The problem of target localization involves estimating the position of a target from multiple noisy sensor measurements. It is well known that the relative sensor-target geometry can significantly affect the performance of any particular localization algorithm. The localization performance can be explicitly characterized by certainmeasures, for example, by the Cramer–Rao lower bound (which is e...

In this work we have investigated the use of color descriptors to automatically locate the color target in the scene. Three different local descriptors have been tested. These descriptors are then used to return multiple localization hypotheses and a geometrical and appearance validation are introduced to select the most feasible pose. The experimental results on a public dataset of RAW images ...

We explore the capabilities of a robotic sensing system designed to locate objects underwater through active movement of an electric field emitter and sensor apparatus. The system is inspired by the biological phenomenon of active electrolocation, a sensing strategy found in two groups of freshwater fishes known to emit weak electric fields for target localization and communication. An analytic...

Vision provides humans with unmatched capabilities to sense the world, and yet it has not been exploited in a sensor network setup. This paper outlines the design and construction of such a network, which implements a target localization algorithm in a real-world setting.

Target localization using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and planar imaging is being investigated for guiding radiation therapy delivery. Previous studies on SPECT-based localization have used computer-simulated or hybrid images with simulated tumors embedded in disease-free patient images where the tumor position is known and localization can be calculated directly. In the ...

Locating a target from range measurements using only one mobile transducer has been increased over the last years. This method allows us to reduce the high costs of deployment and maintenance of traditional fixed systems on the seafloor such as Long Baseline. The range-only single-beacon is one of the new architectures developed using the new capabilities of modern acoustic underwater modems, w...