Mobile location using angle of arrival （AOA） measurements has received considerable attention. This paper presents an approximation of maximum likelihood estimator （MLE） for localizing a source based on AOA measur...Mobile location using angle of arrival （AOA） measurements has received considerable attention. This paper presents an approximation of maximum likelihood estimator （MLE） for localizing a source based on AOA measurements. By introducing an intermediate variable, the nonlinear equations relating AOA estimates can be transformed into a set of equations which are linear in the unknown parameters. It is an approximate realization of the MLE. Simulations show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the previous contribution.展开更多
This paper addresses the probability of atmospheric refractivity estimation by using field measurements at an array of radio receivers in terms of angle-of-arrival spectrum. Angle-of-arrival spectrum information is si...This paper addresses the probability of atmospheric refractivity estimation by using field measurements at an array of radio receivers in terms of angle-of-arrival spectrum. Angle-of-arrival spectrum information is simulated by the ray optics model and refractivity is expressed in the presence of an ideal tri-linear profile. The estimation of the refractivity is organized as an optimization problem and a genetic Mgorithm is used to search for the optimal solution from various trial refractivity profiles. Theoretical analysis demonstrates the feasibility of this method to retrieve the refractivity parameters. Simulation results indicate that this approach has a fair anti-noise ability and its accuracy performance is mainly dependent on the antenna aperture size and its positions.展开更多
Based on the modified spectrum, the analytic expressions for the variance and normalized covariance of angleof-arrival （AOA） fluctuations are presented, which are applicable to the weak and strong regimes. The exper...Based on the modified spectrum, the analytic expressions for the variance and normalized covariance of angleof-arrival （AOA） fluctuations are presented, which are applicable to the weak and strong regimes. The experimental data of AOA fluctuations validate the new derived expressions in weak and strong regimes. The results show that the receiving aperture D, outer scale and cell scale larger than the scattering disc S contribute significantly to the AOA fluctuations, and contributions from the small-scale turbulence are negligible. For the case of 4S/D 〈〈 1, the receiving aperture dominates low-pass filtering effects and the new displacement variances are in good agreement with the results from the old weak-fluctuation theory. For the case of 4S/D 〉〉 1, the scattering disc dominates the low-pass filtering effects and the new displacement variances depart from the results from the old weak-fluctuation theory.展开更多
Most existing two dimensional（2-D）angles of arrival（AOAs）estimation methods are based on the assumption that the signal sources are point sources.However,in mobile communications,local scattering in the vicinity o...Most existing two dimensional（2-D）angles of arrival（AOAs）estimation methods are based on the assumption that the signal sources are point sources.However,in mobile communications,local scattering in the vicinity of the mobile results in angular spreading as seen from a base station antenna array.In this paper,we consider the problem of estimating the 2-D AOAs of spatially distributed sources.First we perform blind estimation of the steering vectors by exploiting joint diagonalization,then the 2-D AOAs are obtained through two fast Fourier transforming of the estimated steering vectors.Simulations are carried out to illustrate the performance of the method.展开更多
In this paper, we propose a two-dimensional （2-D） angles of arrival （AOAs） estimation method based on a joint diagonalization of two spatio-temporal （ST） correlation matrices. The mathematical manipulations prop...In this paper, we propose a two-dimensional （2-D） angles of arrival （AOAs） estimation method based on a joint diagonalization of two spatio-temporal （ST） correlation matrices. The mathematical manipulations proposed in this paper take the structure of the array that enable estimating 2-D AOAs simultaneously without 2-D searching or pairing. The performance comparison shows that the proposed method is better than ST-DOA matrix method.展开更多
A localization algorithm using distance and angle information is proposed in wireless sensor networks. Assuming that node axial orientations are unknown, all angles are measured to calculate the angle differences betw...A localization algorithm using distance and angle information is proposed in wireless sensor networks. Assuming that node axial orientations are unknown, all angles are measured to calculate the angle differences between two nodes viewed by the third one. Then, localization problems are formulated as convex optimization ones and all geometric relationships among different nodes in the communication range are transformed into linear or quadratic constraints. If all measurements are accurate, the localization problem can be formulated as linear programming （LP）. Otherwise, by incorporating auxiliary variables, it can be regarded as quadratic programming （QP）. Simulations show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.展开更多
为了解决传统室内定位技术成本较高、稳定性差以及难于部署等问题,提出一种将到达时间(time of arrival,TOA)与到达角(angle of arrival,AOA)相结合的室内定位系统.该系统由定位基站与被控定位单元组成,其特征在于使用对射式布置的超声...为了解决传统室内定位技术成本较高、稳定性差以及难于部署等问题,提出一种将到达时间(time of arrival,TOA)与到达角(angle of arrival,AOA)相结合的室内定位系统.该系统由定位基站与被控定位单元组成,其特征在于使用对射式布置的超声波传感器获取定位基站与被控定位单元之间的距离特征,利用角度传感器获取被控定位单元相对于定位基站的角度特征,以单基站就实现了精确的室内定位过程.分析了该系统基本结构与原理,建立定位与控制模型,在一定范围内对其定点定位精度与跟随定位精度进行了实验验证.实验结果表明:该系统结构简单,易于安装布置,鲁棒性强,在测试范围内的最大定点定位误差不超过5 cm,跟随定位误差不超过15 cm.展开更多
准确地估计信号的到达角(Angle Of Arrival,AOA)为实现在室内高精度定位提供了可能,为了能够准确地估计室内多径信号的AOA,并提取出直射路径的AOA信息进行定位,本文提出一种利用信道频率响应信息(Channel Frequency Response,CFR)扩展...准确地估计信号的到达角(Angle Of Arrival,AOA)为实现在室内高精度定位提供了可能,为了能够准确地估计室内多径信号的AOA,并提取出直射路径的AOA信息进行定位,本文提出一种利用信道频率响应信息(Channel Frequency Response,CFR)扩展阵列天线的亚米级室内定位系统.首先,采集CFR信息进行AOA和信号到达时间(Time Of Arrival,TOA)的联合估计;其次,提出了一种基于AOA和TOA二维聚类信息的直射路径识别算法;另外,还提出了可视环境(Line Of Sight,LOS)以及非可视环境(Non Line Of Sight,NLOS)的识别算法,可以准确的判断出当前接收机相对发射机是处于LOS还是NLOS环境;最后,利用现有的三天线Wi-Fi设备在室内进行了测角以及定位测试,实验结果表明本文提出的定位系统在室内LOS和NLOS环境下分别可以达到中值误差为0.8m,1.3m的定位精度,可用于室内高精度定位.展开更多
针对现有的两步加权最小二乘(Two-stage Weighted Least Squares,TSWLS)和约束加权最小二乘(Constrained Weighted Least Squares,CWLS)在TDOA/AOA混合定位中可能产生测量矩阵奇异的情况,提出了一种改进的CWLS算法来消除奇异矩阵求逆运...针对现有的两步加权最小二乘(Two-stage Weighted Least Squares,TSWLS)和约束加权最小二乘(Constrained Weighted Least Squares,CWLS)在TDOA/AOA混合定位中可能产生测量矩阵奇异的情况,提出了一种改进的CWLS算法来消除奇异矩阵求逆运算.其主要思想是在约束条件下,用含有移动台位置坐标的价值函数对移动台坐标和附加变量分别取偏微分,分离出引入的附加变量,使移动台位置坐标与附加变量分别位于线性方程的两边,求解关于附加变量的一元二次方程,因此避免了对奇异矩阵求逆的运算.在零均值的高斯白噪声环境下,且移动台位于或接近监测基站阵列中心时,通过MATLAB仿真验证了改进的CWLS算法比TSWLS和CWLS算法均能取得更高的定位精度,可以达到克拉美-罗下界(CramérRao Lower Bound,CRLB).展开更多
文摘Mobile location using angle of arrival （AOA） measurements has received considerable attention. This paper presents an approximation of maximum likelihood estimator （MLE） for localizing a source based on AOA measurements. By introducing an intermediate variable, the nonlinear equations relating AOA estimates can be transformed into a set of equations which are linear in the unknown parameters. It is an approximate realization of the MLE. Simulations show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the previous contribution.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40775023)
文摘This paper addresses the probability of atmospheric refractivity estimation by using field measurements at an array of radio receivers in terms of angle-of-arrival spectrum. Angle-of-arrival spectrum information is simulated by the ray optics model and refractivity is expressed in the presence of an ideal tri-linear profile. The estimation of the refractivity is organized as an optimization problem and a genetic Mgorithm is used to search for the optimal solution from various trial refractivity profiles. Theoretical analysis demonstrates the feasibility of this method to retrieve the refractivity parameters. Simulation results indicate that this approach has a fair anti-noise ability and its accuracy performance is mainly dependent on the antenna aperture size and its positions.
文摘Based on the modified spectrum, the analytic expressions for the variance and normalized covariance of angleof-arrival （AOA） fluctuations are presented, which are applicable to the weak and strong regimes. The experimental data of AOA fluctuations validate the new derived expressions in weak and strong regimes. The results show that the receiving aperture D, outer scale and cell scale larger than the scattering disc S contribute significantly to the AOA fluctuations, and contributions from the small-scale turbulence are negligible. For the case of 4S/D 〈〈 1, the receiving aperture dominates low-pass filtering effects and the new displacement variances are in good agreement with the results from the old weak-fluctuation theory. For the case of 4S/D 〉〉 1, the scattering disc dominates the low-pass filtering effects and the new displacement variances depart from the results from the old weak-fluctuation theory.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China Grant No. 60372022Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University under Grant No. NCET-05-0806
文摘Most existing two dimensional（2-D）angles of arrival（AOAs）estimation methods are based on the assumption that the signal sources are point sources.However,in mobile communications,local scattering in the vicinity of the mobile results in angular spreading as seen from a base station antenna array.In this paper,we consider the problem of estimating the 2-D AOAs of spatially distributed sources.First we perform blind estimation of the steering vectors by exploiting joint diagonalization,then the 2-D AOAs are obtained through two fast Fourier transforming of the estimated steering vectors.Simulations are carried out to illustrate the performance of the method.
基金This work was supported the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grand No.60372022the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University under Grand No. NCET-05-0806.
文摘In this paper, we propose a two-dimensional （2-D） angles of arrival （AOAs） estimation method based on a joint diagonalization of two spatio-temporal （ST） correlation matrices. The mathematical manipulations proposed in this paper take the structure of the array that enable estimating 2-D AOAs simultaneously without 2-D searching or pairing. The performance comparison shows that the proposed method is better than ST-DOA matrix method.
文摘A localization algorithm using distance and angle information is proposed in wireless sensor networks. Assuming that node axial orientations are unknown, all angles are measured to calculate the angle differences between two nodes viewed by the third one. Then, localization problems are formulated as convex optimization ones and all geometric relationships among different nodes in the communication range are transformed into linear or quadratic constraints. If all measurements are accurate, the localization problem can be formulated as linear programming （LP）. Otherwise, by incorporating auxiliary variables, it can be regarded as quadratic programming （QP）. Simulations show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
文摘为了解决传统室内定位技术成本较高、稳定性差以及难于部署等问题,提出一种将到达时间(time of arrival,TOA)与到达角(angle of arrival,AOA)相结合的室内定位系统.该系统由定位基站与被控定位单元组成,其特征在于使用对射式布置的超声波传感器获取定位基站与被控定位单元之间的距离特征,利用角度传感器获取被控定位单元相对于定位基站的角度特征,以单基站就实现了精确的室内定位过程.分析了该系统基本结构与原理,建立定位与控制模型,在一定范围内对其定点定位精度与跟随定位精度进行了实验验证.实验结果表明:该系统结构简单,易于安装布置,鲁棒性强,在测试范围内的最大定点定位误差不超过5 cm,跟随定位误差不超过15 cm.
文摘准确地估计信号的到达角(Angle Of Arrival,AOA)为实现在室内高精度定位提供了可能,为了能够准确地估计室内多径信号的AOA,并提取出直射路径的AOA信息进行定位,本文提出一种利用信道频率响应信息(Channel Frequency Response,CFR)扩展阵列天线的亚米级室内定位系统.首先,采集CFR信息进行AOA和信号到达时间(Time Of Arrival,TOA)的联合估计;其次,提出了一种基于AOA和TOA二维聚类信息的直射路径识别算法;另外,还提出了可视环境(Line Of Sight,LOS)以及非可视环境(Non Line Of Sight,NLOS)的识别算法,可以准确的判断出当前接收机相对发射机是处于LOS还是NLOS环境;最后,利用现有的三天线Wi-Fi设备在室内进行了测角以及定位测试,实验结果表明本文提出的定位系统在室内LOS和NLOS环境下分别可以达到中值误差为0.8m,1.3m的定位精度,可用于室内高精度定位.
文摘针对现有的两步加权最小二乘(Two-stage Weighted Least Squares,TSWLS)和约束加权最小二乘(Constrained Weighted Least Squares,CWLS)在TDOA/AOA混合定位中可能产生测量矩阵奇异的情况,提出了一种改进的CWLS算法来消除奇异矩阵求逆运算.其主要思想是在约束条件下,用含有移动台位置坐标的价值函数对移动台坐标和附加变量分别取偏微分,分离出引入的附加变量,使移动台位置坐标与附加变量分别位于线性方程的两边,求解关于附加变量的一元二次方程,因此避免了对奇异矩阵求逆的运算.在零均值的高斯白噪声环境下,且移动台位于或接近监测基站阵列中心时,通过MATLAB仿真验证了改进的CWLS算法比TSWLS和CWLS算法均能取得更高的定位精度,可以达到克拉美-罗下界(CramérRao Lower Bound,CRLB).
