Purpose: In the last few decades, there has been an increasing growth in research into the use of positioning technologies in open environments. Most of the technologies developed for outdoor environments are used successfully, however, they cannot be considered as fully successful indoors. In this context, various technologies based on Radio Frequency, Infrared, Ultrasound, Magnetic, Optical, and computer vision are proposed to improve positioning indoors. In addition to their individual use, it is also seen in hybrid applications. In particular, Radio Frequency based technologies have potential use in shipyard environments. For this purpose, technologies such as Bluetooth, Ultra broadband, Wireless Sensor Network, Wireless Local Area Network, Radio Frequency Recognition and Near Field Communication are seen as suitable technology options for shipyards. The indoor positioning system is a technology that has the potential to significantly improve work efficiency and safety in the shipyard area. It is difficult to achieve a successful digital transformation of the complex shipyard environment without identifying an Indoor positioning technology for the shipyard. In this study, it is aimed to design a positioning technology that will be most appropriate for the shipyard. Methodology: This paper analyses the challenges for the selection of Indoor positioning system for shipyards in evaluating Indoor-positioning technologies. The methodology followed in this study is a comprehensive comparative analysis of existing IPS technologies on how to digitize shipyards. This article provides an advanced assessment of indoor positioning technologies and their use in the challenging shipyard site. In this context, it provides an evaluation framework for different positioning measures such as accuracy, coverage, scalability, cost, privacy and usability of technologies that can be used within the scope of IPS. Results: The work carried out here on indoor positioning systems and components makes a significant contribution to the shipyard industry. Because it has a great impact on the suitability of technologies, especially in relation to the shipyard environment. Both the evaluation model and solution method, and the Bluetooth-based positioning technology, which stands out at the end of the evaluation, are important contributions of the study. Conclusion: To determine which indoor positioning systems are more suitable for the shipyard environment, both a detailed analysis of the shipyard environment and an evaluation were made to select the most suitable technology. The comparison was made based on observations of the shipyard site and the available literature on the field. This article makes important contributions to future shipyards' application of positioning technologies.
