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Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) enable smart wireless environments by dynamically controlling signal propagation to enhance communication and localization. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can act as flying base stations and thus,…

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In the context of single-base station (BS) non-line-of-sight (NLoS) single-epoch localization with the aid of a reflective reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), this paper introduces a novel three-step algorithm that jointly estimates…

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The recent research in the emerging technology of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) has identified its high potential for localization and sensing. However, to accurately localize a user placed in the area of influence of an RIS,…

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Traditional single-input single-output (SISO) systems face fundamental limitations in achieving accurate three-dimensional (3D) localization due to limited spatial degrees of freedom (DoF) and the adverse impact of multipath propagation.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-17 Hua Chen , Tao Gong , Tuo Wu , Maged Elkashlan , Baiyang Liu , Chan-Byoung Chae , Kin-Fai Tong , Kai-Kit Wong

This paper investigates the capabilities and effectiveness of backward sensing centered on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). We demonstrate that the direction of arrival (DoA) estimation of incident waves in the far-field regime…

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Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) is a widely used Direction of Arrival (DoA)/Angle of Arrival (AoA) estimation algorithm applied to various application domains such as autonomous driving, medical imaging, and astronomy. However, MUSIC…

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Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have the potential to enable user localization in scenarios where traditional approaches fail. Building on prior work in single-antenna RIS-enabled localization, we investigate the potential to…

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Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have attracted enormous interest thanks to their ability to overcome line-of-sight blockages in mmWave systems, enabling in turn accurate localization with minimal infrastructure. Less investigated…

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The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has drawn considerable attention for its ability to enhance the performance of not only the wireless communication but also the indoor localization with low-cost. This paper investigates the…

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In this paper, we investigate the potential of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) in facilitating passive/device-free three-dimensional (3D) drone localization within existing cellular infrastructure operating at millimeter-wave…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-03 Jiguang He , Charles Vanwynsberghe , Hui Chen , Chongwen Huang , Aymen Fakhreddine

Retrieving range information in three-dimensional (3D) radio imaging is particularly challenging due to the limited communication bandwidth and pilot resources. To address this issue, we consider a reconfigurable intelligent surface…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-19 Yixuan Huang , Jie Yang , Chao-Kai Wen , Shi Jin

Exploiting wavefront curvature enables localization with limited infrastructure and hardware complexity. With the introduction of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), new opportunities arise, in particular when the RIS is functioning…

The extra degrees of freedom resulting from the consideration of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) for smart signal propagation can be exploited for high accuracy localization and tracking. In this paper, capitalizing on a recent…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-03-01 George C. Alexandropoulos , Ioanna Vinieratou , Henk Wymeersch

This paper proposes a novel multiple intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) collaborative hybrid localization system, which involves deploying multiple IRSs near the target area and achieving target localization through joint time delay and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-06 Ziheng Zhang , Wen Chen , Qingqing Wu , Haoran Qin , Zhendong Li , Qiong Wu

It is well established that the performance of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted systems critically depends on the optimal placement of the RIS. Previous works consider either simple coverage maximization or simultaneous…

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