Sensor radar networks enable important new applications based on accurate localization. They rely on the quality of range measurements, which serve as observations for inferring a target location. In harsh propagation environments (e.g., indoors), such observations can be nonrepresentative of the target due to noise, multipath, clutter, and non-line-of-sight conditions leading to target misdetection, false-alarm events, and inaccurate localization. These conditions can be mitigated by selecting and processing a subset of representative observations. We introduce blind techniques for the selection of representative observations gathered by sensor radars operating in harsh environments. A methodology for the design and analysis of sensor radar networks is developed, taking into account the aforementioned impairments and observation selection. Results are obtained for noncoherent ultra-wideband sensor radars in a typical indoor environment (with obstructions, multipath, and clutter) to enable a clear understanding of how observation selection improves the localization accuracy.
Blind Selection of Representative Observations for Sensor Radar Networks / Bartoletti, S.; Giorgetti, A.; Win, M. Z.; Conti, A.. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0018-9545. - ELETTRONICO. - 64:4(2015), pp. 7024174.1388-7024174.1400. [10.1109/TVT.2015.2397312]
Blind Selection of Representative Observations for Sensor Radar Networks
GIORGETTI, ANDREA;
2015
Abstract
Sensor radar networks enable important new applications based on accurate localization. They rely on the quality of range measurements, which serve as observations for inferring a target location. In harsh propagation environments (e.g., indoors), such observations can be nonrepresentative of the target due to noise, multipath, clutter, and non-line-of-sight conditions leading to target misdetection, false-alarm events, and inaccurate localization. These conditions can be mitigated by selecting and processing a subset of representative observations. We introduce blind techniques for the selection of representative observations gathered by sensor radars operating in harsh environments. A methodology for the design and analysis of sensor radar networks is developed, taking into account the aforementioned impairments and observation selection. Results are obtained for noncoherent ultra-wideband sensor radars in a typical indoor environment (with obstructions, multipath, and clutter) to enable a clear understanding of how observation selection improves the localization accuracy.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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