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Sensor nodes localization in wireless Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks is crucial for the effective operation of diverse applications, such as smart cities and smart agriculture. Existing sensor nodes localization approaches heavily…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-19 Ayesh Abu Lehyeh , Anastassia Gharib , Tian Xia , Dryver Huston , Safwan Wshah

We address the problem of localizing multiple sources in 3D by combining sensor array measurements with camera observations. We propose a fusion framework extending the covariance matrix fitting method with an unbalanced optimal transport…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-01 Ilyes Jaouedi , Gilles Chardon , José Picheral

Accurate localization for mobile nodes has been an important and fundamental problem in underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNs). The detection information returned from a mobile node is meaningful only if its location is known. In this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-12-31 Zhihua Liu , Han Gao , Wuling Wang , Shuai Chang , Jiaxing Chen

Due to the high mobility and easy deployment, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted much attention in the field of wireless communication and positioning. To meet the challenges of lack of infrastructure coverage, uncertain sensor…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-15 Mingyue Zhu , Zhiqing Wei , Chen Qiu , Wangjun Jiang , Huici Wu , Zhiying Feng

We propose a class of convex relaxations to solve the sensor network localization problem, based on a maximum likelihood (ML) formulation. This class, as well as the tightness of the relaxations, depends on the noise probability density…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-18 Andrea Simonetto , Geert Leus

This article addresses the localization problem in robotic autonomous luggage trolley collection at airports and provides a systematic evaluation of different methods to solve it. The robotic autonomous luggage trolley collection is a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Zhirui Sun , Weinan Chen , Jiankun Wang , Max Q. -H. Meng

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

Machine learning applications on signals such as computer vision or biomedical data often face significant challenges due to the variability that exists across hardware devices or session recordings. This variability poses a Domain…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-22 Théo Gnassounou , Antoine Collas , Rémi Flamary , Karim Lounici , Alexandre Gramfort

Underwater sensor networks are anticipated to facilitate numerous commercial and military applications. Moreover, precise self-localization in practical underwater scenario is a crucial challenge in sensor networks because of the complexity…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-13 Maliha Tasnim , Rashed Hasan Ratul

Networked integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has gained significant attention as a promising technology for enabling next-generation wireless systems. To further enhance networked ISAC, delegating the reception of sensing signals…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-14 Meidong Xia , Zhenyao He , Wei Xu , Yongming Huang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Naofal Al-Dhahir

This paper presents a solution for multi source localization using only angle of arrival measurements. The receiver platform is in motion, while the sources are assumed to be stationary. Although numerous methods exist for single source…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-13 Mustafa Atahan Nuhoglu , Hakan Ali Cirpan

Onboard simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) methods are commonly used to provide accurate localization information for autonomous robots. However, the coordinate origin of SLAM estimate often resets for each run. On the other hand,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Tien-Dat Nguyen , Thien-Minh Nguyen , Vinh-Hao Nguyen

The time-optimal technique of spatial localization of the random pulsed-point source that has the uniform distribution density on search interval and indicating itself by generation of the instant impulses (delta functions) at random time…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2017-11-07 Aleksander Reznik , Aleksander Soloview , Andrey Torgov

This paper presents an analysis of target localization accuracy, attainable by the use of MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) radar systems, configured with multiple transmit and receive sensors, widely distributed over a given area. The…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Hana Godrich , Alexander M. Haimovich , Rick S. Blum

In this paper we present a new localization method SMS-LORETA (Simultaneous Multiple Sources- Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography), capable to locate efficiently multiple simultaneous sources. The new method overcomes some of…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2011-01-07 Avni Pllana , Herbert Bauer

This paper presents CLEAR -- a closed-form localization estimator with a reduced sensor network. The proposed method is a computationally efficient, two-stage estimator that fuses time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-07 Mohammad Kazzazi , Mohammad Morsali , Rouhollah Amiri

Localization of a radio frequency (RF) signal source has various use cases, ranging from search and rescue, identification and deactivation of jammers, and tracking hostile activity near borders or on the battlefield. The use of unmanned…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-18 Hyeokjun Kwon , Ismail Guvenc

This paper addresses the problem of distributed event localization using noisy range measurements with respect to sensors with known positions. Event localization is fundamental in many wireless sensor network applications such as homeland…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-07-03 Chunlei Zhang , Yongqiang Wang

This paper considers a radio-frequency (RF)-based simultaneous localization and source-seeking (SLASS) problem in multi-robot systems, where multiple robots jointly localize themselves and an RF source using distance-only measurements…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-28 Ke Xu , Rui Zhang , He Chen

Current trends in autonomous vehicles and their applications indicates an increasing need in positioning at low battery and compute cost. Lidars provide accurate localization at the cost of high compute and power consumption which could be…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-11 Rakshit Ramesh , Aaron John-Sabu , Harshitha S , Siddarth Ramesh , Vishwas Navada B , Mukunth Arunachalam , Bharadwaj Amrutur