Bore-Box Locating System
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A locating arrangement has ultrasonic transmitters strung along a straight section. The use of the ultrasonic transmitters for determining a location along the section is possible with a high spatial resolution and for a multiplicity of identification units.
-
Citations
52 Claims
-
1-23. -23. (canceled)
- 24. A locating arrangement comprising a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters arranged along a path, wherein the distance between adjacent ultrasonic transmitters is greater than one meter, and wherein at least three radiation receivers arranged along the path.
-
44. An identification unit comprising
a memory unit operable to store an identification that distinguishes the identification unit from other identically constructed identification units, an ultrasonic receiver, a radiation transmitter, a radiation receiver, and a control unit operable to carry out an ultrasound propagation time measurement depending on a synchronization signal received by the radiation receiver and operable to transmit the result with the aid of the radiation transmitter, wherein at least one luminous unit is driven via the radiation receiver.
-
46. A location determining method comprising:
-
constructing a locating arrangement comprising a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters along at least one path;
constructing at least two radiation receivers or two radiation transmitters that receive radiation from at least one region irradiated with sound by a transmitter;
introducing at least one identification unit into a region irradiated with sound by at least two transmitters;
carrying out an ultrasonic propagation time measurement from at least two transmitters to the identification unit and determining at least one propagation time datum;
determining a fine position of the identification unit depending on the propagation time datum;
determining a coarse position of the identification unit using at least two radiation transmitters or radiation receivers ; and
combining the fine position and the coarse position to form a location datum. - View Dependent Claims (47, 49)
-
Specification