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Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging enables monitoring around corners and is promising for diverse applications. The resolution of transient NLOS imaging is limited to a centimeter scale, mainly by the temporal resolution of the detectors.…

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Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-03 Abdul Saboor , Evgenii Vinogradov , Zhuangzhuang Cui , Sofie Pollin

Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) imaging reconstructs the shape and depth of hidden objects from picosecond-resolved transient signals, offering potential applications in autonomous driving, security, and medical diagnostics. However, current NLOS…

Accurate localization and tracking are a fundamental requirement for robotic applications. Localization systems like GPS, optical tracking, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) are used for daily life activities, research, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-07 Yanjun Cao , Chenhao Yang , Rui Li , Alois Knoll , Giovanni Beltrame

Ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology has seen an increased penetration in the robotics field as a robust localization method in recent years. UWB enables high accuracy distance estimation from time-of-flight measurements of wireless…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-04-16 Carmen Martínez Almansa , Wang Shule , Jorge Peña Queralta , Tomi Westerlund

Positioning is becoming a key component in many Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The main challenges and limitations are the narrow bandwidth, low power and low cost which reduces the accuracy of the time of arrival (TOA) estimation.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-21 Guangjin Pan , Tao Wang , Xiufeng Jiang , Shunqing Zhang

This paper presents a neural-enhanced probabilistic model and corresponding factor graph-based sum-product algorithm for robust localization and tracking in multipath-prone environments. The introduced hybrid probabilistic model consists of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-30 Alexander Venus , Erik Leitinger , Stefan Tertinek , Klaus Witrisal

Recent advancements in Internet of Things (IoTs) have brought about a surge of interest in indoor positioning for the purpose of providing reliable, accurate, and energy-efficient indoor navigation/localization systems. Ultra Wide Band…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-06-08 Zohreh Hajiakhondi-Meybodi , Arash Mohammadi , Ming Hou , Konstantinos N. Plataniotis

Optimizing the design, performance, and resource efficiency of wireless networks (WNs) necessitates the ability to discern Line of Sight (LoS) and Non-Line of Sight (NLoS) scenarios across diverse applications and environments. Unmanned…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Azim Akhtarshenas , Navid Ayoobi , David Lopez-Perez , Ramin Toosi , Matin Amoozadeh

The ability of a sensor node to determine its location in a sensor network is important in many applications. The infrastructure for the location-based services is an easy target for malicious attacks. We address scenarios where malicious…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-12-16 Bodhibrata Mukhopadhyay , Seshan Srirangarajan , Subrat Kar

Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging allows for the imaging of objects around a corner, which enables potential applications in various fields such as autonomous driving, robotic vision, medical imaging, security monitoring, etc. However, the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-21 Duolan Huang , Quan Chen , Zhun Wei , Rui Chen

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

Instance segmentation for low-light imagery remains largely unexplored due to the challenges imposed by such conditions, for example shot noise due to low photon count, color distortions and reduced contrast. In this paper, we propose an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-11 Joanne Lin , Nantheera Anantrasirichai , David Bull

Accurate localization and perception are pivotal for enhancing the safety and reliability of vehicles. However, current localization methods suffer from reduced accuracy when the line-of-sight (LOS) path is obstructed, or a combination of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-16 Yinuo Du , Hanying Zhao , Yang Liu , Xinlei Yu , Yuan Shen

Identifying line-of-sight (LOS) and non-LOS (NLOS) channel conditions can improve the performance of many wireless applications, such as signal strength-based localization algorithms. For this purpose, channel state information (CSI)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-12-12 Jeong-Sik Choi , Woong-Hee Lee , Jae-Hyun Lee , Jong-Ho Lee , Seong-Cheol Kim

A key enabler for meeting the stringent requirements of 6G positioning is the ability to exploit site-dependent information governing line-of-sight (LoS) and non-line-of-sight (NLoS) propagation. However, acquiring such environmental…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Sang-Hyeok Kim , Seung Min Yu , Jihong Park , Seung-Woo Ko

Compared with line-of-sight (LOS) communication, nonline-of-sight (NLOS) underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) systems have garnered extensive attention because of their heightened suitability for the intricate and dynamic…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2025-01-23 Peng Yue , XiangRu Wang , Shan Xu , YunLong Li

In this work, we propose a novel approach for high accuracy user localization by merging tools from both millimeter wave (mmWave) imaging and communications. The key idea of the proposed solution is to leverage mmWave imaging to construct a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-11-20 Mohammed Aladsani , Ahmed Alkhateeb , Georgios C. Trichopoulos

The limited or no protection for civilian Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals makes spoofing attacks relatively easy. With modern mobile devices often featuring network interfaces, state-of-the-art signals of opportunity (SOP)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Wenjie Liu , Panos Papadimitratos

Due to its high delay resolution, the ultra-wideband (UWB) technique has been widely adopted for fine-grained indoor localization. Instead of active positioning, UWB radar-based passive human tracking is explored using commercial…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-20 Chenglong Li , Emmeric Tanghe , Jaron Fontaine , Luc Martens , Jac Romme , Gaurav Singh , Eli De Poorter , Wout Joseph