Passive target localization in non-line-of-sight environments

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaichen Guo ◽  
Zheng Shi ◽  
Shaodan Ma
Keyword(s):  
Target Localization ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

scholarly journals Target Localization via Integrated and Segregated Ranging Based on RSS and TOA Measurements

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavisa Tomic ◽  
Marko Beko
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Critical Distance ◽  
Heuristic Approach ◽  
Target Localization ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Time Of Arrival ◽  
Individual Measurement ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

This work addresses the problem of target localization in adverse non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments by using received signal strength (RSS) and time of arrival (TOA) measurements. It is inspired by a recently published work in which authors discuss about a critical distance below and above which employing combined RSS-TOA measurements is inferior to employing RSS-only and TOA-only measurements, respectively. Here, we revise state-of-the-art estimators for the considered target localization problem and study their performance against their counterparts that employ each individual measurement exclusively. It is shown that the hybrid approach is not the best one by default. Thus, we propose a simple heuristic approach to choose the best measurement for each link, and we show that it can enhance the performance of an estimator. The new approach implicitly relies on the concept of the critical distance, but does not assume certain link parameters as given. Our simulations corroborate with findings available in the literature for line-of-sight (LOS) to a certain extent, but they indicate that more work is required for NLOS environments. Moreover, they show that the heuristic approach works well, matching or even improving the performance of the best fixed choice in all considered scenarios.

scholarly journals Time-of-arrival–based localization algorithm in mixed line-of-sight/non-line-of-sight environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 155014772091380
Author(s):  
Peixin Wang ◽  
Youming Li ◽  
Shengming Chang ◽  
Xiaoping Jin ◽  
Xiaoli Wang
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Target Localization ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Time Of Arrival ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Unknown Distribution ◽  
Second Order Cone ◽  
Mixed Line ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

A novel time-of-arrival–based localization algorithm in mixed line-of-sight/non-line-of-sight environments is proposed. First, an optimization problem of target localization in the known distribution of line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight is established, and mixed semi-definite and second-order cone programming techniques are used to transform the original problem into a convex optimization problem which can be solved efficiently. Second, a worst-case robust least squares criterion is used to form an optimization problem of target localization in unknown distribution of line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight, where all links are treated as non-line-of-sight links. This problem is also solved using the similar techniques used in the known distribution of line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight case. Finally, computer simulation results show that the proposed algorithms have better performance in both the known distribution and the unknown distribution of line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight environments.

Cooperative Improved Target Localization in harsh Environments using Direction of Arrival

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Safaie ◽  
Reza Shahbazian ◽  
Seyed Ali Ghorashi
Keyword(s):  
Direction Of Arrival ◽  
Target Localization ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Target Node ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Localization Accuracy ◽  
Localization Method ◽  
Cooperative Methods ◽  
Mixed Line ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

<p>Target localization is an important issue for many applications in wireless sensor networks. However, it is rather difficult to maintain the localization accuracy in mixed line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments as NLOS propagation leads to larger error than what LOS does. In this paper, we propose a new target localization method in mixed environments where NLOS is dominant and only one base node might be in LOS toward target. We use the cooperation between receiver nodes and the direction of arrival (DOA) of received signals to estimate the target’s location. The proposed cooperative target localization method tries to identify a base node that has LOS with respect to target node and use the LOS information for precise positioning of target node. We simulate the proposed method to analyze its performance. Simulation results confirm that our proposed method improves the localization accuracy on average by 20 percent in comparison with traditional cooperative methods.</p>

Integrating the Non-Line of Sight Launching System (NLOS-LS) in the United States Navy

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathon Emis ◽  
Bryan Huang ◽  
Timothy Jones ◽  
Mei Li ◽  
Don Tumbocon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Navy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

scholarly journals Low-cost SPAD sensing for non-line-of-sight tracking, material classification and depth imaging

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Clara Callenberg ◽  
Zheng Shi ◽  
Felix Heide ◽  
Matthias B. Hullin
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Depth Imaging ◽  
Material Classification ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

scholarly journals Non-Line-of-Sight Imaging with Picosecond Temporal Resolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 127 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Wang ◽  
Ming-Yang Zheng ◽  
Jin-Jian Han ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Xiu-Ping Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Non Line Of Sight
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