The implementation challenges of cooperative localization by dual foot-mounted inertial
sensors and inter-agent ranging are discussed, and work on the subject is reviewed. System …

In this paper, an ultrasonic positioning system is presented and characterized, based on the
usage of a portable grid of beacons and of a few fixed anchors. Since the beacon grid can …

Microwave ultra-wideband technology has been widely adopted in instrumentation and
measurement systems, including ground-penetrating radar (GPR) sensors. Baluns are …

Indoor localization and tracking of moving human targets is a task of recognized importance
and difficulty. In this paper, we describe a position measurement technique based on the …

This article addresses the problem of determining the location of pallets carried by forklifts
inside a warehouse, which are recognized thanks to an onboard Radio Frequency …

The increasing diffusion of mobile and portable devices provided with wireless connectivity
makes the problem of distance measurement based on radio-frequency technologies …

A research study aimed at developing a novel indoor positioning system is presented. The
realized system prototype uses sensor fusion techniques to combine information from two …

Avalanche transistor-based Marx bank circuit (MBC) is widely used to generate nanosecond
pulses with high amplitude, high repetition rate, fast rise time, and low jitter. Recently, the …

In this paper, a performance-enhanced ultrawideband monocycle pulse generator circuit
using a step recovery diode is designed and tested. Factors that could cause pulse …

Avalanche transistor (AT)-based repetitive nanosecond pulse generators with high
amplitude, fast rise time, narrow pulse width, and low jitter have been widely developed and …