The system which we propose to demonstrate for indoor localization competition is based on Time difference of arrival(TDOA) technique.Using our custom made hardware we could achieve localization of a mobile node by distance estimation from beacon nodes by using time difference of arrival between RF and ultrasonic signals and subsequent lateration operation. We also have developed a system for a...

The robust three-dimensional position architecture is proposed in the paper, where the hybrid time difference of arrival (TDOA) and direction of arrival (DOA) position system was designed to backup the four-station TDOA position system. The digital time delay estimation (TDE) receiver is used for TDOA measurement and the cylindrical array antenna is used for DOA measurement. The general formula...

A signal attenuation difference of arrival (SADOA) scheme is proposed to combine with the time difference of arrival (TDOA) method for mobile location estimation. On the basis of ratio of distances between the mobile and base stations derived from differences of signal attenuations, each SADOA measurement yields a circle on which the mobile may lie. Meanwhile, each TDOA measurement defines a hy...

THESIS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. While time difference of arrival (TDOA) information is sufficient to passively solve for the location of a radio frequency transmitter, frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) information may be added to the TDOA information to solve for both the position and velocity of the transmitter. This analysis implements a stochastic discrete...

This paper proposes a mobile user location scheme for wideband code-division multiple-access (CDMA) wireless communication systems. To achieve high location accuracy and low cost of the mobile receiver, the location scheme combines the time difference of arrival (TDOA) measurements from the forward link pilot signals with the angle of arrival (AOA) measurement from the reverse link pilot signal...

By taking different kinds of measurements at the same time, it may be possible to improve accuracy target localization or reduce number sensors needed. Time-of-arrival (TOA), time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA), time delay (TD), received signal strength (RSS), and angle-of-arrival (AOA) are commonly used in wireless systems. This article first presents a new weighted least squares (WLS) algorithm...

We propose a moving target tracking algorithm using the measurement signals of time difference of arrival (TDOA) and the frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) in this paper. The geolocation system using TDOA measurement does not have enough accuracy to estimate the position of target. We use both TDOA and FDOA measurement signals to estimate the target location and target’s velocity at discret...

In this paper, obtaining time of arrival (TOA) measurements in a sensor network is investigated. Differentiating these TOA measurements provides the Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) measurements between sensor pairs. An approach is proposed to estimate the TOA at a single sensor in a semi-passive scenario. The theoretical investigation is supported by field trials. This experimental analysis p...

Passive geo-location of communication emitters provides great benefits to military and civilian surveillance and security operations. Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) and Frequency Difference of Arrival (FDOA) measurement combination for stationary emitters may be obtained by sensors mounted on mobile platforms, for example on a pair of UAVs. Complex Ambiguity Function (CAF) of received comple...