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Channel charting (CC) is an unsupervised learning method allowing to locate users relative to each other without reference. From a broader perspective, it can be viewed as a way to discover a low-dimensional latent space charting the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Luc Le Magoarou , Taha Yassine , Stephane Paquelet , Matthieu Crussière

Radio-based methods such as Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and RAdio Detection And Ranging (radar), which have traditionally seen limited adoption in robotics, are experiencing a boost in popularity thanks to their robustness to harsh environmental…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Andrés Martínez-Silva , David Alejo , Luis Merino , Fernando Caballero

Channel charting is an unsupervised learning task whose objective is to encode channels so that the obtained representation reflects the relative spatial locations of the corresponding users. It has many potential applications, ranging from…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-01 Luc Le Magoarou

Robust pedestrian safety is crucial to the next-generation of intelligent transportation systems. Such systems rely on active pedestrian localization and predictive collision alerts. Pedestrian localization can be supported by…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Joshua Varughese , Joseba Gorospe , Novel Certad , Cristina Olaverri-Monreal

An unknown-position sensor can be localized if there are three or more anchors making time-of-arrival (TOA) measurements of a signal from it. However, the location errors can be very large due to the fact that some of the measurements are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Hongyang Chen , Kenneth W. K. Lui , Zizhuo Wang , H. C. So , H. Vincent Poor

One major bottleneck in the practical implementation of received signal strength (RSS) based indoor localization systems is the extensive deployment efforts required to construct the radio maps through fingerprinting. In this paper, we aim…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-10-15 Sameh Sorour , Yves Lostanlen , Shahrokh Valaee

Precise and accurate localization in outdoor and indoor environments is a challenging problem that currently constitutes a significant limitation for several practical applications. Ultra-wideband (UWB) localization technology represents a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-08 Simone Angarano , Francesco Salvetti , Vittorio Mazzia , Giovanni Fantin , Dario Gandini , Marcello Chiaberge

Using WiFi signals for indoor localization is the main localization modality of the existing personal indoor localization systems operating on mobile devices. WiFi fingerprinting is also used for mobile robots, as WiFi signals are usually…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-05-01 Michał Nowicki , Jan Wietrzykowski

Ultra-wideband (UWB) time difference of arrival (TDOA)-based localization has recently emerged as a promising indoor positioning solution. However, in cluttered environments, both the UWB radio positions and the obstacle-induced…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-04-12 Wenda Zhao , Abhishek Goudar , Angela P. Schoellig

Our paper presents a robust framework for UWB-based static gesture recognition, leveraging proprietary UWB radar sensor technology. Extensive data collection efforts were undertaken to compile datasets containing five commonly used…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-15 Abhishek Sebastian , Pragna R

We present a novel device-free stationary person detection and ranging method, that is applicable to ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) networks. The method utilizes a fixed UWB infrastructure and does not require a training database of template…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yakup Kilic , Henk Wymeersch , Arjan Meijerink , Mark J. Bentum , William G. Scanlon

Fingerprinting-based approaches are particularly suitable for deploying indoor positioning systems for pedestrians with minimal infrastructure costs. The accuracy of the method, however, strongly depends on the quality of collected labeled…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-07 Marius Laska , Till Schulz , Jan Grottke , Christoph Blut , Jörg Blankenbach

Wi-Fi localization and tracking face accuracy limitations dictated by antenna count (for angle-of-arrival methods) and frequency bandwidth (for time-of-arrival methods). This paper presents mD-Track a device-free Wi-Fi tracking system…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-12-11 Yaxiong Xie , Jie Xiong , Mo Li , Kyle Jamieson

We consider the problem of obtaining relative location information between two wireless nodes from the differences in their ultra-wideband (UWB) channels to observer nodes. Our approach focuses on the delays of multipath components (MPCs)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-08 Gregor Dumphart , Robin Kramer , Armin Wittneben

Localization in long-range Internet of Things networks is a challenging task, mainly due to the long distances and low bandwidth used. Moreover, the cost, power, and size limitations restrict the integration of a GPS receiver in each…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-07-26 Hazem Sallouha , Alessandro Chiumento , Sreeraj Rajendran , Sofie Pollin

Elderly care is one of the many applications supported by real-time activity recognition systems. Traditional approaches use cameras, body sensor networks, or radio patterns from various sources for activity recognition. However, these…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2020-03-18 Liang Wang , Tao Gu , Xianping Tao , Jian Lu

Passive radars (PRs) provide a low-cost and energy-efficient approach to object detection by reusing existing wireless transmissions instead of emitting dedicated probing signals. Yet, conventional passive systems require prior knowledge of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-10 Mingyi Li , Jiawen Xu , Hanting Zhao , Xu Zhao , Yan Jin Chen , Tie Jun Cui , Vincenzo Galdi , Lianlin Li

Indoor localization systems are most commonly based on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurements of either WiFi or Bluetooth-Low-Energy (BLE) beacons. In such systems, the two most common techniques are trilateration and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-06-17 Ramdoot Pydipaty , Johnu George , Krishna Selvaraju , Amit Saha

Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology re-emerges as a groundbreaking ranging technology with its precise micro-location capabilities and robustness. This paper highlights the security dimensions of UWB technology, focusing in particular on the…

Widespread adoption of indoor positioning systems based on WiFi fingerprinting is at present hindered by the large efforts required for measurements collection during the offline phase. Two approaches were recently proposed to address such…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-04-03 Giuseppe Caso , Luca De Nardis , Filip Lemic , Vlado Handziski , Adam Wolisz , Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto