Network of ground transceivers
First Claim
1. A system configured to determine a position of an object, comprising:
- at least one ground transmitter configured to generate ground transmitter position signals comprising position information, said at least one ground transmitter having a known position;
at least one ground transceiver having a known position and configured to receive said ground transmitter position signals and transmit ground transceiver position signals that are synchronized to the clock of said at least one ground transmitter;
said object configured to receive the ground transmitter position signals, the ground transceiver position signals, and calculate the position of the object based on said received signals and the known positions of said at least one ground transmitter and said at least one ground transceiver.
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Abstract
The present invention involves a system and method for determining a position of an object. The system comprises at least one ground transmitter configured to generate ground transmitter position signals comprising position information. The at least one ground transmitter has a known position. The system also comprises at least one ground transceiver having a known position and configured to receive the ground transmitter position signals and transmit ground transceiver position signals that are synchronized to the clock of the at least one ground transmitter. The object is configured to receive the ground transmitter position signals, the ground transceiver position signals and calculate the position of the object based on the received signals and the known positions of the at least one ground transmitter and the at least one ground transceiver.
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1. A system configured to determine a position of an object, comprising:
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at least one ground transmitter configured to generate ground transmitter position signals comprising position information, said at least one ground transmitter having a known position; at least one ground transceiver having a known position and configured to receive said ground transmitter position signals and transmit ground transceiver position signals that are synchronized to the clock of said at least one ground transmitter; said object configured to receive the ground transmitter position signals, the ground transceiver position signals, and calculate the position of the object based on said received signals and the known positions of said at least one ground transmitter and said at least one ground transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for determining a position of an object, comprising:
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generating ground transmitter position signals from at least one ground transmitter having a known location; at least one ground transceiver generating corresponding ground transceiver position signals from ground transmitter position signals, said ground transceiver position signals being synchronized to the clock of said at least one ground transmitter; said object receiving the ground transmitter position signals and the ground transceiver position signals; and said object determining a position of said object based on the ground transceiver position signals, the ground transmitter position signals, the known position of the at least one ground transmitter and the known position of the at least one ground transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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