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This paper presents a nonlinear location estimation to infer the position of a user holding a smartphone. We consider a large location with $M$ number of grid points, each grid point is labeled with a unique fingerprint consisting of the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-04-11 Pai Chet Ng , Petros Spachos , James She , Konstantinos N. Plataniotis

Radio Environment Maps (REMs) have the potential to serve as an important enabler for intelligent modeling and control in emerging AI-native 6G networks. Despite significant progress, most REM construction methods remain passive, relying on…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-26 Jernej Hribar , Ljupcho Milosheski , Ryoichi Shinkuma

Radio source localization can benefit many fields, including wireless communications, radar, radio astronomy, wireless sensor networks, positioning systems, and surveillance systems. However, accurately estimating the position of a radio…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-07 Asanka Perera , Vu Phi Tran , Sreenatha Anavatti , Kathryn Kasmarik , Matthew Garratt

This paper introduces an indoor localization method using fixed reflector objects within the environment, leveraging a base station (BS) equipped with Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Time of Arrival (ToA) measurement capabilities. The…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-05 Milad Johnny , Shahrokh Valaee

With the development of cheap image sensors, the amount of available image data have increased enormously, and the possibility of using crowdsourced collection methods has emerged. This calls for development of ways to handle all these…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-25 Gabrielle Flood , David Gillsjö , Patrik Persson , Anders Heyden , Kalle Åström

WiFi fingerprint-based indoor localization schemes deliver highly accurate location data by matching the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) with an offline database using machine learning (ML) or deep learning (DL) models. However,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-09 Fariha Tanjim Shifat , Sayma Sarwar Ela , Mosarrat Jahan

Location fingerprinting locates devices based on pattern matching signal observations to a pre-defined signal map. This paper introduces a technique to enable fast signal map creation given a dedicated surveyor with a smartphone and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-11-27 Chao Gao , Robert Harle

This study describes a UWB and Machine Learning (ML)-based indoor positioning system. We propose a simple mathematical strategy to create data to reduce the job of measurements for fingerprint-based indoor localization systems. A…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-11 Anqi Yin , Zihuai Lin

Location based services, already popular with end users, are now inevitably becoming part of new wireless infrastructures and emerging business processes. The increasingly popular Deep Learning (DL) artificial intelligence methods perform…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-01-25 Anže Pirnat , Blaž Bertalanič , Gregor Cerar , Mihael Mohorčič , Marko Meža , Carolina Fortuna

Radio maps provide metrics such as power spectral density for every location in a geographic area and find numerous applications such as UAV communications, interference control, spectrum management, resource allocation, and network…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-10 Yves Teganya , Daniel Romero

This paper considers the problem of simultaneous 2-D room shape reconstruction and self-localization without the requirement of any pre-established infrastructure. A mobile device equipped with co-located microphone and loudspeaker as well…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-12-20 Tiexing Wang , Fangrong Peng , Biao Chen

An indoor, real-time location system (RTLS) can benefit both hospitals and patients by improving clinical efficiency through data-driven optimization of procedures. Bluetooth-based RTLS systems are cost-effective but lack accuracy and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-09 Guanglin Tang , Yulong Yan , Chenyang Shen , Xun Jia , Meyer Zinn , Zipalkumar Trivedi , Alicia Yingling , Kenneth Westover , Steve Jiang

Distance estimation is vital for localization and many other applications in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Particularly, it is desirable to implement distance estimation as well as localization without using specific hardware in low-cost…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-01-30 Qing Miao , Baoqi Huang , Bing Jia

Traditional global positioning systems often underperform indoors, whereas Wi-Fi has become an effective medium for various radio sensing services. Specifically, utilizing channel state information (CSI) from Wi-Fi networks provides a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-04 Pei Tang , Jingtao Guo , Ivan Wang-Hei Ho

In this paper, we introduce an uplink optical wireless positioning system for indoor applications. This technique uses fingerprints based on the indoor optical wireless channel impulse response for localization. Exploiting the line of sight…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-05-06 Hamid Hosseinianfar , Maite Brandt-Pearce

This paper provides a robust, scalable Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) based indoor localization solution using commodity hardware. While WiFi-based indoor localization has been widely studied, BLE has emerged a key technology for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-06-05 Subham De , Deepak Vasisht , Hari Sundaram , Robin Kravets

Sensing is an integral part of 6G and beyond systems, providing exceptional environmental perception along with communication. Radio frequency (RF)-based sensing often relies on simplified geometric assumptions (e.g., point scatterers or…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Xuhong Li , Erik Leitinger , Fredrik Tufvesson , Florian Meyer

Precise indoor localization is an increasingly demanding requirement for various emerging applications, like Virtual/Augmented reality and personalized advertising. Current indoor environments are equipped with pluralities of WiFi access…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-21 Chenlu Xiang , Shunqing Zhang , Shugong Xu , Xiaojing Chen , George C. Alexandropoulos , Vincent K. N. Lau

The Radio Environment Map (REM) provides an effective approach to Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) in Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs). Previous results on REM construction show that there exists a tradeoff between the number of measurements…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Zhiqing Wei , Qixun Zhang , Zhiyong Feng , Wei Li , T. Aaron Gulliver

Acoustic local positioning systems (ALPSs) are an interesting alternative for indoor positioning due to certain advantages over other approaches, including their relatively high accuracy, low cost, and room-level signal propagation.…