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Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, smartphone-based proximity tracing systems became of utmost interest. Many of these systems use BLE signals to estimate the distance between two persons. The quality of this method depends on many factors and,…
Smartphones together with RSSI fingerprinting serve as an efficient approach for delivering a low-cost and high-accuracy indoor localization solution. However, a few critical challenges have prevented the wide-spread proliferation of this…
The accurate and low-cost localization of sensors using a wireless sensor network is critically required in a wide range of today's applications. We propose a novel, robust maximum likelihood-type method for distributed cooperative received…
In this communication revolution era, visible light communication (VLC) is the optimum efficacious answer to the increased request for high-speed data transmission with reduced cost, besides the illumination. This technology is considered…
Distance estimation is vital for localization and many other applications in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Particularly, it is desirable to implement distance estimation as well as localization without using specific hardware in low-cost…
Localization and tracking (LocTrack) are fundamental enablers for a wide range of emerging applications. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have emerged as key components for enhancing the LocTrack performance. This paper…
A mobile robot's precise location information is critical for navigation and task processing, especially for a multi-robot system (MRS) to collaborate and collect valuable data from the field. However, a robot in situations where it does…
This paper presents a nonlinear location estimation to infer the position of a user holding a smartphone. We consider a large location with $M$ number of grid points, each grid point is labeled with a unique fingerprint consisting of the…
This paper advances the field of pedestrian localization by introducing a unifying framework for opportunistic positioning based on nonlinear factor graph optimization. While many existing approaches assume constant availability of one or…
Indoor localization is one of the crucial enablers for deployment of service robots. Although several successful techniques for indoor localization have been proposed, the majority of them relies on maps generated from data gathered with…
Indoor navigation is a foundational technology to assist the tracking and localization of humans, autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots in indoor spaces. Due to the lack of penetration of GPS signals in buildings, subterranean locales,…
An accurate room localization system is a powerful tool for providing location-based services. Considering that people spend most of their time indoors, indoor localization systems are becoming increasingly important in designing smart…
The integration of Optical Intelligent Reflective Surfaces (OIRSs) into Visible Light Communication (VLC) systems is gaining momentum as a valid alternative to RF technologies, harnessing the existing lighting infrastructures and the vast…
Localization and tracking are two very active areas of research for robotics, automation, and the Internet-of-Things. Accurate tracking for a large number of devices usually requires deployment of substantial infrastructure (infrared…
With the rapid development of the internet of things (IoT), location-based services are becoming increasingly prominent in various aspects of social life, and accurate location information is crucial. However, RF-based indoor positioning…
Urban centers and dense populations are expanding, hence, there is a growing demand for novel applications to aid in planning and optimization. In this work, a smart parking system that operates both indoor and outdoor is introduced. The…
Light emitting diode (LED) based visible light positioning (VLP) networks can provide accurate location information in indoor environments. In this manuscript, we propose to employ cooperative localization for visible light networks by…
As Wireless Sensor Networks are penetrating into the industrial domain, many research opportunities are emerging. One such essential and challenging application is that of node localization. A feed-forward neural network based methodology…
Location tracking systems are increasingly becoming the focus of research in the field of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). Received Signal Strength (RSS)-based localization systems are at the forefront of tracking research applications. Radio…
In the present era of sustainable innovation, the circular economy paradigm dictates the optimal use and exploitation of existing finite resources. At the same time, the transition to smart infrastructures requires considerable investment…