System and method for person or object position location utilizing impulse radio
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1. A system for determining the position of a person or object, said system comprising:
- a mobile ultra wideband radio associated with said person or said object; and
a plurality of reference ultra wideband radios, said plurality of reference ultra wideband radios and at least one ultra wideband position determination technique being used to determine the position of said mobile ultra wideband radio, at least one of said plurality of reference ultra wideband radios or said mobile ultra wideband radio having a plurality of antennas, said plurality of antennas being used to resolve at least one position ambiguity.
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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. A system for determining the position of a person or object, said system comprising:
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a mobile ultra wideband radio associated with said person or said object; and
a plurality of reference ultra wideband radios, said plurality of reference ultra wideband radios and at least one ultra wideband position determination technique being used to determine the position of said mobile ultra wideband radio, at least one of said plurality of reference ultra wideband radios or said mobile ultra wideband radio having a plurality of antennas, said plurality of antennas being used to resolve at least one position ambiguity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining the position of a person or object, said method comprising the steps of:
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associating a mobile ultra wideband radio with said person or said object; and
determining the position of said mobile ultra wideband radio using a plurality of reference ultra wideband radios and at least one ultra wideband position determination technique, at least one of said plurality of reference ultra wideband radios or said mobile ultra wideband radio having a plurality of antennas, said plurality of antennas being used to resolve at least one position ambiguity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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