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Robust Estimator for NLOS Error Mitigation in TOA-Based Localization

  • Jing Dong*
  • , Xiaoqing Luo
  • , Jian Guan
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Nanjing Tech University
  • Jiangnan University
  • College of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University

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Abstract

Localization based on range measurements may suffer from non-line-of-sight (NLOS) bias, which can significantly degrade the accuracy of localization. In this paper, the time-of-arrival (TOA) based localization problem in NLOS environments is addressed. In particular, we approximately model the hybrid noise formed by measurement noise and NLOS bias errors with a Gaussian distribution, and develop a robust estimator based on maximum likelihood (ML) which can mitigate the NLOS bias errors while estimating the location of the source. The Lagrange programming neural network (LPNN) is then applied to address the obtained nonlinear constrained optimization problem. Furthermore, a weighted version of the proposed algorithm is developed by incorporating the distances as weight factors in the formulation. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithms can provide better results as compared with several the state-of-the-art methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications - 16th International Conference, WASA 2021, Proceedings
EditorsZhe Liu, Fan Wu, Sajal K. Das
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages56-67
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030861360
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event16th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2021 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 25 Jun 202127 Jun 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12939 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period25/06/2127/06/21

Keywords

  • Lagrange programming neural network (LPNN)
  • Maximum likelihood (ML) estimation
  • Non-line-of-sight (NLOS)
  • Time-of-arrival (TOA)

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