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An unknown-position sensor can be localized if there are three or more anchors making time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements of a signal from it. However, the location errors can be very large due to the fact that some of the measurements are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Hongyang Chen , Kenneth W. K. Lui , Zizhuo Wang , H. C. So , H. Vincent Poor

We consider the downlink transmission in a single cell multiple-input multiple-output system, in which the user equipment correspond to a vehicle moving along a given trajectory. This system utilizes millimeter wave channels characterized…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-01 Zhicheng Ye , Julia Vinogradova , Gábor Fodor , Peter Hammarberg

We present a tracking system for relative positioning that can operate on entirely moving tracking nodes without the need for stationary anchors. Each node embeds a 9-DOF magnetic and inertial measurement unit and a single-antenna…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Rayan Armani , Christian Holz

Accurate and robust positioning in multipath environments can enable many applications, such as search-and-rescue and asset tracking. For this problem, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology can provide the most accurate range estimates, which are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2015-11-13 Vladimir Savic , Erik G. Larsson , Javier Ferrer-Coll , Peter Stenumgaard

Wireless positioning in Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) scenarios presents significant challenges due to multipath effects that lead to biased measurements and reduced positioning accuracy. This paper revisits electromagnetic field theory related…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-04 Gaurav Duggal , R. Michael Buehrer , Harpreet S. Dhillon , Jeffrey H. Reed

The fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication is useful for positioning due to its large bandwidth and low cost. However, the presence of obstacles that block the line-of-sight (LOS) path between devices would affect localization…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-17 Jiankun Zhang , Hao Wang

The magnetic near-field provides a suitable means for indoor localization, due to its insensitivity to the environment and strong spatial gradients. We consider indoor localization setups consisting of flat coils, allowing for convenient…

Applications · Statistics 2022-06-08 Gregor Dumphart , Eric Slottke , Armin Wittneben

Location information of sensor nodes has become an essential part of many applications in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). The importance of location estimation and object tracking has made them the target of many security attacks. Various…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-04-17 Ali P. Fard , Mahdy Nabaee

The paper presents a comparison of performance of two Kalman Filters: extended Kalman filter (EKF) and unscented Kalman filter (UKF) in a hybrid Bluetooth-Low-Energy-ultra-wideband (BLE-UWB) based localization system. In the system, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-05 Marcin Kolakowski

Ultra-wideband (UWB) indoor localization provides centimeter-level accuracy and low latency, but its measurement reliability degrades severely under Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) conditions, leading to meter-scale ranging errors and inconsistent…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-20 Kyeonghyun Yoo , Wooyong Jung , Namkyung Yoon , Sangmin Lee , Sanghong Kim , Hwangnam Kim

Many interventional surgical procedures rely on medical imaging to visualise and track instruments. Such imaging methods not only need to be real-time capable, but also provide accurate and robust positional information. In ultrasound…

Ultra-wideband (UWB) is gaining popularity with devices like AirTags for precise home item localization but faces significant challenges when scaled to large environments like seaports. The main challenges are calibration and localization…

Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) propagation condition is a crucial factor affecting the precision of the localization in the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Indoor Positioning System (IPS). Numerous supervised Machine Learning (ML) approaches have been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-24 Fuhu Che , Qasim Zeeshan Ahmed , Jaron Fontaine , Ben Van Herbruggen , Adnan Shahid , Eli De Poorter , Pavlos I. Lazaridis

The accuracy of traditional localization methods significantly degrades when the direct path between the wireless transmitter and the target is blocked or non-penetrable. This paper proposes N2LoS, a novel approach for precise…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-14 Zhenguo Shi , Yihe Yan , Yanxiang Wang , Wen Hu , Chun Tung Chou

Localization plays a critical role in the field of distributed swarm robotics. Previous work has highlighted the potential of relative localization for position tracking in multi-robot systems. Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology provides a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-22 Salma Ichekhlef , Étienne Villemure , Shokoufeh Naderi , François Ferland , Maude Blondin

This paper presents a novel robust online calibration framework for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) anchors in UWB-aided Visual-Inertial Navigation Systems (VINS). Accurate anchor positioning, a process known as calibration, is crucial for integrating…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-18 Yizhi Zhou , Jie Xu , Jiawei Xia , Zechen Hu , Weizi Li , Xuan Wang

The challenging problem of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) localization is critical for many wireless networking applications. The lack of available datasets has made NLOS localization difficult to tackle with ML-driven methods, but recent…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Rafayel Darbinyan , Hrant Khachatrian , Rafayel Mkrtchyan , Theofanis P. Raptis

Multipath and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) signals are the major causes of poor accuracy of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in urban areas. Despite the wide usage of the GNSS in populated urban areas, it is difficult to suggest a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-10 Yongjun Lee , Yoola Hwang , Jae Young Ahn , Jiwon Seo , Byungwoon Park

Localization systems based on ultra-wide band (UWB) measurements can have unsatisfactory performance in harsh environments due to the presence of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) errors. Learning-based methods for error mitigation have shown great…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-30 Yuxiao Li , Santiago Mazuelas , Yuan Shen

In the past few decades, the localization literature has seen many models attempting to characterize the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) bias error commonly experienced in range measurements. These models have either been based on specific…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-05-17 Christopher E. O'Lone , Harpreet S. Dhillon , R. Michael Buehrer