Time-of-arrival-based smartphone localization using visible light communication

T Akiyama, M Sugimoto… - … Conference on Indoor …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe a time-of-arrival-(ToA-) based localization system for smartphones. In this
system, the transmitter emits modulated light-emitting diode (LED) light and sound waves …

Time-of-arrival-based indoor smartphone localization using light-synchronized acoustic waves

T Akiyama, M Sugimoto… - IEICE Transactions on …, 2017 - search.ieice.org
We describe SyncSync, a time-of-arrival (ToA)-based localization method for smartphones.
In general, ToA measurements show better precision than time-difference-of-arrival (TDoA) …

SyncSync: Time-of-arrival based localization method using light-synchronized acoustic waves for smartphones

T Akiyama, M Sugimoto… - … Conference on Indoor …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we describe SyncSync, a novel time-of-arrival (ToA) localization method for
smartphones. ToA measurements generally show better precision than time-difference-of …

Robot cleaning system and method for charging the same

JW Kim - US Patent 9,393,689, 2016 - Google Patents
A robot cleaning system includes a robot cleaner comprising a sensor for receiving a
specific signal sound, a rechargeable battery, and a control unit; and a recharging base …

Multimodal spatial registration of devices for congruent multimedia communications

E Goesnar, H Muesch, D Gunawan, M Eckert… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are described for determining orientation of an external
audio device in a video conference, which may be used to provide congruent multimodal …

Smart phone localization method using dual-carrier acoustic waves

T Akiyama, M Nakamura, M Sugimoto… - International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe an indoor localization technique for smart phones. Our new method, called the
Frequency Division Multiplexing Phase Accordance Method (FDM-PAM), uses a beat called …

Smartphone localization using active-passive acoustic sensing

H Murakami, M Nakamura, S Yamasaki… - 2018 International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we describe a novel position-recognition method that uses passive acoustic
signals from two previously installed speakers (passive acoustic sensing) and active …

Human-centred acoustic detection for smartphone application in healthcare

Y Qu, X Wang, L Yu, X Zhu, W Wang… - Diverse Perspectives and …, 2023 - igi-global.com
In acoustic sensing techniques, acoustic sensors use the main functionality, namely
recording and playing the sound, to explore related research and achieve various …

Robust localization of mobile robot in reverberant rooms using acoustic beacons with iterative Bayesian filtering

S Ogiso, K Mizutani, N Wakatsuki… - … Conference on Indoor …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A method of estimating location by acoustical signal and microphone array without the
detection of direction-of-arrival is proposed. The proposed method consists of the following …

An accurate technique for simultaneous measurement of 3D position and velocity of a moving object using a single ultrasonic receiver unit

S Nakamura, T Sato, M Sugimoto… - … Conference on Indoor …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An ultrasonic localization system is described in the paper. To the best of our knowledge,
this is the first system that can simultaneously identify not only the 3D position, but also the …