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most citedAutomatic Calibration of a Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Pose Estimation System

10 citations · 46 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

eess.SY2025

ConamArray: A 32-Element Broadband MEMS Ultrasound Transducer Array

Dennis Laurijssen, Rens Baeyens, Walter Daems +1

This paper presents the ConamArray, a compact broadband ultrasound transducer array composed of 32 MEMS loudspeakers. Unlike conventional broadband transducers, which are typically…

eess.SP2025

nRTIS: Low-Cost Real-Time 3D Sonar Imaging Circular Array Supporting Beamforming for Industrial Applications

Rens Baeyens, Dennis Laurijssen, Jan Steckel +1

Conventional ultrasonic inspection systems rely on phased arrays and high-performance computing hardware, making them costly, bulky, and unsuitable for portable or embedded use. In…

eess.SP2025

High-Density MIMO Localization Using a 32x64 Ultrasonic Transducer-Microphone Array with Real-Time Data Streaming

Rens Baeyens, Dennis Laurijssen, Jan Steckel +1

In this work, we present a novel ultrasonic array system designed for high-precision localization using a large-scale MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) architecture. The system…

eess.SY2025

PhysioEdge: Multimodal Compressive Sensing Platform for Wearable Health Monitoring

Rens Baeyens, Dennis Laurijssen, Jan Steckel +1

The integration of compressive sensing with real-time embedded systems opens new possibilities for efficient, low-power biomedical signal acquisition. This paper presents a custom…

eess.SP2025

A Wireless Self-Calibrating Ultrasound Microphone Array with Sub-Microsecond Synchronization

Dennis Laurijssen, Rens Baeyens, Walter Daems +1

We present a novel system architecture for a distributed wireless, self-calibrating ultrasound microphone network for synchronized in-air acoustic sensing. Once deployed the embedd…

eess.SP2025

Phase-Center-Constrained Beamforming for Minimizing Phase-Center Displacement

Jan Steckel, Noori BniLam

Accurate knowledge and control of the phase center in antenna arrays is essential for high-precision applications such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), where even sma…

eess.AS2024★ 3 cited

Tool Wear Prediction in CNC Turning Operations using Ultrasonic Microphone Arrays and CNNs

Jan Steckel, Arne Aerts, Erik Verreycken +2

This paper introduces a novel method for predicting tool wear in CNC turning operations, combining ultrasonic microphone arrays and convolutional neural networks (CNNs). High-frequ…

eess.SY2024

Broadband MEMS Microphone Arrays with Reduced Aperture Through 3D-Printed Waveguides

Dennis Laurijssen, Walter Daems, Jan Steckel

In this paper we present a passive and cost-effective method for increasing the frequency range of ultrasound MEMS microphone arrays when using beamforming techniques. By applying…

eess.SP2024

HiRIS: an Airborne Sonar Sensor with a 1024 Channel Microphone Array for In-Air Acoustic Imaging

Dennis Laurijssen, Walter Daems, Jan Steckel

Airborne 3D imaging using ultrasound is a promising sensing modality for robotic applications in harsh environments. Over the last decade, several high-performance systems have bee…

cs.RO2023★ 4 cited

Detecting and Classifying Bio-Inspired Artificial Landmarks Using In-Air 3D Sonar

Maarten de Backer, Wouter Jansen, Dennis Laurijssen +3

Various autonomous applications rely on recognizing specific known landmarks in their environment. For example, Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) is an important techniq…

cs.RO2023★ 4 cited

Cosys-AirSim: A Real-Time Simulation Framework Expanded for Complex Industrial Applications

Wouter Jansen, Erik Verreycken, Anthony Schenck +4

Within academia and industry, there has been a need for expansive simulation frameworks that include model-based simulation of sensors, mobile vehicles, and the environment around…

cs.CV2022★ 7 cited

In-Air Imaging Sonar Sensor Network with Real-Time Processing Using GPUs

Wouter Jansen, Dennis Laurijssen, Robin Kerstens +2

For autonomous navigation and robotic applications, sensing the environment correctly is crucial. Many sensing modalities for this purpose exist. In recent years, one such modality…

cs.RO2022★ 10 cited

Automatic Calibration of a Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Pose Estimation System

Wouter Jansen, Dennis Laurijssen, Walter Daems +1

Systems for estimating the six-degrees-of-freedom human body pose have been improving for over two decades. Technologies such as motion capture cameras, advanced gaming peripherals…

cs.RO2022★ 9 cited

Real-Time Sonar Fusion for Layered Navigation Controller

Wouter Jansen, Dennis Laurijssen, Jan Steckel

Navigation in varied and dynamic indoor environments remains a complex task for autonomous mobile platforms. Especially when conditions worsen, typical sensor modalities may fail t…

cs.RO2022★ 9 cited

Physical LiDAR Simulation in Real-Time Engine

Wouter Jansen, Nico Huebel, Jan Steckel

Designing and validating sensor applications and algorithms in simulation is an important step in the modern development process. Furthermore, modern open-source multi-sensor simul…

cs.RO2021

LatentSLAM: unsupervised multi-sensor representation learning for localization and mapping

Ozan Çatal, Wouter Jansen, Tim Verbelen +2

Biologically inspired algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) such as RatSLAM have been shown to yield effective and robust robot navigation in both indoor and…