Identification and location system for personnel and vehicles
US7224308B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/86
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surveillance system is provided for surveillance of objects within a secure area. A surveillance sensor transmits surveillance signals to all objects within the secure area, the reflections of which are received back by the surveillance sensor to determine the locations of objects, and communicates the determined locations to a pressing facility. Objects authorized to be in the secure area are equipped with an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) unit that includes a GPS receiver and a data communication transmitter. In response to predetermined conditions, the IFF units broadcast their position and identification to the processing facility for correlation with locations defined by the reflection signals. The reflection signals from other objects are compared with a list of the locations of objects, such as terrain features and man-made facilities, that are known to be in the secure area If no broadcast information is received from an object and the location of that object determined by the reflection signal cannot be correlated with the known object list; than the object has no proper authorization to be within the secure area, and an alarm is generated.
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