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This paper concerns with the sensor management problem in collocated Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) radars. After deriving the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) as a performance measure, the antenna allocation problem is formulated as a…

Applications · Statistics 2016-11-15 A. A. Gorji , R. Tharmarasa , W. D. Blair , T. Kirubarajan

This paper investigates integrated localization and communication in a multi-cell system and proposes a coordinated beamforming algorithm to enhance target localization accuracy while preserving communication performance. Within this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-26 Meidong Xia , Wei Xu , Jindan Xu , Zhenyao He , Zhaohui Yang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

Future sixth-generation (6G) networks are envisioned to provide both sensing and communications functionalities by using densely deployed base stations (BSs) with massive antennas operating in millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-16 Haocheng Hua , Jie Xu

Localization accuracy is of paramount importance for the proper operation of underwater optical wireless sensor networks (UOWSNs). However, underwater localization is prone to hostile environmental impediments such as drifts due to the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-12-24 Nasir Saeed , Abdulkadir Celik , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Constrained environments, such as indoor and urban settings, present a significant challenge for accurate moving object positioning due to the diminished line-of-sight (LoS)communication with the wireless anchor used for positioning. The…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-04 Qamar Bader , Sharief Saleh , Mohamed Elhabiby , Aboelmagd Noureldin

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are being extensively researched in the development of secure Internet of Remote Things (IoRT). In scenarios with miniaturized terminals, the limited transmission power and long transmission distance often…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-27 Pingyue Yue , Yixuan Li , Yue Li , Rui Zhang , Shuai Wang , Jianping An

Positioning accuracy is a critical requirement for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) use cases. Therefore, this paper derives the theoretical limits of estimation for the position and orientation of vehicles in a cooperative vehicle-to-vehicle…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-30 Joo-Hyun Jo , Jae-Nam Shim , Byoungnam , Kim , Chan-Byoung Chae , Dong Ku Kim

We develop a unified Fisher-information framework for localization in environments with both Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) paths, focusing on diffraction-dominated NLOS propagation characteristic of Outdoor-to-Indoor…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-02 Gaurav Duggal , R. Michael Buehrer , Harpreet S. Dhillon , Jeffrey H. Reed

Accurate outdoor localization in Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) environments remains a critical challenge for wireless communication and sensing systems. Existing methods, including positioning based on the Global Navigation Satellite System…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-11 Jiajie Xu , Yifan Guo , Xiucheng Wang , Nan Cheng , Tingting Yang

The fundamental limits of single-anchor multi-antenna positioning are investigated. Exploiting the structure of the multiple input-multiple output-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) channel at millimeter-wave…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-12-04 Anastasios Kakkavas , Mario H. Castañeda García , Richard A. Strirling-Gallacher , Josef A. Nossek

Accurate location information is essential for many wireless sensor network (WSN) applications. A location-aware WSN generally includes two types of nodes: sensors whose locations to be determined and anchors whose locations are known a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-03-17 Liang Heng , Grace Xingxin Gao

We consider the problem of self-localization by a resource-constrained node within a network given radio signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements from a set of anchor nodes where the RSSI measurements as well as the anchor position…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-15 Vikram Kumar , Reza Arablouei , Brano Kusy , Raja Jurdak , Neil W. Bergmann

This paper investigates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) localization using time difference of arrival (TDOA) measurements under mixed line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions. A 3D TDOA Cram\'er-Rao lower bound (CRLB) model…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-17 Cole Dickerson , Saad Masrur , Jonah Dickerson , Özgür Özdemir , Ismail Güvenç

This paper presents a fundamental performance analysis of joint location and velocity estimation in a cell-free (CF) MIMO integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system. Unlike prior studies that primarily rely on continuous-time signal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-02 Guoqing Xia , Pei Xiao , Qu Luo , Bing Ji , Yue Zhang , Huiyu Zhou

We consider the anchor placement problem in localization based on one-way ranging, in which either the sensor or the anchors send the ranging signals. The number of anchors deployed over a geographical area is generally sparse, and we show…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-03-19 Sundeep Prabhakar Chepuri , Geert Leus , Alle-Jan van der Veen

An unknown-position sensor can be localized if there are three or more anchors making time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements of a signal from it. However, the location errors can be very large due to the fact that some of the measurements are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Hongyang Chen , Kenneth W. K. Lui , Zizhuo Wang , H. C. So , H. Vincent Poor

Multiple antenna arrays play a key role in wireless networks for communications but also localization and sensing. The use of large antenna arrays pushes towards a propagation regime in which the wavefront is no longer plane but spherical.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-06 Andrea De Jesus Torres , Antonio Alberto D'Amico , Luca Sanguinetti , Moe Z. Win

Location-aware networks are of great importance and interest in both civil and military applications. This paper determines the localization accuracy of an agent, which is equipped with an antenna array and localizes itself using wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yanjun Han , Yuan Shen , Xiao-Ping Zhang , Moe Z. Win , Huadong Meng

We present a factor graph formulation and particle-based sum-product algorithm for robust localization and tracking in multipath-prone environments. The proposed sequential algorithm jointly estimates the mobile agent's position together…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-16 Alexander Venus , Erik Leitinger , Stefan Tertinek , Florian Meyer , Klaus Witrisal

In this study, the optimal jammer placement problem is proposed and analyzed for wireless localization systems. In particular, the optimal location of a jammer node is obtained by maximizing the minimum of the Cramer-Rao lower bounds…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-25 Sinan Gezici , Suat Bayram , Mehmet Necip Kurt , Mohammad Reza Gholami