Method for calibrating a propagation-time-based localization system

US8494556B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Maksym Marchenko · Birkenfeld, DE
• Alejandro Ramirez · San Antonio, US
• Christian Schwingenschlögl · Putzbrunn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2010
• Grant date: Jul 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 2, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2013/466
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In a method for calibrating a propagation-time-based localization system in a computer-assisted manner, the position of a mobile object in a predetermined environment can be determined by detecting propagation-time-based variables of multiple base stations, wherein the propagation-time-based variable of a base station represents the propagation time of a signal between an object radio unit and the base station. The object is moved and the variables of the base stations are detected in the process at multiple measuring times. The minimum value of the variables of a base station is associated with a predefined minimum distance between the object and base station and the maximum value with a predefined maximum distance. A predefined dependence of the distances between the object and base station is scaled to the association of the minimum and maximum value. The scaled dependence is then used when determining the position of the mobile object.