System and method for person or object position location utilizing impulse radio
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1. An object location system for determining the position of an object, said object location system comprising:
- an RF tag to transmit a tag signal, said RF tag being associated with said object;
a plurality of reference radios positioned at known locations, each of said plurality of reference radios being coupled to a common clock source and including a time counting device that is indexed at a higher frequency relative to the frequency of the common clock and frequency-locked with said common clock source to maintain synchronization of each said time counting device, each of said plurality of reference radios including a receiver to receive said tag signal; and
a processor obtaining times of arrival of said tag signal at said plurality of reference radios to determine said position of said object based on said times of arrival and said known locations of said plurality of reference radios.
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Abstract
A System and Method for Person or Object Position Location Utilizing Impulse Radio, comprising a plurality of reference impulse radios; an object or person to be tracked having a mobile impulse radio associated therewith; an architecture with an associated positioning algorithm associated with said plurality of impulse radio reference radios and said mobile impulse radio; and display means for displaying the position of the person or object whose position is to be determined.
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1. An object location system for determining the position of an object, said object location system comprising:
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an RF tag to transmit a tag signal, said RF tag being associated with said object;
a plurality of reference radios positioned at known locations, each of said plurality of reference radios being coupled to a common clock source and including a time counting device that is indexed at a higher frequency relative to the frequency of the common clock and frequency-locked with said common clock source to maintain synchronization of each said time counting device, each of said plurality of reference radios including a receiver to receive said tag signal; and
a processor obtaining times of arrival of said tag signal at said plurality of reference radios to determine said position of said object based on said times of arrival and said known locations of said plurality of reference radios. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining the position of an object, said method comprising the steps of:
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associating an RF tag with said object;
transmitting a tag signal from said RF tag;
receiving said tag signal at a plurality of reference radios positioned at known locations, each of said plurality of reference radios being coupled to a common clock source and including a time counting device that is indexed at a higher frequency relative to the frequency of the common clock and frequency-locked with said common clock source to maintain synchronization of each said time counting device, each of said plurality of reference radios comprising a receiver to receive said tag signal;
obtaining times of arrival of said tag signal at said plurality of reference radios; and
determining said position of said object based on said times of arrival and said known locations of said plurality of reference radios. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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