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Inferring a sequence of variables from observations is a prevalent task in a multitude of applications. However, in some nonlinear or non-Gaussian scenarios, traditional techniques such as Kalman filters (KFs) and particle filters (PFs) fail to provide satisfactory performance. Moreover, there is a lack of a unifying framework for the analysis and development of different filtering techniques. In...
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Inferring a sequence of variables from observations is a prevalent task in a multitude of applications. However, in some nonlinear or non-Gaussian scenarios, traditional techniques such as Kalman filters (KFs) and particle filters (PFs) fail to provide satisfactory performance. Moreover, there is a lack of a unifying framework for the analysis and development of different filtering techniques. In...
In this paper we have proposed a technique for cooperative localization where localization is done in distributive fashion without using any additional broadcast by nodes. The method relies on a fixed scheduled ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse transmissions by nodes in a predetermined way. The advantages of the proposed method is simpler hardware, comparatively less pulse transmission in the system hence...
In detect and avoid techniques of ultra-wide-band systems, there are some avoidance techniques which require information of both a primary signal and a noise level in order to control the transmitted power. Thus, we need to estimate the primary signal power and the noise variance with a high degree of accuracy. In this paper, we propose a new estimation method of primary signal to noise ratio. Our...
The chipsets discussed in this paper follow the philosophy that the beauty of impulse radio ultra-wideband lies in its simplicity. They provide fully differential circuit solutions in a low-cost SiGe heterostructure bipolar transistor technology addressing short range radar sensors as well as communication links. At the core, an efficient pulse generator concept allows for spectral tunability as well...
To investigate impulse radio (IR) communication transceivers, bit error rate (BER) measurements are typically performed by connecting an arbitrary waveform generator and a digitizing oscilloscope. In this paper a reconfigurable software defined radio (SDR) transmitter specifically designed for IR communication tests is presented. The prototype offers the possibility to transmit arbitrary 4-ary modulated...
In this paper, we present a modular test bed for ultra wideband ranging. The test bed comprises a 6.5 GHz radio front end interfacing with a baseband pulse transceiver and round-trip-time measurement module and with a flexible digital control and processing platform. The proposed radio front end allows to reduce antenna size and interference from narrowband users, with respect to the baseband pulse...
Due to overlapping frequency bands, IEEE 802.11a WLAN and Ultra Wide-Band systems potentially suffer from mutual interference problems. This paper proposes a method for inserting frequency notches into the IR-UWB power spectrum to ensure compatibility with WLAN systems. In contrast to conventional approaches where complicated waveform equations are used, the proposed method uses a dual-pulse frequency...
This paper provides a comparative overview of two short-range wireless technologies with high potential for use in various data-intensive and security-sensitive applications, namely, ultra wideband (UWB) and visible light communications (VLC). Both are emerging technologies with some unique features that draw a great research and commercial interest, also because of their applicability to the research...
The paper describes a coexistence study of IEEE Std 802.15.6-2012 UWB devices with other UWB systems, in particular IEEE Std 802.15.4a-2007 (pico-nets) devices and IEEE 802.15.4f-2012 (RFID) devices. The recently published IEEE Std 802.15.6TM-2012 includes IR-UWB and FM-UWB technologies. The IR-UWB transceivers for BANs are based on the transmission of a single and relative long pulse per symbol (new...
We present an algorithm for ultra-precise timing in large wireless networks. Our approach uses physical-layer UWB round-trip time-of-flight measurements to achieve precise timing between any two nodes, and fast re-timing based on UWB pulse broadcasting and diversity combining, allowing the precise timing to “propagate” through even large-scale networks. The algorithm also ensures that a virtual timing...
This paper presents the channel capacity and capacity-achieving input distribution of an energy detection receiver structure. A proper statistical model is introduced which makes it possible to treat the energy detector as a constrained continuous communication channel. To solve this non-linear optimization we used the Blahut-Arimoto algorithm extended with a particle method, so that also continuous...
Non-coherent energy detection (ED) IR-UWB receivers exhibit strong advantages in low data rate, low power and low cost applications such as RFID and Wireless Sensor Networks. However, the performance of ED receivers is usually suffered from the noise enhancement due to the large time-bandwidth product. The integration region of the receiver integrator significantly affects the bit error rate (BER)...
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