2022/05/06 by Esrafilian, Omid, Gangula, Rajeev, Gesbert, David
#Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Information Theory (cs.IT)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2205.03327
This paper considers the problem of ground user localization based on received signal strength (RSS) measurements obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). We treat UAV-user link channel model parameters and antenna radiation pattern of the UAV as unknowns that need to be estimated. A hybrid channel model is proposed that consists of a traditional path loss model combined with a neural network approximating the UAV antenna gain function. With this model and a set of offline RSS measurements, the unknown parameters are estimated. We then employ the particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique which utilizes the learned hybrid channel model along with a 3D map of the environment to accurately localize the ground users. The performance of the developed algorithm is evaluated through simulations and also real-world experiments.