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We investigate localization of a source based on angle of arrival (AoA) measurements made at a geographically dispersed network of cooperating receivers. The goal is to efficiently compute accurate estimates despite outliers in the AoA…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-06-19 Bharath Ananthasubramaniam , Upamanyu Madhow

We present novel lower bounds on the mean square error (MSE) of the location estimation of an emitting source via a network where the sensors are deployed randomly. The sensor locations are modeled as a homogenous Poisson point process. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Itsik Bergel , Yair Noam

Sensor network localization problem is to determine the position of the sensor nodes in a network given pairwise distance measurements. Such problem can be formulated as a polynomial minimization via the least squares method. This paper…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2013-11-22 Ning Ruan , David Y Gao

The landmark multi-dimensional scaling (LMDS) is a leading method that embeds new points to an existing coordinate system based on observed distance information. It has long been known as a variant of Nystr\"{o}m algorithm. It was recently…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Ting Ouyang , Lingchen Kong , Houduo Qi

RSS-based device-free localization (DFL) monitors changes in the received signal strength (RSS) measured by a network of static wireless nodes to locate people without requiring them to carry or wear any electronic device. Current models…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-02-26 Ossi Kaltiokallio , Maurizio Bocca , Neal Patwari

Locating mobile devices precisely in indoor scenarios is a challenging task because of the signal diffraction and reflection in complicated environments. One vital cause deteriorating the localization performance is the inevitable power…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-05 Mengyuan Xu , Mingqing Liu , Qingwei Jiang , Wen Fang , Qingwen Liu , Shengli Zhou

Rigid body localization refers to a problem of estimating the position of a rigid body along with its orientation using anchors. We consider a setup in which a few sensors are mounted on a rigid body. The absolute position of the rigid body…

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

This paper focuses on the problem of localising a transmitting mobile station (MS) using multiple cooperative base stations (BSs). There are two technical difficulties: one is the data association between intermediate parameters and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-21 Hengyan Liu , Wei Dai , Yuan Shen

Accurate and ubiquitous localization is crucial for a variety of applications such as logistics, navigation, intelligent transport, monitoring, control, and also for the benefit of communications. Exploiting millimeter-wave (mmWave) signals…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-02 Mohammad A. Nazari , Gonzalo Seco-Granados , Pontus Johannisson , Henk Wymeersch

Scaling relationships, both integrated and spatially resolved, arise due to the physical processes that govern galaxy evolution and are frequently measured in both observed and simulated data. However, the accuracy and comparability of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-23 Bryanne McDonough , Olivia Curtis , Tereasa Brainerd

In this paper we propose a modular nonlinear least squares filtering approach for systems composed of independent subsystems. The state and error covariance estimate of each subsystem is updated independently, even when a relative…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Behzad Zamani , Jochen Trumpf , Chris Manzie

In many applications, maintaining a consistent map of the environment is key to enabling robotic platforms to perform higher-level decision making. Detection of already visited locations is one of the primary ways in which map consistency…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-08-07 Alexander Millane , Helen Oleynikova , Juan Nieto , Roland Siegwart , César Cadena

We study the problem of signal source localization using received signal strength measurements. We begin by presenting verifiable geometric conditions for sensor deployment that ensure the model's asymptotic localizability. Then we…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-20 Shenghua Hu , Guangyang Zeng , Wenchao Xue , Haitao Fang , Junfeng Wu , Biqiang Mu

Traceability to the International System of Units (SI) is fundamental to measurement accuracy and reliability. In this study, we demonstrate subnanometer traceability of localization microscopy, establishing a metrological foundation for…

A common approach to localize a mobile robot is by measuring distances to points of known positions, called anchors. Locating a device from distance measurements is typically posed as a non-convex optimization problem, stemming from the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Frederike Dümbgen , Connor Holmes , Timothy D. Barfoot

In this paper we study the problem of driving an agent to an unknown source whose location is estimated in real-time by a recursive optimization algorithm. The optimization criterion is subject to a least-square cost function constructed…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-01-08 Thien-Minh Nguyen , Lihua Xie

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

The accurate geo-localization of mobile devices based upon received signal strength (RSS) in an urban area is hindered by obstacles in the signal propagation path. Current localization methods have their own advantages and drawbacks.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-09-26 Andrey Shestakov , Danila Doroshin , Dmitri Shmelkin , Attila Kertesz-Farkas

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

The aim of this Lecture Note is to introduce the Signal Processing (SP) community to a powerful yet still under-utilised tool: the semiparametric statistics. In short, the semiparametric framework allows us to estimate or perform hypothesis…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-26 Stefano Fortunati