METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOBILE CONTROL DEVICE IN A PROCESS PLANT
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1. A method for determining a position of a mobile device within a process control environment, the method including:
- acquiring data indicating an anchor position within a process plant;
determining the anchor position according to the acquired data;
receiving, from circuitry of the mobile device, data indicative of acceleration and orientation of the mobile device; and
determining a position of the mobile device according to the received data and the anchor position.
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Methods, systems, and apparatus for determining with dead reckoning the position, relative to an anchor point, of a mobile device. Data indicating an anchor position within a process plant is acquired and an anchor position is determined according to the acquired data. Data indicative of acceleration and orientation of the mobile device are received from circuitry of the mobile device. A position of the mobile device is determined according to the received data and the anchor position.
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1. A method for determining a position of a mobile device within a process control environment, the method including:
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acquiring data indicating an anchor position within a process plant; determining the anchor position according to the acquired data; receiving, from circuitry of the mobile device, data indicative of acceleration and orientation of the mobile device; and determining a position of the mobile device according to the received data and the anchor position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile device for performing control operations in a process control environment, the mobile device including:
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a first circuit for acquiring first data indicating an anchor position within a process plant; a second circuit for detecting acceleration and orientation of the mobile device, wherein the second circuit generates second data indicative of said acceleration and said orientation; and one or more processors, including at least one processor communicatively connected to the first circuit and at least one processor communicatively connected to the second circuit, operable to; (i) determine the anchor position based on the first data, and (ii) determine a position of the mobile device according to the second data and the anchor position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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