  • 3.7V power (5V-250mA), low-power design
  • Supports multi-level cascading, flexible coverage extension
LoRa Base Station
Aggregation end · network core

LoRa Base Station (Gateway)

Deployed at site high points/networked areas; uniformly aggregates personnel-vehicle position data and backhauls to platform
  • External high-gain antenna, coverage radius of several kilometers
  • Multi-channel concurrency, many personnel/vehicle terminals connected
  • Uplink receives 470MHz LoRa signals
  • Backhaul to cloud platform via 4G/Ethernet
  • Wall/pole mounted, IP67 for field use
05 / DATA FLOW

Personnel-vehicle data link

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Identity recognition

Badge BLE broadcasts identity ID, TD03 scans to judge “who is in the vehicle”; out-vehicle badge independent GPS positioning

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2

Position resolution

In-vehicle: with vehicle GPS; out-vehicle: badge's own GPS/BeiDou resolves position

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3

LoRa backhaul

Personnel-vehicle messages sent uniformly via 470MHz LoRa; long distance extended by TCS01 relay

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Base station aggregation

LoRa base station uniformly receives and resolves, backhauls to cloud platform via 4G/Ethernet

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5

Platform presentation

One map for personnel & vehicles: real-time position, same-vehicle association, trajectory replay, fence alarm

06 / PLATFORM

Core Platform Functions

Unified personnel-vehicle supervision, one map for the whole site

🚗🧑 One map for personnel & vehicles

Vehicles and personnel on the same screen; click a vehicle to show passenger list, click a person to find their vehicle

📍 Real-time positioning & trajectory

Real-time personnel-vehicle position refresh, historical trajectory replay, auto-distinguish riding/walking trajectories

🕘 Attendance & man-hour statistics

Auto-statistics report of personnel arrival time, ride duration, work-face dwell time

🔔 Electronic fence alarm

Rule-based alarm push for boundary breach, long stationary, personnel lingering in hazardous zone, off-duty timeout, etc.

🆘 SOS emergency help

Badge button triggers emergency alarm; platform locates the call for help and links nearest vehicle for rescue

📊 Device management

Terminal online status, battery monitoring, low-battery reminder—clear for O&M

07 / ADVANTAGES

Core Advantages of the Solution

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Personnel-vehicle integration

Same network, same platform—“who is in which vehicle” is clear at a glance

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Crack in-vehicle signal shielding

In-vehicle personnel reported by onboard tracker; metal cabin is no longer a blind spot

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Badge ultra-long battery life

In-vehicle GPS sleeps and only broadcasts BLE, greatly reducing power; charging frequency cut by more than half

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Vehicle end maintenance-free

TD03 solar + IP67, set-and-forget, no manual intervention throughout

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Completely free from 4G dependency

Self-built LoRa private network, relay cascading extends, full coverage in no-public-network areas

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Low cost, easy to expand

One base station shared by personnel & vehicles; new personnel/vehicle installs and auto-joins the network

08 / APPLICATIONS

Typical Application Scenarios

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Open-pit mine

Mine-truck positioning + driver/blaster personal positioning, personnel-vehicle coordinated dispatch

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Mountain road construction

Dump-truck trajectory + construction-worker attendance, preventing unauthorized leaving and absenteeism

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Forest / water-conservancy site

Personnel safety monitoring + machinery asset management in signal-less deep mountains

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High-risk work management

Hazardous-zone electronic fencing, SOS help, quick rescue for falling in water/lingering

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