MULTIPATH COMPENSATION WITHIN GEOLOCATION OF MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of determining a location of a mobile device in a network, the network including a plurality of fixed nodes, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the plurality of fixed nodes, receive messages transmitted from the mobile communication device, wherein each of the plurality of fixed nodes generates a receive count stamp for each receive message corresponding to a local counter value at the receipt of the receive message;
at each of the plurality of fixed nodes, processing the receive count stamps to calculate a set of pseudo-ranges between the respective fixed node and the mobile device;
measuring multipath delay included within the set of pseudo-ranges;
based on the measurement, removing the multipath delay from the set of pseudo-ranges to determine a range estimate between the mobile device and each of the fixed nodes; and
based on the range estimates, calculating a location of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A location of a mobile device within a network is determined. The network includes a plurality of fixed nodes. A method includes receiving, at the plurality of fixed nodes, receive messages transmitted from the mobile communication device. Each of the plurality of fixed nodes generates a receive count stamp for each receive message corresponding to a local counter value at the receipt of the receive message. At each of the plurality of fixed nodes, the method includes processing the receive count stamps to calculate a set of pseudo-ranges between the respective fixed node and the mobile device, and measuring multipath delay included within the set of pseudo-ranges. Based on the measurement, the multipath delay is removed from the set of pseudo-ranges to determine a range estimate between the mobile device and each of the fixed nodes. Based on the range estimates, a location of the mobile device is calculated.
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1. A method of determining a location of a mobile device in a network, the network including a plurality of fixed nodes, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the plurality of fixed nodes, receive messages transmitted from the mobile communication device, wherein each of the plurality of fixed nodes generates a receive count stamp for each receive message corresponding to a local counter value at the receipt of the receive message; at each of the plurality of fixed nodes, processing the receive count stamps to calculate a set of pseudo-ranges between the respective fixed node and the mobile device; measuring multipath delay included within the set of pseudo-ranges; based on the measurement, removing the multipath delay from the set of pseudo-ranges to determine a range estimate between the mobile device and each of the fixed nodes; and based on the range estimates, calculating a location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for multipath mitigation and evaluation within a network comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a plurality of first nodes, receive messages transmitted from a second node, wherein each of the plurality of first nodes generates a receive count stamp for each receive message corresponding to a local counter value at the receipt of the receive message; and processing the receive count stamps to determine range errors in at least one of an x-axis direction, a y-axis direction, and a z-axis direction with respect to a distance between at least one of the first nodes and the second node.
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