Project: MotionCompass

Brief Introduction

In this project, we discover that the motion sensing action can disclose the location of the camera through a novel wireless camera localization technique we refer to as MotionCompass.

For our MobiSys paper, please click.

Cameras We Test

With 1 motion sensor (Group 1):

• AIVIO Cam
• Arlo Essential
• Arlo Pro 2
• Arlo Pro 3
• Blink Indoor
• Blink XT2
• Blue by ADT
• Canary Flex
• Conico Cam
• EufyCam 2C
• Reolink Argus 2
• Reolink Argus Pro
• Ring Door View
• Simplisafe Cam
• Swann Wireless

With 2 motion sensors (Group 2):

• Arlo Ultra
• Ring Spotlight
• Ring Stickup Cam

Software Prerequisites

The following modules are needed:

• Scikit-learn 0.24
• Numpy 1.13.3
• Scipy 0.19.1
• Matplotlib 2.1.1
• Machine learning toolkit

The following Android App is developed to obtain the localization results.

Here is a live demo for our App used in finding a hidden camera:

Please feel free to send us an email (heyan@ou.edu or songf@ou.edu) if you have any questions.