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Method for calculating a position of an object of interest

US10698071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Swiss Timing Ltd · CH
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG · DE

Inventors

Thomas O. Kautz · Waukesha, US
Sebastian Scholz · Waiblingen, DE
Bjoern Eskofier · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 2, 2016
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 25, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S5/0294
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for calculating a position of an object of interest in an environment. The method includes: predicting a position and an orientation of the object of interest in the environment; selecting a subset of base stations among a set of base stations located within the environment, by using the predicted position and orientation, and a radiation pattern of a system including the object of interest and a mobile transponder attached to the object of interest; and calculating an actual position of the object of interest, using time of arrival or time difference of arrival measurements between the base stations of the subset and the mobile transponder.

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