SPCOMNAV (Signal Processing for Communications and Navigation)

SPCOMNAV (Signal Processing for Communications and Navigation), founded in 2005, advances statistical signal processing for next generation wireless communications, navigation, and localization. Our work spans system level analysis, waveform and receiver design, and the development of robust estimation and detection algorithms for GNSS (GPS, Galileo), LEO PNT, and 5G/6G integrated communication, localization, and sensing systems. We maintain strong collaborations with industry partners, ensuring that our research addresses real-world challenges and accelerates technology transfer.

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2025-11-13
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11 p, 615.6 KB Preliminary results of 5G direction of arrival estimation using in-situ calibration with USRP / Xhafa, Alda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; López Salcedo, José Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Seco Granados, Gonzalo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
The demand for high-precision location information in indoor positioning systems such as logistics, security, emergency etc. , has increased the use of 5G systems as an alternative technology solution to the satellite-based positioning technologies. [...]
CEUR-WS, 2023
CEUR workshop proceedings, Vol. 3434 (2023)  
2025-11-13
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Pathway to coherent phase acquisition in multi-channel USRP SDRs for direction of arrival estimation / Xhafa, Alda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Telecomunicació i Enginyeria de Sistemes) ; Fabra, Fran (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Telecomunicació i Enginyeria de Sistemes) ; López Salcedo, José Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Telecomunicació i Enginyeria de Sistemes) ; Seco Granados, Gonzalo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Telecomunicació i Enginyeria de Sistemes) ; Lapin, Ivan (European Space Agency (Noordwijk))
This paper sheds lights onto the challenging problem of achieving coherent phase reception between the RF channels of existing multi-channel software-defined radios (SDR). This is a key problem that must be solved, for instance, in applications dealing with 5G positioning and integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) when direction of arrival estimation is needed. [...]
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023 - 10.1109/SDS59856.2023.10329093
2023 Tenth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS), 2023, p. 1-8