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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA)"”.
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Nonlinear filtering for narrow-band time delay estimation
… passive acoustic tracking. A large family of acoustic tracking systems combine estimates of the time difference of arrival (TDoA) between pairs of spatially separated sensors - this work improves those estimates by independently tracking each TDoA using a Bayesian filter. This tracking is …
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Design and Implementation of a Distributed Tdoa-Based Geolocation System Using Ossie and Low-Cost Usrp Boards
The Software Communications Architecture (SCA) specification defines a framework that allows modular software components to be developed and assembled to build larger radio applications. The specification allows for these components to be distributed among a set of computing hardware and to be …
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Indoor Positioning Using Acoustic Pseudo-Noise Based Time Difference of Arrival
… huge market opportunity with a growing number of commercial and consumer applications especially as Internet of Things (IoT) develops. This paper studies an IPS approach using audible sound and pseudo-noise (PN) based time difference of arrival (TDoA). The system’s infrastructure consists of …
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Locating Unknown Interference Sources with Time Difference of Arrival Estimates
… operators is being deployed in order to make use of the wireless spectrum more efficiently. However, when the spectrum is shared, it can create situations in which an operator is unable to determine the identity of an interferer transmitting an unknown signal. This is the situation in which the …
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Microphone Array Based Sound Source Detection and Localization with Beamforming, GCC-PHAT, and Triangulation using Arduino and MATLAB
… sound source localization (SSL). Keeping real-time applications in mind, such as search and rescue missions, military operations for gunshot detection, scream based localization, etc., it will help us understand how important sound localization is for people’s safety. This research adopts a …
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Impact of MIMO Transmission on CAF-Based Geolocation
The Cross Ambiguity Function (CAF) is often used for passive geolocation of an emitter based on the time difference of arrival (TDOA) and frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) of the received signals. CAF performance has been thoroughly investigated in regards to traditional single-input …
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Data Fusion For Improved TOA/TDOA Position Determination in Wireless Systems
… for providing position location (PL) information of a user, requesting for E-911 service, by October 2000. The wireless 911 rules adopted by the FCC are aimed both for improving the reliability of the wireless 911 services and for providing the enhanced features generally available for wireline …
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Detection and Position Location of Partial Discharges in Transformers Using Fiber Optic Sensors
Power transformers are one of the most important components in the electrical energy network. Extending transformer life is very economically valuable due to power outage. Therefore the development of instruments to monitor the transformer condition is of great interest. Detection of partial …
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Evaluation of TDOA Techniques for Position Location in CDMA Systems
… for a user requesting E-911 service. The Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) technique is one of the most promising position location techniques for cellular-type wireless communication systems. The IS-95 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system is a popular choice for the companies …
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Partial Discharge Detection and Localization in High Voltage Transformers Using an Optical Acoustic Sensor
A partial discharge (PD) is the dissipation of energy caused by the buildup of localized electric field intensity. In high voltage devices such as transformers, this buildup of charge and its release can be symptomatic of problems associated with aging, such as floating components and insulation …
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Source localization via time difference of arrival
Accurate localization of a signal source, based on the signals collected by a number of receiving sensors deployed in the source surrounding area is a problem of interest in various fields. This dissertation aims at exploring different techniques to improve the localization accuracy of …
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Efficient localization methods for a point source and rigid body
… networks over the past few years. Localization of a signal source is often accomplished by using a number of sensors that measure the radiated signal from the source, here we consider the range based measurements, including time of arrival (TOA) and time difference of arrival (TDOA). In such …
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Spatial Audio for Bat Biosonar
… the behavioral and physiological responses of bats to echoes typically includes analysis of acoustic signals from microphones and/or microphone arrays, using time difference of arrival (TDOA) between array elements or the microphones to locate flying bats (azimuth and elevation). This has …
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The Frequency Monitor Network (FNET) Design and Situation Awareness Algorithm Development
… used in the energy management system (EMS) of power system for monitoring, operation and control. In recent years, the advent of synchronized Phasor Measurements Unit (PMU) has added another dimension to the field of wide-area measurement. However, the high cost of the PMU, which includes …