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Device and method for determining the distance and/or orientation of a moveable object

US8659476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignees

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Eidloth · Erlangen, DE
Hans Adel · Stein, DE
Jörn Thielecke · Erlangen, DE
Alexander Popugaev · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 2009
Grant date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S5/06
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device and method for determining a distance and/or orientation of a movable object includes a transmitter that is located on the object and a receiver. One of the transmitter and the receiver has an antenna having a known polarization plane. The other of the transmitter and the receiver has a counterclockwise circular polarized antenna and a clockwise circular polarized antenna.

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