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Synchronization and localization are critical challenges for the coherent functioning of a wireless network of mobile nodes. In this paper, a novel joint non-linear range and affine time model is presented based on two way time stamp…

Applications · Statistics 2014-01-24 Raj Thilak Rajan , Alle-Jan van der Veen

In this paper a new distributed asynchronous algorithm is proposed for time synchronization in networks with random communication delays, measurement noise and communication dropouts. Three different types of the drift correction algorithm…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-02-05 Milos S. Stankovic , Srdjan S. Stankovic , Karl Henrik Johansson

We consider the problem of localizing two sensors using signals of opportunity from beacons with known positions. Beacons and sensors have asynchronous local clocks or oscillators with unknown clock skews and offsets. We model clock skews…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-09-09 Mei Leng , Wee Peng Tay , Chong Meng Samson See , Sirajudeen Gulam Razul , Moe Z. Win

We address the problem of localising a mobile terminal ("blind" node) in unknown position from a set of "anchor" nodes in known positions. The proposed method does not require any form of node synchronisation nor measurement (or control) of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-07-15 Nicolo' Facchi , Francesco Gringoli , Fabio Ricciato , Andrea Toma

In this work, a system scheme is proposed for tracking a radio emitting target moving in two-dimensional space. The localization is based on the use of biased time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements obtained at two asynchronous receivers, each…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-05-14 Siamak Yousefi , Xiao-Wen Chang , Benoit Champagne

Asynchronous radio transceivers often lead to significant range and velocity ambiguity, posing challenges for precise positioning and velocity estimation in passive-sensing perceptive mobile networks (PMNs). To address this issue, carrier…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-24 Xiao-Yang Wang , Shaoshi Yang , Hou-Yu Zhai , Christos Masouros , J. Andrew Zhang

This paper considers the distributed optimization of a sum of locally observable, non-convex functions. The optimization is performed over a multi-agent networked system, and each local function depends only on a subset of the variables. An…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-05-04 Sandeep Kumar , Rahul Jain , Ketan Rajawat

Synchronization is a key functionality in wireless network, enabling a wide variety of services. We consider a Bayesian inference framework whereby network nodes can achieve phase and skew synchronization in a fully distributed way. In…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-06-15 Bernhard Etzlinger , Henk Wymeersch , Andreas Springer

Time synchronization is important for a variety of applications in wireless sensor networks including scheduling communication resources, coordinating sensor wake/sleep cycles, and aligning signals for distributed transmission/reception.…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2012-12-07 D. Richard Brown , Andrew G. Klein , Rui Wang

In this work, we investigate the performance of a joint sensing and communication (JSC) network consisting of multiple base stations (BSs) that cooperate through a fusion center (FC) to exchange information about the sensed environment…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-01 Elia Favarelli , Elisabetta Matricardi , Lorenzo Pucci , Enrico Paolini , Wen Xu , Andrea Giorgetti

The problem of clock offset estimation in a two way timing message exchange regime is considered when the likelihood function of the observation time stamps is Gaussian, exponential or log-normally distributed. A parametrized solution to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-02-01 Aitzaz Ahmad , Davide Zennaro , Erchin Serpedin , Lorenzo Vangelista

We investigate joint localization and synchronization in the downlink of a distributed multiple-input-multiple-output (D-MIMO) system, aiming to estimate the position and phase offset of a single-antenna user equipment (UE) using downlink…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-15 Sauradeep Dey , Musa Furkan Keskin , Dario Tagliaferri , Gonzalo Seco-Granados , Henk Wymeersch

In this paper we have proposed clock error mitigation from the measurements in the scheduled based self localization system. We propose measurement model with clock errors while following a scheduled transmission among anchor nodes.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-02-14 Baptiste Cavarec , Satyam Dwivedi , Mats Bengtsson , Peter Händel

We analyze a distributed algorithm for estimation of scalar parameters belonging to nodes in a mobile network from noisy relative measurements. The motivation comes from the problem of clock skew and offset estimation for the purpose of…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2013-02-20 Chenda Liao , Prabir Barooah

The problem of clock offset estimation in a two-way timing exchange regime is considered when the likelihood function of the observation time stamps is exponentially distributed. In order to capture the imperfections in node oscillators,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-02-02 Aitzaz Ahmad , Davide Zennaro , Erchin Serpedin , Lorenzo Vangelista

Multipath-based simultaneous localization and mapping (MP-SLAM) is a promising approach for future 6G networks to jointly estimate the positions of transmitters and receivers together with the propagation environment. In cooperative…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-28 Alexander Venus , Erik Leitinger , Klaus Witrisal

A distributed integrated sensing and communication (D-ISAC) system offers significant cooperative gains for both sensing and communication performance. These gains, however, can only be fully realized when the distributed nodes are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-13 Kawon Han , Kaitao Meng , Christos Masouros

In this paper we study energy-efficient time synchronization schemes with focus on asymmetric wireless sensor networks, where a head node, which is connected to both wired & wireless networks, is equipped with a powerful processor and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-08-13 Kyeong Soo Kim , Sanghyuk Lee , Eng Gee Lim

This article introduces a novel Bayesian method for asynchronous change-point detection in multivariate time series. This method allows for change-points to occur earlier in some (leading) series followed, after a short delay, by…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-08-28 Carson McKee , Maria Kalli

In this paper, we consider the problem of acoustic source localization by acoustic sensor networks (ASNs) using a promising, learning-based technique that adapts to the acoustic environment. In particular, we look at the scenario when a…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-09 Gabriel F Miller , Andreas Brendel , Walter Kellermann , Sharon Gannot