Algorithms for cooperative active localization of static targets with mobile bearing sensors under communication constraints

J Vander Hook, P Tokekar, V Isler - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the problem of actively locating a static target using mobile robots equipped with
bearing sensors. The goal is to reduce the uncertainty in the target's location to a value …

Quadrotor control for RF source localization and tracking

JT Isaacs, F Quitin, LRG Carrillo… - 2014 International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Preliminary results on quadrotor control strategies enabling omnidirectional radio frequency
(RF) sensing for source localization and tracking are discussed. The use of a quadrotor for …

RF source-seeking by a micro aerial vehicle using rotation-based angle of arrival estimates

S Venkateswaran, JT Isaacs, K Fregene… - 2013 American …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate a computationally and memory efficient algorithm for radio frequency (RF)
source-seeking with a single-wing rotating micro aerial vehicle (MAV) equipped with a …

Cautious greedy strategy for bearing‐only active localization: Analysis and field experiments

J Vander Hook, P Tokekar, V Isler - Journal of Field Robotics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We study the problem of optimally choosing bearing measurement locations for localizing a
stationary target in minimum time. The targets are transmitting radio tags, and bearing …

Communication for teams of networked robots

J Fink - 2011 - search.proquest.com
There are a large class of problems, from search and rescue to environmental monitoring,
that can benefit from teams of mobile robots in environments where there is no existing …

Scale-free coordinates for multi-robot systems with bearing-only sensors

A Cornejo, AJ Lynch, E Fudge… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose scale-free coordinates as an alternative coordinate system for multi-robot
systems with large robot populations. Scale-free coordinates allow each robot to know, up to …

Particle filter design for mobile robot localization based on received signal strength indicator

CC Hsu, SS Yeh, PL Hsu - Transactions of the Institute of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents a particle filter design to improve the accuracy of received signal
strength indicator (RSSI)-based localization algorithms for localizing mobile robots that …

Cautious greedy strategy for bearing-based active localization: Experiments and theoretical analysis

J Vander Hook, P Tokekar, V Isler - 2012 IEEE International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the problem of minimizing the time to accurately localize a target using radio-
based telemetry. The directional nature of the antenna allows us to obtain bearing-to-target …

[图书][B] Efficient and Low-cost Localization of Radio Sources with an Autonomous Drone

LK Dressel - 2018 - search.proquest.com
A radio source is anything that emits radio signals. It might be a signal jammer, a cellphone,
a wildlife radio-tag, or the telemetry radio of an unauthorized drone. It is often critical to find …

Direction of arrival estimation for robots using radio signal strength and mobility

CJ Lowrance, AP Lauf - 2016 13th Workshop on Positioning …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A robot is sometimes unable to obtain its precise location, or the location of its neighbors,
due to the limitations of the global positioning system (GPS) or due to positioning information …