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Precision Positioning and Navigation Communication Systems

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2025) | Viewed by 5948

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Fouzia Boukour Elbahhar

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Electronic Waves and Signals Laboratory for Transport (LEOST), Gustave Eiffel University, 59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Interests: 5G; cognitive radios; wireless communications; indoor localization; transport systems; V2X communication
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Dr. Christophe Loyez

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Institute of Electronic Microelectronic and Nanotechnology (IEMN), Université de Lille, CNRS, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520-IEMN, Lille, France
Interests: wireless communications; millimeter-wave localization and radiocommunication systems; neuromorphic integrated circuits

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Accurate positioning and navigation systems play a central role in the contemporary technological landscape, having various applications in areas such as transportation, logistics, and emergency services. By integrating complementary satellite positioning technologies like GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo, these systems ensure exceptional precision, facilitating seamless navigation and efficient resource management. Simultaneous advances in communication systems have further enhanced the effectiveness of these systems by enabling the rapid and reliable exchange of positioning information. This synergy between precise navigation and communication systems establishes a robust foundation for the continuous development of innovative solutions, enhancing our ability to navigate accurately in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. This Special Issue is dedicated to a wide range of positioning and navigation techniques, as well as the contribution of communication systems to navigation. We welcome innovative research articles and review articles with a particular emphasis on the listed topics (among other relevant subjects):

Topics:

  • Wireless communication systems for indoor positioning;
  • Sensor fusion for GNSS-challenged navigation;
  • GNSS security: interference, jamming and spoofing;
  • IA for positioning;
  • Using an in-building positioning system to ensure GNSS service continuity;
  • Low-power-consumption positioning system;
  • Bioinspired positioning system.

Dr. Fouzia Boukour Elbahhar
Dr. Christophe Loyez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • wireless indoor positioning
  • sensor fusion
  • GNSS security
  • IA-based positioning
  • bioinspired system

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Quad-Frequency Wide-Lane, Narrow-Lane and Hatch–Melbourne–Wübbena Combinations: The Beidou Case
by Daniele Borio, Melania Susi and Kinga Wȩzka
Electronics 2025, 14(9), 1805; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14091805 - 28 Apr 2025
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The pseudoranges of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) meta-signal can be reconstructed from the observations of its side-band components. More specifically, the Hatch–Melbourne–Wübbena (HMW) code-carrier combination is used to solve the ambiguity associated to the wide-lane carrier phase combination of the side-band [...] Read more.
The pseudoranges of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) meta-signal can be reconstructed from the observations of its side-band components. More specifically, the Hatch–Melbourne–Wübbena (HMW) code-carrier combination is used to solve the ambiguity associated to the wide-lane carrier phase combination of the side-band components, obtaining a high-accuracy pseudorange. The HMW and the wide-lane combinations thus play a key role in constructing meta-signal measurements. The theory of GNSS meta-signals was recently extended to the case with a number of components equal to a power of two. This theory can be used to generalize HMW and wide-lane combinations to the quad-frequency case. This is carried out through a Hadamard matrix of order four, which defines a narrow-lane and three wide-lane combinations. This paper characterizes meta-signal-inspired quad-frequency HMW and wide-lane measurements combinations using Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) observations. Two professional Septentrio PolarRx5S multi-frequency, multi-constellation receivers were set up in a zero-baseline configuration and used to collect observables from all the BDS open frequencies. These measurements are used to characterize different quad-frequency HMW and wide-lane carrier combinations. Some of the combinations analyzed have large equivalent wavelengths and have the potential to enable single-epoch ambiguity resolution in scenarios where short convergence times are required. Full article
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Accelerometer Bias Estimation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Extended Kalman Filter-Based Vision-Aided Navigation
by Djedjiga Belfadel and David Haessig
Electronics 2025, 14(6), 1074; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14061074 - 7 Mar 2025
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Accurate estimation of accelerometer biases in Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) is crucial for reliable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) navigation, particularly in GPS-denied environments. Uncompensated biases lead to an unbounded accumulation of position error and increased velocity error, resulting in significant navigation inaccuracies. This [...] Read more.
Accurate estimation of accelerometer biases in Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) is crucial for reliable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) navigation, particularly in GPS-denied environments. Uncompensated biases lead to an unbounded accumulation of position error and increased velocity error, resulting in significant navigation inaccuracies. This paper examines the effects of accelerometer bias on UAV navigation accuracy and introduces a vision-aided navigation system. The proposed system integrates data from an IMU, altimeter, and optical flow sensor (OFS), employing an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) to estimate both the accelerometer biases and the UAV position and velocity. This approach reduces the accumulation of velocity and positional errors. The efficiency of this approach was validated through simulation experiments involving a UAV navigating in circular and straight-line trajectories. Simulation results show that the proposed approach significantly enhances UAV navigation performance, providing more accurate estimates of both the state and accelerometer biases while reducing error growth through the use of vision aiding from an Optical Flow Sensor. Full article
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Navigating in Light: Precise Indoor Positioning Using Trilateration and Angular Diversity in a Semi-Spherical Photodiode Array with Visible Light Communication
by Javier Barco Alvárez, Juan Carlos Torres Zafra, Juan Sebastián Betancourt, Máximo Morales Cespedes and Carlos Iván del Valle Morales
Electronics 2024, 13(18), 3597; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13183597 - 10 Sep 2024
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This research presents a detailed methodology for indoor positioning using visible light communication (VLC) technology, focusing on overcoming the limitations of traditional satellite-based navigation systems. The system is based on an optical positioning framework that integrates trilateration techniques with a semi-spherical array of [...] Read more.
This research presents a detailed methodology for indoor positioning using visible light communication (VLC) technology, focusing on overcoming the limitations of traditional satellite-based navigation systems. The system is based on an optical positioning framework that integrates trilateration techniques with a semi-spherical array of photodiodes, designed to enhance both positional accuracy and orientation estimation. The system effectively estimates the receiver’s position and orientation with high precision by utilizing multiple white-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as transmitters and leveraging angular diversity. The proposed method achieves an average position error of less than 3 cm and an angular accuracy within 10 degrees, demonstrating its robustness even in environments with obstructed line of sight. These results highlight the system’s potential for significant indoor positioning accuracy and reliability improvements. Full article
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A Review of Neuromorphic Sound Source Localization and Echolocation-Based Navigation Systems
by Eugénie Dalmas, François Danneville, Fouzia Elbahhar, Michael Bocquet and Christophe Loyez
Electronics 2024, 13(24), 4858; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13244858 - 10 Dec 2024
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The development of positioning systems has been significantly advanced by a combination of technological innovations, such as improved sensors, signal processing, and computational power, alongside inspiration drawn from biological mechanisms. Although vision is the main means for positioning oneself—or elements relative to oneself—in [...] Read more.
The development of positioning systems has been significantly advanced by a combination of technological innovations, such as improved sensors, signal processing, and computational power, alongside inspiration drawn from biological mechanisms. Although vision is the main means for positioning oneself—or elements relative to oneself—in the environment, other sensory mediums provide additional information, and may even take over when visibility is lacking, such as in the dark or in troubled waters. In particular, the auditory system in mammals greatly contributes to determining the location of sound sources, as well as navigating or identifying objects’ texture and shape, when combined with echolocation behavior. Taking further inspiration from the neuronal processing in the brain, neuromorphic computing has been studied in the context of sound source localization and echolocation-based navigation, which aim at better understanding biological processes or reaching state-of-the-art performances in energy efficiency through the use of spike encoding. This paper sets out a review of these neuromorphic sound source localization, sonar- and radar-based navigation systems, from their earliest appearance to the latest published works. Current trends and possible future directions within this scope are discussed. Full article
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