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This paper focuses on static source localization employing different combinations of measurements, including time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA), received-signal-strength (RSS), angle-of-arrival (AOA), and time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-10 Kang Tang , Sheng Xu , Yuqi Yang , He Kong , Yongsheng Ma

Efficient beam alignment is a crucial component in millimeter wave systems with analog beamforming, especially in fast-changing vehicular settings. This paper proposes a position-aided approach where the vehicle's position (e.g., available…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-19 Vutha Va , Junil Choi , Takayuki Shimizu , Gaurav Bansal , Robert W. Heath

Localization in outdoor wireless systems typically requires transmitting specific reference signals to estimate distance (trilateration methods) or angle (triangulation methods). These cause overhead on communication, need a LoS link to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-15 João Morais , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Accurate parameter estimation such as angle of arrival (AOA) is essential to enhance the performance of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in mmWave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. This work presents a sensing-aided…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Ngoc-Son Duong , Khac-Hoang Ngo , Thai-Mai Dinh , Van-Linh Nguyen

Cell-Free Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) have been active research topics in the wireless communication community in recent years. As an open-source software implementation of the 3rd Generation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-24 Utku Uçak , Fariba Armandoust , Matthias Mehlhose , Daniel Schäufele , Jochen Fink , Renato L. G. Cavalcante , Sławomir Stańczak

Movable antennas (MAs) show great promise for enhancing the sensing capabilities of future sixth-generation (6G) networks. With the growing prevalence of near-field propagation at ultra-high frequencies, this paper focuses on the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-08 Yushen Wang , Weidong Mei , Xin Wei , Boyu Ning , Zhi Chen

Context-aware applications have been gaining huge interest in the last few years. With cell phones becoming ubiquitous computing devices, cell phone localization has become an important research problem. In this paper, we present CellSense,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2011-10-18 Mohamed Ibrahim , Moustafa Youssef

Source localization techniques incorporating hybrid measurements improve the reliability and accuracy of the location estimate. Given a set of hybrid sensors that can collect combined time of arrival (TOA), received signal strength (RSS)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-14 Kuntal Panwar , Ghania Fatima , Prabhu Babu

High-precision positioning is vital for cellular networks to support innovative applications such as extended reality, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) systems. Existing positioning algorithms using…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-03 Shugong Xu , Jun Jiang , Wenjun Yu , Yilin Gao , Guangjin Pan , Shiyi Mu , Zhiqi Ai , Yuan Gao , Peigang Jiang , Cheng-Xiang Wang

This paper presents a complete signal-processing chain for multistatic integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) using 5G Positioning Reference Signal (PRS). We consider a distributed architecture in which one gNB transmits a periodic…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Yalin E. Sagduyu , Kemal Davaslioglu , Tugba Erpek , Sastry Kompella , Gustave Anderson , Jonathan Ashdown

Perceptive mobile networks (PMNs), integrating ubiquitous sensing capabilities into mobile networks, represent an important application of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in 6G. In this paper, we propose a practical framework…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-14 Liangbin Zhao , Zhitong Ni , Yimeng Feng , Jianguo Li , Xiangyuan Bu , J. Andrew Zhang

The vast amount of spectrum available for millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless communication systems will support accurate real-time positioning concurrent with communication signaling. This paper demonstrates that accurate estimates of the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-23 Ojas Kanhere , Theodore S. Rappaport

Directional beamforming is a crucial component for realizing robust wireless communication systems using millimeter wave (mmWave) technology. Beam alignment using brute-force search of the space introduces time overhead while location aided…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-23 Vishnu Raj , Nancy Nayak , Sheetal Kalyani

Cooperative multi-monostatic sensing enables accurate positioning of passive targets by combining the sensed environment of multiple base stations (BS). In this work, we propose a novel fusion algorithm that optimally finds the weight to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-30 Maximiliano Rivera Figueroa , Pradyumna Kumar Bishoyi , Marina Petrova

Direction finding and positioning systems based on RF signals are significantly impacted by multipath propagation, particularly in indoor environments. Existing algorithms (e.g MUSIC) perform poorly in resolving Angle of Arrival (AoA) in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-13 Zhuangzhuang Dai , Yuhang He , Tran Vu , Niki Trigoni , Andrew Markham

Accurately localizing multiple sources is a critical task with various applications in wireless communications, such as emergency services, including natural post-disaster search and rescue operations. However, scenarios where the receiver…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-10 Amir Mansourian , Alireza Fadakar , Saeed Akhavan , Behrouz Maham

With the widespread application of location-based services, fingerprint-based localization has demonstrated advantages in environments with complex signal propagation. Deep learning has significantly improved the efficiency of both offline…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Yu Zhao , Zhenzhou Jin , Jinke Tang , Li You , Chen Sun , Xiang-Gen Xia , Xiqi Gao

The existing automatic fingerprint verification methods are designed to work under the assumption that the same sensor is installed for enrollment and authentication (regular matching). There is a remarkable decrease in efficiency when one…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-10 Helala AlShehri , Muhammad Hussain , Hatim AboAlSamh , Qazi Emad-ul-Haq , Aqil M. Azmi

Fingerprint-based localization improves the positioning performance in challenging, non-line-of-sight (NLoS) dominated indoor environments. However, fingerprinting models require an expensive life-cycle management including recording and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Maximilian Stahlke , George Yammine , Tobias Feigl , Bjoern M. Eskofier , Christopher Mutschler

Automotive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) radars have gained significant traction in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Vehicles (AV) due to their cost-effectiveness, resilience to challenging operating…

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