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We consider the problem of direction of arrival (DOA) estimation using a newly proposed structure of non-uniform linear arrays, referred to as co-prime arrays, in this paper. By exploiting the second order statistical information of the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-18 Zhao Tan , Yonina C. Eldar , Arye Nehorai

Accurate indoor localization has long been a challenging problem due to the presence of multipath. Joint direction-of-arrival (DOA) and time delay (TD) estimation is a promising technique for accurate indoor Localization in next generation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Fei Wen , Peilin Liu , Haichao Wei , Yi Zhang

The problem of off-grid direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is investigated. We develop a grid-based method to jointly estimate the closest spatial frequency (the sine of DOA) grids, and the gaps between the estimated grids and the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-01 Huiping Huang , Hing Cheung So , Abdelhak M. Zoubir

Direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation refers to the process of retrieving the direction information of several electromagnetic waves/sources from the outputs of a number of receiving antennas that form a sensor array. DOA estimation is a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-10 Zai Yang , Jian Li , Petre Stoica , Lihua Xie

In this paper, we develop a new technique to obtain nearly optimal estimates of the computational resolution limits introduced in Appl. Comput. Harmon. Anal. 56 (2022) 402-446; IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 67(7) (2021) 4812-4827; Inverse Probl.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-17 Ping Liu , Habib Ammari

In this work, a system scheme is proposed for tracking a radio emitting target moving in two-dimensional space. The localization is based on the use of biased time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements obtained at two asynchronous receivers, each…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-05-14 Siamak Yousefi , Xiao-Wen Chang , Benoit Champagne

This paper presents, for the first time, an open-source implementation of the 3GPP Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (UL-TDoA) positioning method using the OpenAirInterface (OAI) framework. UL-TDoA is a critical positioning technique in 5G…

In an era where asynchronous environments pose challenges to traditional self-positioning methods, we propose a new transformation to the existing paradigm. Traditionally, time of arrival (TOA) measurements require both microphone and…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-10 Faxian Cao , Yongqiang Cheng , Adil Mehmood Khan , Zhijing Yang

We propose a novel multi-source direction of arrival (DOA) estimation technique using a convolutional neural network algorithm which learns the modal coherence patterns of an incident soundfield through measured spherical harmonic…

Sound · Computer Science 2020-03-19 A. Fahim , P. N. Samarasinghe , T. D. Abhayapala

Accurate indoor localization is a crucial enabling technology for many robotics applications, from warehouse management to monitoring tasks. Ultra-wideband (UWB) time difference of arrival (TDOA)-based localization is a promising…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-03 Wenda Zhao , Jacopo Panerati , Angela P. Schoellig

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

Channel Charting (CC) has emerged as a promising framework for data-driven radio localization, yet existing approaches often struggle to scale globally and to handle the distortions introduced by non-line-of-sight (NLoS) conditions. In this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Mohsen Ahadi , Omid Esrafilian , Florian Kaltenberger , Adeel Malik

This article considers the problem of source localization (SL) using possibly unreliable time-of-arrival (TOA) based range measurements. Adopting the strategy of statistical robustification, we formulate TOA SL as minimization of a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-18 Wenxin Xiong , Christian Schindelhauer , Hing Cheung So

The continuously increasing bandwidth and antenna aperture available in wireless networks laid the foundation for developing competitive positioning solutions relying on communications standards and hardware. However, poor propagation…

Ultra-wideband (UWB) time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA)-based localization has emerged as a promising, low-cost, and scalable indoor localization solution, which is especially suited for multi-robot applications. However, there is a lack of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Wenda Zhao , Abhishek Goudar , Xinyuan Qiao , Angela P. Schoellig

Source localization is widely used in many areas including GPS, but the influence of possible noises is not so negligible. Many optimization methods are attempted to alleviate different kinds of noises. Needless to say the stability of the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-16 Kiwoon Kwon

Many applications require positioning. Time of Flight (ToF) methods calculate distances by measuring the propagation time of signals. We present a novel ToF localization method. Our new approach works infrastructure-less, without…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-01-14 Maximilian von Tschirschnitz , Marcel Wagner , Marc-Oliver Pahl , Georg Carle

Phase ambiguity happens in uniform linear arrays (ULAs) when the sensor distance is greater than $\lambda/2$. This problem in direction of arrival (DOA) estimation and can be solved by designing a proper sensor configuration. In this work,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-04 Hui Chen , Tarig Ballal , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

The estimation of direction of arrival (DOA) is a crucial issue in conventional radar, wireless communication, and integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. However, low-cost systems often suffer from imperfect factors, such as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-21 Peng Chen , Zhimin Chen , Liang Liu , Yun Chen , Xianbin Wang

Accurate direction of arrival (DoA) and time of arrival (ToA) estimation is an stringent requirement for several wireless systems like sonar, radar, communications, and dual-function radar communication (DFRC). Due to the use of high…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-16 Chandrashekhar Rai , Debarati Sen