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In recent years, there has been a growing interest in multiple access communication systems that spread their transmitted energy over very large bandwidths. These systems, which are referred to as ultra wide-band (UWB) systems, have various…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 E. Fishler , S. Gezici , H. V. Poor

This paper investigates a bi-static integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system for multi-target scenarios using impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) signals, which offer fine temporal resolution, low power consumption, and strong…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-04 Fan Liu , Tingting Zhang , Zenan Zhang , Bin Cao , Yuan Shen , Qinyu Zhang

Navigation in an unknown environment without any preexisting positioning infrastructure has always been hard for mobile robots. This paper presents a self-deployable ultra wideband UWB infrastructure by mobile agents, that permits a dynamic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-19 Luca Santoro , Davide Brunelli , Daniele Fontanelli

This paper introduces UVIO, a multi-sensor framework that leverages Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology and Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO) to provide robust and low-drift localization. In order to include range measurements in state…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Giulio Delama , Farhad Shamsfakhr , Stephan Weiss , Daniele Fontanelli , Alessandro Fornasier

Using commodity WiFi data for applications such as indoor localization, object identification and tracking and channel sounding has recently gained considerable attention. We study the problem of channel impulse response (CIR) estimation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-23 Mahdi Barzegar Khalilsarai , Benedikt Gross , Stelios Stefanatos , Gerhard Wunder , Giuseppe Caire

Localization of objects is vital for robot-object interaction. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) application in robotics is an emerging and widely used object localization technique due to its accurate distance measurement, long-range,…

UWB communication is a recent research area for indoor propagation channels. Time Reversal (TR) communication in UWB has shown promising results for improving the system performance. In multiuser environment, the system performance is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2008-10-09 Ijaz Haider Naqvi , Ali Khaleghi , Ghaïs El Zein

During this decade, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) brought an increasing interest in the industrial and research world. One of their applications is the indoor localization. The ranging, i.e. the distance evaluation mechanism between…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-03-23 Nezo Ibrahim Fofana , Adrien van den Bossche , Rejane Dalce , Thierry Val

New techniques in cross-layer wireless networks are building demand for ubiquitous channel sounding, that is, the capability to measure channel impulse response (CIR) with any standard wireless network and node. Towards that goal, we…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2013-12-10 Mohammad H. Firooz , Dustin Maas , Junxing Zhang , Neal Patwari , Sneha K. Kasera

We present a human state estimation framework that allows us to estimate the location, and even the activities, of people in an indoor environment without the requirement that they carry a specific devices with them. To achieve this "device…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-12 Saria Al Laham , Bobak H. Baghi , Pierre-Yves Lajoie , Amal Feriani , Sachini Herath , Steve Liu , Gregory Dudek

Ultrawideband (UWB) technology has attracted a lot of attention for indoor and outdoor positioning systems due to its high accuracy and robustness in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments. However, UWB signals are affected by multipath…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-16 Mohammed Dahiru Buhari , Tri Bagus Susilo , Irfan Khan , Bashir Olaniyi Sadiq

Optimal detection of ultra wideband (UWB) pulses in a UWB transceiver employing multiple detector types is proposed and analyzed in this paper. We propose several fusion techniques for fusing decisions made by individual IR-UWB detectors.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Vijaya Yajnanarayana , Satyam Dwivedi , Peter Händel

This paper presents a high-precision positioning system that integrates ultra-wideband (UWB) time difference of arrival (TDoA) measurements, inertial measurement unit (IMU) data, and ultrasonic sensors through factor graph optimization. To…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-18 Fengyun Zhang , Jia Li , Xiaoqing Zhang , Shukai Duan , Shuang-Hua Yang

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

Wireless indoor localization has attracted significant research interest due to its high accuracy, low cost, lightweight design, and low power consumption. Specifically, ultra-wideband (UWB) time difference of arrival (TDOA)-based…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Wenda Zhao , Abhishek Goudar , Mingliang Tang , Angela P. Schoellig

The field of human activity recognition has evolved significantly, driven largely by advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) device technology, particularly in personal devices. This study investigates the use of ultra-wideband (UWB)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Aurora Polo-Rodríguez , Juan Carlos Valera , Jesús Peral , David Gil , Javier Medina-Quero

Localization of robots is vital for navigation and path planning, such as in cases where a map of the environment is needed. Ultra-Wideband (UWB) for indoor location systems has been gaining popularity over the years with the introduction…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-23 Muhammad Shalihan , Ran Liu , Chau Yuen

Indoor autonomous navigation requires a precise and accurate localization system able to guide robots through cluttered, unstructured and dynamic environments. Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, as an indoor positioning system, offers precise…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-12-21 Enrico Sutera , Vittorio Mazzia , Francesco Salvetti , Giovanni Fantin , Marcello Chiaberge

Using low-frequency (UHF to L-band) ultra-wideband (UWB) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology for detecting buried and obscured targets, e.g. bomb or mine, has been successfully demonstrated recently. Despite promising recent progress,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-10-09 Tiep Vu , Lam Nguyen , Vishal Monga

In this paper, we investigate the use of a cross-layer allocation mechanism for the high-rate ultra-wideband (UWB) systems. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, through the cross-layer approach that provides a new service…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-07-23 Ayman Khalil , Matthieu Crussière , Jean-François Hélard