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Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been recognized as a promising solution for enhancing localization accuracy. Traditional RIS-based localization methods typically rely on prior channel knowledge, beam scanning, and pilot-based…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-04 Jiawei Yao , Yijie Mao , Mingzhe Chen

We present a novel framework for floor plan-based, full six degree-of-freedom LiDAR localization. Our approach relies on robust ceiling and ground plane detection, which solves part of the pose and supports the segmentation of vertical…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-16 Ling Gao , Laurent Kneip

Person re-identification is a critical security task for recognizing a person across spatially disjoint sensors. Previous work can be computationally intensive and is mainly based on low-level cues extracted from RGB data and implemented on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-11-17 George Cushen

Indoor location identification and navigation need to be as simple, seamless, and ubiquitous as its outdoor GPS-based counterpart is. It would be of great convenience to the mobile user to be able to continue navigating seamlessly as he or…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-10-24 Fahed Awad , Aisha Al-Sadi , Fida'a Al-Quran , Abdulsalam Alsmady

Induced magnetic field (IMF)-based localization offers a robust alternative to wave-based positioning technologies due to its resilience to non-line-of-sight conditions, environmental dynamics, and wireless interference. However, existing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-03 Qiushi Guo , Matthias Tschoepe , Mengxi Liu , Sizhen Bian , Paul Lukowicz

Using publicly accessible maps, we propose a novel vehicle localization method that can be applied without using prior light detection and ranging (LiDAR) maps. Our method generates OSM descriptors by calculating the distances to buildings…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-16 Younghun Cho , Giseop Kim , Sangmin Lee , Jee-Hwan Ryu

This paper proposes a novel method for geo-tracking, i.e. continuous metric self-localization in outdoor environments by registering a vehicle's sensor information with aerial imagery of an unseen target region. Geo-tracking methods offer…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-12 Florian Fervers , Sebastian Bullinger , Christoph Bodensteiner , Michael Arens , Rainer Stiefelhagen

Vision-based localization approaches now underpin newly emerging navigation pipelines for myriad use cases from robotics to assistive technologies. Compared to sensor-based solutions, vision-based localization does not require pre-installed…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-21 Anbang Yang , Mahya Beheshti , Todd E Hudson , Rajesh Vedanthan , Wachara Riewpaiboon , Pattanasak Mongkolwat , Chen Feng , John-Ross Rizzo

We propose PRISM-Loc - a lightweight and robust approach for localization in large outdoor environments that combines a compact topological representation with a novel scan-matching and curb-detection module operating on raw LiDAR scans.…

This paper presents LIPS, a Light Intensity based Positioning System for indoor environments. The system uses off-the-shelf LED lamps as signal sources, and uses light sensors as signal receivers. The design is inspired by the observation…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-03-11 Bo Xie , Guang Tan , Yunhuai Liu , Mingming Lu , Kongyang Chen , Tian He

Pedestrian dead-reckoning (PDR) is a potential indoor localization technology that obtains location estimation with the inertial measurement unit (IMU). However, one of its most significant drawbacks is the accumulation of its measurement…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-10 Shangsheng Wen , Ziyang Ge , Danlan Yuan , Yingcong Chen , Xuecong Fang

A key capability for autonomous underground mining vehicles is real-time accurate localisation. While significant progress has been made, currently deployed systems have several limitations ranging from dependence on costly additional…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-01 Fan Zeng , Adam Jacobson , David Smith , Nigel Boswell , Thierry Peynot , Michael Milford

Conventional sensor-based localization relies on high-precision maps, which are generally built using specialized mapping techniques involving high labor and computational costs. In the architectural, engineering and construction industry,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-30 Huan Yin , Zhiyi Lin , Justin K. W. Yeoh

Autonomous robot person-following (RPF) systems are crucial for personal assistance and security but suffer from target loss due to occlusions in dynamic, unknown environments. Current methods rely on pre-built maps and assume static…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Hanjing Ye , Kuanqi Cai , Yu Zhan , Bingyi Xia , Arash Ajoudani , Hong Zhang

The widespread usage of wireless local area networks and mobile devices has fostered the interest in localization systems for wireless environments. The majority of research in the context of wireless-based localization systems has focused…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-08-07 Moustafa Seifeldin , Moustafa Youssef

This paper introduces a novel smartphone-enabled localization technology for ambient Internet of Things (IoT) devices, leveraging the widespread use of smartphones. By utilizing the passive movement of a smartphone, we create a virtual…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-29 Shang-Ling Shih , Chao-Kai Wen , Chau Yuen , Shi Jin

Hidden spy cameras have become a great privacy threat recently, as these low-cost, low-power, and small form-factor IoT devices can quietly monitor human activities in the indoor environment without generating any side-channel information.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Wenhao Chen , Wenyi Morty Zhang , Wei Sun , Dinesh Bharadia , Roshan Ayyalasomayajula

Localization is one of the most important factor in wireless sensor networks as many applications demand position information of sensors. Recently there is an increasing interest on the use of mobile anchors for localizing sensors. Most of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-09-02 Kaushik Mondal , Arindam Karmakar , Partha Sarathi Mandal

Motion prediction is highly relevant to the perception of dynamic objects and static map elements in the scenarios of autonomous driving. In this work, we propose PIP, the first end-to-end Transformer-based framework which jointly and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-06 Bo Jiang , Shaoyu Chen , Xinggang Wang , Bencheng Liao , Tianheng Cheng , Jiajie Chen , Helong Zhou , Qian Zhang , Wenyu Liu , Chang Huang

Environment modeling utilizing sensor data fusion and object tracking is crucial for safe automated driving. In recent years, the classical occupancy grid map approach, which assumes a static environment, has been extended to dynamic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-12 Christopher Diehl , Eduard Feicho , Alexander Schwambach , Thomas Dammeier , Eric Mares , Torsten Bertram