# Cooperative Object Detection and Parameter Estimation Using Visible Light Communications

Source: [Cooperative Object Detection and Parameter Estimation Using Visible Light Communications](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa57491e209131ce9a41b8>)

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Data updated: 2025-10-25T14:38:35.243Z

Authors: Hamid Hosseinianfar, Maite Brandt-Pearce

Published: 2020-03-17T04:40:33.000Z

## Abstract

Visible light communication (VLC) systems are promising candidates for future indoor access and peer-to-peer networks. The performance of these systems, however, is vulnerable to the line of sight (LOS) link blockage due to objects inside the room. In this paper, we develop a probabilistic object detection method that takes advantage of the blockage status of the LOS links between the user devices and transceivers on the ceiling to locate those objects. The target objects are modeled as cylinders with random radii. The location and size of an object can be estimated by using a quadratic programming approach. Simulation results show that the root-mean-squared error can be less than $1$ cm and $8$ cm for estimating the center and the radius of the object, respectively.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.07525>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2003.07525.pdf>)