SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVELY DETERMINING OWN POSITION LISTENING TO WIRELESS TIME SYNCHRONIZATION COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A method of enabling a receiver to passively determine its own position by receiving wireless messages within a wireless network, the method comprising:
- transmitting and receiving a plurality of messages between at least two pairs of nodes of known position within the wireless network;
transmitting at least a transmit time of one of the messages and a receive time of another of the messages transmitted between the at least two nodes from one node of each pair of the at least two pairs of nodes;
passively receiving and decoding the plurality of messages transmitted between the at least two pairs of nodes at said receiver; and
determines own position for said receiver from (i) the known positions of the at least two pairs of nodes, (ii) reception time at said receiver of each of the plurality of messages transmitted between the at least two pairs of nodes, and (iii) the transmit time of one of the messages and the receive time of another of the messages transmitted by the one node of each pair of the at least two pairs of nodes.
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Abstract
The system and method of the present invention provides a mobile node (e.g., target), such as an aircraft, vehicle or mobile piece of equipment, the ability to determine its own position by passively listening to wireless time synchronization communications, such as IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) messages, exchanged between nodes over a wireless network.
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1. A method of enabling a receiver to passively determine its own position by receiving wireless messages within a wireless network, the method comprising:
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transmitting and receiving a plurality of messages between at least two pairs of nodes of known position within the wireless network; transmitting at least a transmit time of one of the messages and a receive time of another of the messages transmitted between the at least two nodes from one node of each pair of the at least two pairs of nodes; passively receiving and decoding the plurality of messages transmitted between the at least two pairs of nodes at said receiver; and determines own position for said receiver from (i) the known positions of the at least two pairs of nodes, (ii) reception time at said receiver of each of the plurality of messages transmitted between the at least two pairs of nodes, and (iii) the transmit time of one of the messages and the receive time of another of the messages transmitted by the one node of each pair of the at least two pairs of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for enabling a receiver to passively determine its own position by receiving wireless messages between transceivers, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first message from a first transceiver of known position; receiving the first message at a second transceiver of known position and transmitting a second message from the second transceiver; receiving the second message at the first transceiver and transmitting a transmit time of the first message and a receive time of the second message from the first transceiver to the second transceiver; transmitting a third message from a third transceiver of known position; receiving the third message at a fourth transceiver of known position and transmitting a fourth message from the fourth transceiver; receiving the fourth message at the third transceiver and transmitting a transmit time of the third message and a receive time of the fourth message from the third transceiver to the fourth transceiver; passively receiving and decoding at said receiver (i) the first, second, third and fourth messages, (ii) the transmit time of the first message and the receive time of the second message transmitted to the second transceiver, and (iii) the transmit time of the third message and the receive time of the fourth message transmitted to the fourth transceiver; and determining own position for said receiver from (i) the known positions of the first, second, third and fourth transceivers, (ii) reception times of the first, second, third and fourth messages at said receiver, (iii) the transmit time of the first message and the receive time of the second message transmitted to the second transceiver, and (iv) the transmit time of the third message and the receive time of the fourth message transmitted to the fourth transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A system for enabling a receiver to passively determine its own position by receiving wireless messages within a wireless network, the system comprising:
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at least two pairs of nodes of known position within the wireless network, each pair of nodes transmitting and receiving a plurality of messages between each other, wherein one node of each pair of the at least two pairs of nodes transmits at least a transmit time of one of the messages and a receive time of another of the messages transmitted between the at least two nodes, and wherein said receiver passively receives and decodes the plurality of messages transmitted between the at least two pairs of nodes and determines own position for said receiver from (i) the known positions of the at least two pairs of nodes, (ii) reception time at said receiver of each of the plurality of messages transmitted between the at least two pairs of nodes, and (iii) the transmit time of one of the messages and the receive time of another of the messages transmitted by the one node of each pair of the at least two pairs of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for enabling a receiver to passively determine its own position by receiving wireless messages between transceivers on a wireless network, the system comprising:
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a first transceiver of known position transmitting a first message; a second transceiver of known position receiving the first message and transmitting a second message; a third transceiver of known position transmitting a third message; and a fourth transceiver of known position receiving the third message and transmitting a fourth message, wherein the first transceiver receives the second message and transmits a transmit time of the first message and a receive time of the second message to the second transceiver, wherein the third transceiver receives the fourth message and transmits a transmit time of the third message and a receive time of the fourth message to the fourth transceiver, wherein said receiver passively receives and decodes (i) the first, second, third and fourth messages, (ii) the transmit time of the first message and the receive time of the second message transmitted to the second transceiver, and (iii) the transmit time of the third message and the receive time of the fourth message transmitted to the fourth transceiver, and wherein said receiver determines own position for said receiver from (i) the known positions of the first, second, third and fourth transceivers, (ii) reception times of the first, second, third and fourth messages at said receiver, (iii) the transmit time of the first message and the receive time of the second message transmitted to the second transceiver, and (iv) the transmit time of the third message and the receive time of the fourth message transmitted to the fourth transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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