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Position and velocity measuring system

US5008860A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 1989
Grant dateApr 16, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/874
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A position and velocity determining system, that uses two functioned receiver-transmitters. In performing a first function, each receiver-transmitter transmits an acoustic pulse at a unique frequency, in response to a first received accoustic pulse. In performing a second function, each receiver-transmitter transmits a continuous acoustic signal at a unique frequency, in response to a second received acoustic pulse.

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