WIRELESS TRANSMITTER LOCATION DETERMINING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A location determining system for a wireless cellular transmitter, the location determining system to be carried by a platform movable relative to the wireless cellular transmitter and comprising:
- an antenna;
a receiver coupled to said antenna; and
a location determining processor coupled to said receiverto collect, during movement relative to the wireless cellular transmitter, a series of range measurements, a corresponding series of received signal measurements, a corresponding series of received signal strength measurements, andto estimate a location of the wireless cellular transmitter based upon the range measurements and the received signal strength measurements, both weighted using the received signal measurements.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A location determining system for a wireless transmitter is carried by a platform movable relative to the wireless transmitter. The location determining system may include an antenna, and a receiver coupled to the antenna. The location determining system may also include a location determining processor coupled to the receiver to collect, during movement relative to the wireless transmitter, a series of range measurements and a corresponding series of received signal measurements, and to estimate a location of the wireless transmitter based upon the range measurements weighted using the received signal measurements.
47 Citations
24 Claims
-
1. A location determining system for a wireless cellular transmitter, the location determining system to be carried by a platform movable relative to the wireless cellular transmitter and comprising:
-
an antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna; and a location determining processor coupled to said receiver to collect, during movement relative to the wireless cellular transmitter, a series of range measurements, a corresponding series of received signal measurements, a corresponding series of received signal strength measurements, and to estimate a location of the wireless cellular transmitter based upon the range measurements and the received signal strength measurements, both weighted using the received signal measurements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
-
-
9. (canceled)
-
12. A location determining system for a wireless cellular transmitter, the location determining system to be carried by a platform movable relative to the wireless cellular transmitter and comprising:
-
a directional antenna; a receiver coupled to said directional antenna; a platform position determining device; and a location determining processor coupled to said receiver and said platform position determining device for collecting, during movement relative to the wireless cellular transmitter, a series of range measurements, a corresponding series of received signal measurements, a corresponding series of angle of arrival measurements, and a corresponding series of received signal strength measurements, and estimating a geolocation of the wireless cellular transmitter based upon the range measurements, the angle of arrival measurements, the received signal strength measurements, each weighted using the received signal measurements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. (canceled)
-
17. A method of estimating a location of a wireless cellular transmitter using a location determining system, the method comprising:
-
collecting, during movement of the location determining system relative to the wireless cellular transmitter, a series of range measurements, a corresponding series of received signal measurements, and a corresponding series of received signal strength measurements; and estimating a location of the wireless cellular transmitter based upon the range measurements and the received signal strength measurements, both weighted using the received signal measurements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
-
-
24. (canceled)
Specification