AI-based indoor localization using mmWave MIMO channel at 60 GHz

Abstract

In recent years, indoor localization using wireless systems has been an important area of research for its applications towards health, security and the tracking of users. A Global Positioning System (GPS) is considered as the best solution for localization for outdoor scenarios but it fails to provide accurate positioning for indoor scenarios. Wi-Fi fingerprinting methods using received signal strength from multiple access points are popular for solving indoor localization problem. As the wireless systems move towards higher frequencies, higher bandwidth and a large antenna array, sensing has also become feasible along with communication, which is an important research area towards 6G named as Integrated Communication And Sensing (ISAC). ISAC relies on sensing parameter estimations, such as estimation of fine range, Doppler and angular information which contains the signature of the surrounding objects. A localization problem can be solved by analysing the sensing parameters. In this paper, we propose a solution for the localization problem for IEEE 802.11ay WLAN systems based on signal processing and Machine Learning (ML) in indoor scenarios. (...)