Method for determining the position of targets in three dimensional space by optical chirped radio frequency modulation
US5982480A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/42
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for the real time determination of the three dimensional position of a movable target with respect to a fixed coordinate system, the method utilizing a responder mounted on the target, at least one primary transmitter/receiver of known position and a plurality of secondary transmitter/receivers of known positions.
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