no code implementations • 12 Jan 2024 • Davide Tornielli Bellini, Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Stefano Tebaldini, Umberto Spagnolini
This paper deals with radar imaging in non-line of sight (NLOS) with the aid of non-reconfigurable electromagnetic skins (NR-EMSs).
no code implementations • 11 Jan 2024 • Lorenzo Cazzella, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Damiano Badini, Matteo Matteucci, Umberto Spagnolini
Simulation results over different urban vehicular mobility scenarios show that the proposed T2U method provides a probability of correct association that increases with the size of the BS antenna array, highlighting the respective increase of the separability of the VEs in the beamspace.
no code implementations • 19 Dec 2023 • Silvia Mura, Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Umberto Spagnolini, Athina Petropulu
In particular, waveform design for legacy Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems consists of a suitable time-frequency resource allocation policy balancing between communication and sensing performance.
no code implementations • 13 Nov 2023 • Dario Tagliaferri, Marco Manzoni, Marouan Mizmizi, Stefano Tebaldini, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Umberto Spagnolini
Coherent multistatic radio imaging represents a pivotal opportunity for forthcoming wireless networks, which involves distributed nodes cooperating to achieve accurate sensing resolution and robustness.
no code implementations • 8 Aug 2023 • Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Giacomo Oliveri, Umberto Spagnolini, Andrea Massa
The advantage is twofold: \textit{(i)} by introducing a compact high-reflectivity structure on the target, we make vehicles behave like \textit{point targets}, avoiding perspective deformations and related ranging biases and \textit{(ii)} we increase the reflectivity the vehicle, improving localization performance.
no code implementations • 1 Jun 2023 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Marco Di Renzo, Umberto Spagnolini
Space-time modulated metasurfaces (STMMs) are a recently proposed generalization of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, which include a proper time-varying phase at the metasurface elements, enabling higher flexibility and control of the reflected signals.
no code implementations • 17 May 2023 • Marco Manzoni, Dario Tagliaferri, Stefano Tebaldini, Marouan Mizmizi, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Umberto Spagnolini
Networked sensing refers to the capability of properly orchestrating multiple sensing terminals to enhance specific figures of merit, e. g., positioning accuracy or imaging resolution.
no code implementations • 17 Apr 2023 • Dario Tagliaferri
This letter derives the Cram\'er-Rao bound (CRB) on the estimation of position and orientation (\textit{pose}) of a target-mounted RIS, in generic conditions: near-field, bistatic and wideband operation (i. e., when the wavefront across the RIS is curved and the employed sensing bandwidth is large enough to obtain a frequency-dependent RIS behavior).
no code implementations • 14 Mar 2023 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Damiano Badini, Umberto Spagnolini
Target-to-user (T2U) association is a prerequisite to fully exploit the potential of the sensing function in communication-centric integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, e. g., for beam and blockage management.
no code implementations • 16 Feb 2023 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Umberto Spagnolini
An STMM augments the spatial phase function with a time-varying one across the elements, allowing for the conveyance of information that possibly modulates the impinging signal.
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2022 • Reza Aghazadeh Ayoubi, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Danilo De Donno, Umberto Spagnolini
Network-controlled repeaters (NCR) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are being considered by the third generation partnership project (3GPP) as valid candidates for range extension in millimeter-wave (mmW, 30-300 GHz frequency) 5G and 6G networks, to counteract large path and penetration losses.
no code implementations • 10 Oct 2022 • Kai Dong, Silvia Mura, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Umberto Spagnolini
Smart Repeaters (SR) can potentially enhance the coverage in Millimeter-wave (mmWave) wireless communications.
no code implementations • 14 Sep 2022 • Reza Aghazadeh Ayoubi, Dario Tagliaferri, Filippo Morandi, Luca Rinaldi, Laura Resteghini, Christian Mazzucco, Umberto Spagnolini
The surging capacity demands of 5G networks and the limited coverage distance of high frequencies like millimeter wave (mmW) and sub-terahertz (THz) bands have led to consider the upper 6GHz (U6G) spectrum for radio access.
no code implementations • 14 Aug 2022 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Misagh Khosronejad, Laura Resteghini, Gian Guido Gentili, Lorenza Draghi, Umberto Spagnolini
Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) will represent a key technology in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) communication networks to extend the network coverage and overcome link blockage.
no code implementations • 3 Apr 2022 • Francesco Linsalata, Dario Tagliaferri, Luca Rinaldi, Lorenzo Bezzetto, Marouan Mizmizi, Davide Scazzoli, Damiano Badini, Christian Mazzucco, Maurizio Magarini, Umberto Spagnolini
Moreover, there is not a winning technology for BM between BS-mounted radar and VE's onboard positioning systems.
no code implementations • 25 Jan 2022 • Marco Manzoni, Dario Tagliaferri, Marco Rizzi, Stefano Tebaldini, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Monica Nicoli, Ivan Russo, Sergi Duque, Christian Mazzucco, Umberto Spagnolini
With the advent of self-driving vehicles, autonomous driving systems will have to rely on a vast number of heterogeneous sensors to perform dynamic perception of the surrounding environment.
no code implementations • 21 Jan 2022 • Marouan Mizmizi, Reza Aghazadeh Ayoubi, Dario Tagliaferri, Kai Dong, Gian Guido Gentili, Umberto Spagnolini
This paper proposes using conformal metasurfaces (either C-RIS or C-IRS) deployed on vehicles' body to mitigate the blockage impact in a highway multi-lane scenario.
no code implementations • 24 Nov 2021 • Luca Rinaldi, Dario Tagliaferri, Francesco Linsalata, Marouan Mizmizi, Maurizio Magarini, Umberto Spagnolini
The evolution of wireless communication systems towards millimeter-wave ($30-100$ GHz) and sub-THz ($>100$ GHz) frequency bands highlighted the need for accurate and fast beam management and a proactive link-blockage prediction in high-mobility scenarios.
no code implementations • 28 Oct 2021 • Marco Rizzi, Marco Manzoni, Stefano Tebaldini, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Dario Tagliaferri, Monica Nicoli, Ivan Russo, Christian Mazzucco, Simón Tejero Alfageme, Umberto Spagnolini
Automotive synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems are rapidly emerging as a candidate technological solution to enable a high-resolution environment mapping for autonomous driving.
no code implementations • 28 Oct 2021 • Marco Manzoni, Marco Rizzi, Stefano Tebaldini, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Dario Tagliaferri, Monica Nicoli, Ivan Russo, Christian Mazzucco, Sergi Duque Biarge, Umberto Spagnolini
This paper deals with the analysis, estimation, and compensation of trajectory errors in automotive-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems.
no code implementations • 20 Oct 2021 • Kai Dong, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Umberto Spagnolini
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications are revolutionizing the connectivity of transportation systems supporting safe and efficient road mobility.
no code implementations • 31 Aug 2021 • Lorenzo Cazzella, Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Damiano Badini, Christian Mazzucco, Matteo Matteucci, Umberto Spagnolini
Algebraic Low-rank (LR) channel estimation exploits space-time channel sparsity through the computation of position-dependent MIMO channel eigenmodes leveraging recurrent training vehicle passages in the coverage cell.
no code implementations • 8 Apr 2021 • Dario Tagliaferri, Mattia Brambilla, Monica Nicoli, Umberto Spagnolini
Ultra-reliable low-latency Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications are needed to meet the extreme requirements of enhanced driving applications.