Monostatic Sensing for Passive RIS Localization and Tracking

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have emerged as a promising technology for 6G networks. In this study, we explore a novel use case for RIS: passive localization and tracking of a RIS-equipped object using monostatic sensing, where the fixed transmitter and receiver share the same single antenna, using OFDM signals. We develop a low-complexity algorithm that achieves centimeter-level accuracy using only 6 MHz bandwidth, and by applying temporal coding to random RIS phase profiles, separating signals from undesired multipath sources. In addition, we evaluate the impact of model uncertainty on the performance of the algorithm.
Validerad;2024;Nivå 2;2024-05-21 (joosat);Funder: European SNS-JU Project Hexa-X-II (Grant 101095759); European Interreg Aurora Project Arctic-6G;Full text: CC BY License