Position-determining device
US11112496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93274
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A position determining device for determining the position of an object with reference to the position determining device, the position determining device encompassing: a transmitting device at a first location; a receiving device at a second location, the receiving device being configured for reception of a transmitted signal from the first transmitting device, and for determination of a transit time of the transmitted signal from the transmitting device to the object and from the object to the receiving device, the first location and the second location being at a distance from one another, and the position determining device being configured to determine, from the transit time, an ellipse on which the object lies and which has the first location and the second location as foci.
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