Sensor Networks Tdoa Self-Calibration: 2d Complexity Analysis and Solutions

Luca Ferranti, Kalle Åström, Magnus Oskarsson, Jani Boutellier, Juho Kannala

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Abstract

Given a network of receivers and transmitters, the process of determining their positions from measured pseudoranges is known as network self-calibration. In this paper we consider 2D networks with synchronized receivers but unsynchronized transmitters and the corresponding calibration techniques, known as Time-Difference-Of-Arrival (TDOA) techniques. Despite previous work, TDOA self-calibration is computationally challenging. Iterative algorithms are very sensitive to the initialization, causing convergence issues. In this paper, we present a novel approach, which gives an algebraic solution to two previously unsolved scenarios. We also demonstrate that our solvers produce an excellent initial value for non-linear optimisation algorithms, leading to a full pipeline robust to noise.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
Pages4635-4639
Number of pages5
Volume2021-June
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-7605-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventIEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2021 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 2021 Jun 62021 Jun 11

Publication series

NameICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1520-6149

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2021
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period2021/06/062021/06/11

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Communication Systems

Free keywords

  • Minimal problems
  • Sensor networks calibration
  • Time difference of arrival

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