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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Wireless Communication

Background:

  • Ultra-wideband (UWB) systems face significant challenges in indoor environments due to dense multipath and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation.
  • Accurate time of arrival (TOA) estimation is crucial for precise indoor ranging but is degraded by multipath effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel approach for precise TOA estimation and ranging error mitigation in UWB indoor systems.
  • To address the limitations of conventional methods in poor indoor radio channel conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing entropy to measure signal randomness for first path (FP) detection, indicated by a significant entropy decrease.
  • Employing support vector machine (SVM) regression to model the relationship between signal characteristics and ranging error for mitigation.
  • Validating the approach through numerical simulations across IEEE 802.15.4a standard channel models (CM1-CM4).

Main Results:

  • The proposed entropy-based method accurately estimates TOA by identifying signal randomness changes.
  • SVM regression effectively mitigates ranging errors without requiring prior channel condition recognition.
  • Significant performance improvements were demonstrated compared to conventional methods in simulated indoor channels.

Conclusions:

  • The combined entropy and SVM regression approach offers a robust solution for accurate UWB indoor ranging.
  • This method enhances ranging precision and error mitigation in challenging multipath and NLOS environments.
  • The findings are particularly relevant for applications requiring high-accuracy indoor positioning with UWB technology.