The present paper analyzes the performance of localization systems, based on dual-band Direction of Arrival (DoA) approach, in multi-path affected scenarios. The implemented DoA estimation, which belongs to the so-called Space and Frequency Division Multiple Access (SFDMA) technique, takes advantage of the use of two uncorrelated communication carrier frequencies, as already demonstrated by the authors. Starting from these results, this paper provides, first, the methodology followed to describe the localization system in the proposed simulation environment, and, as a second step, describes how multi-path effects may be taken into account through a set of full-wave simulations. The latter follows an approach based on the two-ray model. The validation of the proposed approach is demonstrated by simulations over a wide range of virtual scenarios. The analysis of the results highlights the ability of the proposed approach to describe multi-path effects and confirms enhancements in DoA estimation as experimentally evaluated by the same authors. To further assess the performance of the aforementioned simulation environment, a comparison between simulated and measured results was carried out, confirming the capability to predict DoA performance.

Analysis of Dual-Band Direction of Arrival Estimation in Multipath Scenarios / Cidronali, Alessandro; Ciervo, Edoardo; Collodi, Giovanni; Maddio, Stefano; Passafiume, Marco; Pelosi, Giuseppe. - In: ELECTRONICS. - ISSN 2079-9292. - ELETTRONICO. - 10:(2021), pp. 0-0. [10.3390/electronics10111236]

Analysis of Dual-Band Direction of Arrival Estimation in Multipath Scenarios

Cidronali, Alessandro
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Ciervo, Edoardo;Collodi, Giovanni;Maddio, Stefano;Passafiume, Marco;Pelosi, Giuseppe
2021

Abstract

The present paper analyzes the performance of localization systems, based on dual-band Direction of Arrival (DoA) approach, in multi-path affected scenarios. The implemented DoA estimation, which belongs to the so-called Space and Frequency Division Multiple Access (SFDMA) technique, takes advantage of the use of two uncorrelated communication carrier frequencies, as already demonstrated by the authors. Starting from these results, this paper provides, first, the methodology followed to describe the localization system in the proposed simulation environment, and, as a second step, describes how multi-path effects may be taken into account through a set of full-wave simulations. The latter follows an approach based on the two-ray model. The validation of the proposed approach is demonstrated by simulations over a wide range of virtual scenarios. The analysis of the results highlights the ability of the proposed approach to describe multi-path effects and confirms enhancements in DoA estimation as experimentally evaluated by the same authors. To further assess the performance of the aforementioned simulation environment, a comparison between simulated and measured results was carried out, confirming the capability to predict DoA performance.
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Cidronali, Alessandro; Ciervo, Edoardo; Collodi, Giovanni; Maddio, Stefano; Passafiume, Marco; Pelosi, Giuseppe
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