Paper ID | SAM-11.3 | ||
Paper Title | SENSOR NETWORKS TDOA SELF-CALIBRATION: 2D COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS | ||
Authors | Luca Ferranti, University of Vaasa, Finland; Kalle Åström, Magnus Oskarsson, Lund University, Sweden; Jani Boutellier, University of Vaasa, Finland; Juho Kannala, Aalto University, Finland | ||
Session | SAM-11: Array Calibration and Performance Analysis | ||
Location | Gather.Town | ||
Session Time: | Friday, 11 June, 13:00 - 13:45 | ||
Presentation Time: | Friday, 11 June, 13:00 - 13:45 | ||
Presentation | Poster | ||
Topic | Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing: [SAM-CALB] Array calibration | ||
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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. |