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  • Wireless communication
  • Signal processing
  • Localization technology

Background:

  • Direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is crucial for wireless localization in military and civilian applications.
  • Accurate wireless localization is essential for efficient deployment of DOA systems.
  • Complex environments with signal variations pose challenges to traditional localization methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel method for improving the prediction accuracy of wireless DOA localization systems.
  • To address signal variations in complex environments for precise target location determination.
  • To investigate the tracking of moving targets, specifically flying drones, using an adaptive Kalman Filter.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel method to enhance wireless DOA localization by accounting for signal variations.
  • Incorporated an adaptive Kalman Filter algorithm to optimize real-time predictions and filter noise.
  • Utilized an accuracy assessment method for evaluating prediction routes of moving targets.
  • Validated the system using simulations and real-world measurements for both fixed and moving sources.

Main Results:

  • The proposed adaptive Kalman Filter effectively filters noise in multipath environments and optimizes real-time predictions.
  • Simulations showed strong agreement with measured data, validating the DOA system.
  • A prediction error of approximately 10–20 meters was achieved in a 500×500 m² outdoor region.
  • The system successfully determined the DOA of a fixed source and tracked a moving drone's route.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed wireless DOA localization system with an adaptive Kalman Filter demonstrates high efficiency and accuracy.
  • The method is effective in complex environments and for tracking moving targets like drones.
  • The achieved prediction error validates the system's usefulness for practical wireless localization applications.