DeepPos uses deep learning to improve indoor location accuracy.
problem Indoor GPS accuracy issues with mobile devices.
method Supervised autoencoder network for modeling CSI-based environments.
result Robust and efficient indoor localization system developed.
The paper uses Bayesian Surprise to identify unexpected structures in indoor environments.
problem Identifying unexpected structures in indoor environments.
method Bayesian Surprise applied to Isovist Analysis of 2D floor plans.
result Surprise regions in indoor environments can be used to focus on important areas in LBS.
Autoencoder neural networks reconstruct missing indoor environment data.
problem Missing data in building operation data sets.
method Three different autoencoder neural networks trained to reconstruct missing data.
result Reconstructing variables with average RMSEs of 0.42 °C, 1.30 % and 78.41 ppm.
NAVREN-RL uses deep reinforcement learning to teach drones indoor navigation.
problem Teaching drones to navigate indoor environments efficiently.
method End-to-end deep reinforcement learning with a custom reward function, expert data integration.
result Drones successfully navigate indoor arenas avoiding obstacles.
Paper presents a WiFi-based indoor sensor localization technique.
problem Indoor localization in wireless sensor networks.
method Zoning-based localization using statistical learning.
result Efficient sensor zone determination in indoor environments.
Study compares distances for indoor WiFi mapping, finding Earth Mover's Distance effective.
problem Indoor localization and mapping using WiFi signals.
method Comparison of distance measures and kernel density estimation.
result Earth Mover's Distance is most beneficial for indoor localization.
VNLA uses vision and language to guide agents in finding objects in indoor environments.
problem Guiding agents in finding objects in indoor environments via language.
method Developed I3L framework for imitation learning with indirect intervention.
result Significantly improved success rate of learning agents over baselines.
Proposes efficient calibration for indoor localization models.
problem Calibration data scarcity in wireless indoor localization.
method Uses synthetic labels and prediction sets to fine-tune a predictor and estimate bias.
result Yields rigorous coverage guarantees for prediction sets.
Bayesian segmentation and uncertainty estimation improve 3D model accuracy for factory planning.
problem Generating accurate 3D models from outdated and incomplete 2D data.
method Bayesian neural network for point cloud segmentation and entropy-based uncertainty estimation.
result Bayesian segmentation network significantly improves model accuracy and object identification.
Paper uses RNNs for more accurate indoor WiFi localization.
problem Accurate indoor WiFi localization using RSSI measurements.
method Proposes recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for trajectory positioning of RSSI data.
result Achieves an average localization error of 0.75 m with 80% under 1 m, outperforming conventional algorithms.
We propose a reinforcement learning (RL) based closed loop power control algorithm for the downlink of the voice over LTE (VoLTE) radio bearer for an indoor environment served by small cells. The main contributions of our paper are to 1) use RL to solve performance tuning problems in an indoor cellular network for voic…
Paper proposes a graph model for optimal AP deployment in indoor optical wireless networks.
problem Challenges in deploying optical wireless networks due to LoS requirement and limited range.
method Graph modeling approach to identify minimum number of APs and their optimal locations.
result Optimal deployment of APs ensures connectivity and minimizes interference in indoor environments.
Paper proposes CNN-LSTM for WiFi indoor localization.
problem Classical WiFi localization methods using only spatial data.
method Combines CNN and LSTM for CSI feature extraction.
result Achieves 2.5~m average localization error with 80% under 4~m.
With the recent development in mobile computing devices and as the ubiquitous deployment of access points(APs) of Wireless Local Area Networks(WLANs), WLAN based indoor localization systems(WILSs) are of mounting concentration and are becoming more and more prevalent for they do not require additional infrastructure. A…
Most existing fingerprints-based indoor localization approaches are based on some single fingerprints, such as received signal strength (RSS), channel impulse response (CIR), and signal subspace. However, the localization accuracy obtained by the single fingerprint approach is rather susceptible to the changing environ…
This paper describes and evaluates the use of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for path planning in support of smart mobility applications such as indoor and outdoor navigation applications, individualized wayfinding for people with disabilities (e.g., vision impairments, physical disabilities, etc.), path planni…
Efficiently maps indoor magnetic fields with SKI and D-SKI.
problem Computing large-scale magnetic field maps in indoor environments.
method Structured kernel interpolation (SKI) with derivatives (D-SKI) for Gaussian process regression.
result Achieves better accuracy and faster computation than state-of-the-art methods.
SLAM-net learns to navigate visually in challenging indoor environments.
problem Challenges in SLAM for visual robot navigation, especially in noisy conditions.
method Differentiable SLAM Network (SLAM-net) that encodes a particle filter SLAM algorithm in a differentiable graph and learns components through backpropagation.
result Significantly outperforms ORB-SLAM in noisy conditions and improves the Habitat Challenge 2020 PointNav task.
Indoor localization based on SIngle Of Fingerprint (SIOF) is rather susceptible to the changing environment, multipath, and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation. Building SIOF is also a very time-consuming process. Recently, we first proposed a GrOup Of Fingerprints (GOOF) to improve the localization accuracy and reduc…
Improves magnetic field mapping using an array of magnetometers with noisy input.
problem Improving magnetic field maps in indoor environments with noisy magnetometer data.
method Uses Gaussian process regression with an array of magnetometers, incorporating known array positions and relative magnetometer locations.
result The method produces higher quality magnetic field maps compared to using a single magnetometer.
We propose an automatic method to infer high dynamic range illumination from a single, limited field-of-view, low dynamic range photograph of an indoor scene. In contrast to previous work that relies on specialized image capture, user input, and/or simple scene models, we train an end-to-end deep neural network that di…
A new method learns continuous occupancy fields efficiently using the Ising model.
problem Efficiently learning continuous occupancy fields for robot navigation.
method Generalizes the Ising model to model continuous occupancy fields, using a unique kernel for range measurements.
result The method is computationally efficient and requires only a small number of hyperparameters.
AGML model improves indoor localization with sparse fingerprints using meta-learning and graph neural networks.
problem Maintaining high localization accuracy with extremely sparse fingerprints.
method Attentional Graph Neural Network (AGNN) and meta-learning framework with data augmentation strategies.
result AGML model consistently outperforms baseline methods across various metrics.
VALAN is a framework for navigation agents in photo-realistic environments.
problem Developing agents for indoor navigation tasks.
method Deep reinforcement learning with SEED RL architecture.
result VALAN framework can solve a variety of RL problems.
LEAPS uses semantic models to improve reinforcement learning in diverse environments.
problem Generalizing and adapting to unseen environments in reinforcement learning.
method Hybrid model-based and model-free approach with a multi-target sub-policy and a Bayesian semantic model.
result LEAPS outperforms baselines in visual navigation tasks using diverse indoor scenes.
Paper proposes RL algorithms for optimizing cellular network performance.
problem Improving cellular network performance against wireless impairments.
method Formulated as a reinforcement learning problem and developed two algorithms: PC and SON.
result RL algorithms outperform industry standards in simulated environments.
Method learns attractive areas from agent motions to represent environments.
problem Representing environments based on moving agents' nonlinear motions.
method Switching model of velocity fields, parametric representation of attractive spots.
result Dynamic map of attractive areas for online learning.
New model estimates indoor radon distribution with higher spatial resolution.
problem Accurate estimation of indoor radon concentration for health assessment.
method Quantile regression forest and probabilistic Monte Carlo sampling.
result Approximate lognormal distribution of indoor radon in Germany with specific exceedance probabilities.
TarMAC targets and coordinates multi-agent communication for cooperative tasks.
problem Coordinating multi-agent reinforcement learning in partially observable environments.
method Targeted multi-round communication approach without supervision.
result Improved performance and sample efficiency in diverse environments.
This paper improves indoor positioning accuracy by deploying reference nodes to ensure Line-of-Sight.
problem Systematic bias errors in indoor positioning due to non-LoS propagation.
method Model indoor service area as a graph, partition into cliques for reference nodes, set minimum distance and angle parameters.
result Guaranteed LoS to reference nodes improves indoor positioning accuracy and precision.
Improved robot navigation using multi-head attention for natural language instructions.
problem Improving robot navigation in unfamiliar environments.
method Proposes a multi-head attention mechanism blending layer in a neural network model.
result Significant performance gains in translating instructions for unseen environments.
The paper improves safety in autonomous systems using adversarial learning.
problem Ensuring safety in real-time control systems of autonomous vehicles.
method The paper introduces a dual anomaly detection framework (CFAM and SFAM) using generative adversarial networks (GANs) and video prediction.
result Demonstrated effectiveness on both indoor and outdoor autonomous ground vehicles.
RETR improves indoor radar perception with a novel transformer model.
problem Indoor radar perception lacks models tailored for multi-view radar settings.
method RETR extends DETR architecture with depth-prioritized feature similarity, tri-plane loss, and radar-to-camera transformation.
result RETR outperforms state-of-the-art methods by 15.38+ AP for object detection and 11.91+ IoU for instance segmentation.
New method combines neural networks and data assimilation for indoor air quality prediction.
problem Accurate and fast prediction of indoor air quality using real-time data.
method Combines Data Assimilation and Machine Learning using a Convolutional neural network and Long-Short-Term-Memory.
result Improved accuracy of dynamic system representation by integrating real data.
Paper proposes a SIMO DNN for indoor localization using Wi-Fi fingerprints.
problem Indoor localization with high accuracy and efficiency.
method Single-input and multi-output deep neural network architecture.
result SIMO-DNN scheme outperforms existing methods in floor detection and location accuracy.
One of the key technologies for future large-scale location-aware services covering a complex of multi-story buildings --- e.g., a big shopping mall and a university campus --- is a scalable indoor localization technique. In this paper, we report the current status of our investigation on the use of deep neural network…
This paper proposes an approach for rapid bounding box annotation for object detection datasets. The procedure consists of two stages: The first step is to annotate a part of the dataset manually, and the second step proposes annotations for the remaining samples using a model trained with the first stage annotations. …
We present an algorithm for converting an indoor spherical panorama into a photograph with a simulated overhead view. The resulting image will have an extremely wide field of view covering up to 4π steradians of the spherical panorama. We argue that our method complements the stereographic projection commonly used in t…
Two deep learning models improve indoor location prediction from WiFi fingerprints.
problem Indoor location prediction from WiFi fingerprints.
method Convolutional mixture density recurrent neural network and VAE-based semi-supervised learning model.
result Proposed models outperform existing methods in real-world datasets.
The paper optimizes predicting future window states in buildings using past climate data.
problem Predicting future window opening actions based on past climate data.
method Trained a deep neural network to predict window states using indoor climate data sequences of 30-240 time-steps.
result Optimal predictive performance achieved with 60 time-steps of indoor climate data, and long sequences could be addressed efficiently.
Paper proposes a method to learn and exceed expert demonstrations in unknown reward environments.
problem Learning to outperform expert demonstrations in unknown reward environments.
method A novel concurrent reward and action policy learning approach with a stereo utility definition.
result The proposed method can outperform expert demonstrations in various environments.
Unified deep learning framework improves SV in noisy, reverberant, and long non-speech segments.
problem Robust speaker verification in adverse environments, especially short speech segments.
method Feature Pyramid Module (FPM)-based Multi-scale Aggregation (MSA), Self-adaptive Soft VAD (SAS-VAD), Masking-based Speech Enhancement (SE).
result The proposed method outperforms baseline systems in challenging conditions.
Paper proposes a new Markov model for efficient PLC system design.
problem Efficient estimation of Markov model parameters for bursty error channels.
method Introduced a Block Diagonal Markov model and a modified Baum-Welch algorithm.
result Efficient estimation of state transition matrix Λ for PLC system design. Deep RL policies can leak private information from trained policies.
problem Privacy leakage in deep reinforcement learning models.
method Environment dynamics search via genetic algorithm and candidate inference based on shadow policies.
result 95.83% average recovery rate of floor plans from trained Grid World navigation DRL agents.
Paper presents a new Wi-Fi RSS and geomagnetic field database for indoor localization and trajectory estimation.
problem Indoor localization and trajectory estimation challenges.
method Convolutional neural network (CNN) for RSS data and LSTM network for geomagnetic field intensity.
result CNN and LSTM networks show feasibility for localization and trajectory estimation.
Study classifies surface types for autonomous indoor robots using inertial data.
problem Classifying surface types for wheeled robots in indoor environments.
method Prepared a time series dataset of inertial measurements, used deep learning and ensemble machine learning models.
result Baseline model achieved over 68% accuracy on a nine-category surface type dataset.
Fingerprinting based WLAN indoor positioning system (FWIPS) provides a promising indoor positioning solution to meet the growing interests for indoor location-based services (e.g., indoor way finding or geo-fencing). FWIPS is preferred because it requires no additional infrastructure for deploying an FWIPS and achievin…
Proposes novel method for detecting novel scenarios in autonomous systems.
problem Detecting when a machine learning model makes a trustworthy prediction in dynamic, real-world situations.
method Leverages trained model's learned information and a new image similarity metric.
result Demonstrates the method's efficacy on real-world driving and indoor racing datasets.