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In this paper, we propose low-complexity robust adaptive beamforming (RAB) techniques that based on shrinkage methods. The only prior knowledge required by the proposed algorithms are the angular sector in which the actual steering vector…
Blind calibration of sensors arrays (without using calibration signals) is an important, yet challenging problem in array processing. While many methods have been proposed for "classical" array structures, such as uniform linear arrays, not…
In wireless communication Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology has brought significant improvement in service by adopting Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a digital modulation technique. To achieve great…
In this paper, we investigate the problem of estimating the position and the angle of rotation of a mobile station (MS) in a millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) system aided by a reconfigurable intelligent surface…
A new method for absolute polarimetric calibration of large telescopes is presented. The proposed method is highly accurate and is based on the calibration of a small sub-aperture, which is then extended to the full system by means of…
Integrated superconducting spectrometers (ISSs) for wideband sub-mm astronomy utilise quasi-optical systems for coupling radiation from the telescope to the instrument. Misalignment in these systems is detrimental to the system performance.…
We present a new calibration scheme based on a non-linear version of Kalman filter that aims at estimating the physical terms appearing in the Radio Interferometry Measurement Equation (RIME). We enrich the filter's structure with a tunable…
Radio interferometers are phased arrays producing high-resolution images from the covariance matrix of measurements. Calibration of such instruments is necessary and is a critical task. This is how the estimation of instrumental errors is…
The autocovariance least squares (ALS) method is a computationally efficient approach for estimating noise covariances in Kalman filters without requiring specific noise models. However, conventional ALS and its variants rely on the classic…
Photometric calibration is essential to many computer vision applications. One of its key benefits is enhancing the performance of Visual SLAM, especially when it depends on a direct method for tracking, such as the standard KLT algorithm.…
Ophthalmic microsurgery is known to be a challenging operation, which requires very precise and dexterous manipulation. Image guided robot-assisted surgery (RAS) is a promising solution that brings significant improvements in outcomes and…
In industrial scenarios, data augmentation is an effective approach to improve model performance. However, its benefits are not unidirectionally beneficial. There is no theoretical research or established estimation for the optimal sample…
Frequency offsets-compensated least mean squares (FO-LMS) algorithm is a generic method for estimating a wireless channel under carrier and sampling frequency offsets when the transmitted signal is beforehand known to the receiver. The…
Investigation of millimeter (mmWave) and Terahertz (THz) channels relies on channel measurements and estimation of multi-path component (MPC) parameters. As a common measurement technique in the mmWave and THz bands, direction-scan sounding…
We describe techniques concerning wavelength calibration and sky subtraction to maximise the scientific utility of data from tunable filter instruments. While we specifically address data from the Optical System for Imaging and low…
In the linear minimum mean square error (LMMSE) estimation for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, the problem about the determination of the algorithm's parameters, especially those related with channel frequency…
There are many geometric calibration methods for "standard" cameras. These methods, however, cannot be used for the calibration of telescopes with large focal lengths and complex off-axis optics. Moreover, specialized calibration methods…
Objective: To enable reliable smartphone-based hearing assessments by developing methods to estimate device calibration offsets using categorical loudness scaling (CLS). Design: Calibration offsets were simulated from a Gaussian…
The calibration of modern radio interferometers is a significant challenge, specifically at low frequencies. In this perspective, we propose a novel iterative calibration algorithm, which employs the popular sparse representation framework,…
The method for calibrating elevation measurements at EKB ISTP SB RAS radar obtained for the period 20/09/2019 - 18/11/2019 is presented. The calibration method is a modernization of the method for calibrating radar by meteor trails. The…