Tunable filter device for spatial positioning systems
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1. A device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
- a detector adapted to detect a measurement signal;
a signal processing unit communicably coupled to said detector, said signal processing unit adapted to analyze said measurement signal and determine at least one filter parameter value therefrom, said signal processing unit further comprising a programmable measurement filter adapted to receive and filter said measurement signal based upon said at least one filter parameter value determined by said signal processing unit wherein said programmable measurement filter comprises a programmable low pass filter having a cut off frequency determined at least in part, by said at least one filter parameter value provided by said signal processing unit, wherein said signal processing unit selects a first filter parameter value between at least two predetermined filter values, wherein said first parameter value is selected such that said programmable low pass filter has a first cutoff frequency in response to detected device movement and a second cutoff frequency different from said first cutoff frequency in response to detected noise; and
an output device coupled to said signal processing unit.
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Abstract
A device for spatial positioning systems includes a programmable measurement filter that is dynamically tuned by the device signal processing unit. The signal processing unit analyzes available data including the measurement signal to determine the likelihood that a detected measurement comprises true device movement and adjusts the measurement filter bandwidth accordingly.
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44 Claims
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1. A device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
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a detector adapted to detect a measurement signal;
a signal processing unit communicably coupled to said detector, said signal processing unit adapted to analyze said measurement signal and determine at least one filter parameter value therefrom, said signal processing unit further comprising a programmable measurement filter adapted to receive and filter said measurement signal based upon said at least one filter parameter value determined by said signal processing unit wherein said programmable measurement filter comprises a programmable low pass filter having a cut off frequency determined at least in part, by said at least one filter parameter value provided by said signal processing unit, wherein said signal processing unit selects a first filter parameter value between at least two predetermined filter values, wherein said first parameter value is selected such that said programmable low pass filter has a first cutoff frequency in response to detected device movement and a second cutoff frequency different from said first cutoff frequency in response to detected noise; and
an output device coupled to said signal processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
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a detector adapted to provide a measurement signal;
a first filter communicably coupled to said detector and arranged to filter said measurement signal, said first filter having a first filter output;
a second filter communicably coupled to said detector and arranged to filter said measurement signal, said second filter having a second filter output;
a signal processing unit adapted to determine at least one filter parameter value based at least partially from an analysis of said first and second filter outputs; and
a programmable measurement filter communicably coupled to said signal processing unit, said programmable measurement filter adapted to filter said measurement signal based upon said at least one filter parameter value determined by said signal processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
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a signal processing unit;
at least one storage device communicably coupled to said at least one signal processing unit arranged to store a programmable measurement filter program code;
programmable measurement filter program code stored on said storage device and executable by said signal processing unit for;
receiving an measurement signal;
analyzing said measurement signal to discriminate between noise and actual detected movement of said device and computing a tuning output therefrom;
computing at least one filter parameter value based upon said tuning output;
using said at least one filter parameter value to program a programmable measurement filter;
filtering said measurement signal with said programmable measurement filter;
outputting at least one of a filtered measurement signal and a control signal derived from said filtered measurement signal; and
at least one of a display unit and a control unit communicably coupled to said signal processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of filtering a measurement signal in a device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
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analyzing a measurement signal from a detector of said device;
determining a likelihood that said measurement signal represents device movement compared to noise;
determining at least one filter characteristic based upon said likelihood;
automatically tuning a programmable measurement filter based upon said at least one filter characteristic; and
filtering said measurement signal using said programmable measurement filter.
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32. A method of filtering a measurement signal in a device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
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providing a detector adapted to detect a measurement signal;
communicably coupling a signal processing unit to said detector;
analyzing said measurement signal to determine a likelihood that said measurement signal represents device movement compared to noise and assigning said at least one filter parameter value based upon said likelihood;
providing a programmable measurement filter adapted to receive and filter said measurement signal;
tuning said programmable measurement filter based upon said at least one filter parameter value determined by said signal processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of filtering a measurement signal in a device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
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providing a detector adapted to provide a measurement signal;
communicably coupling a first filter to said detector and arranged to filter said measurement signal, said first filter having a first filter output;
communicably coupling a second filter to said detector and arranged to filter said measurement signal, said second filter having a second filter output;
analyzing said first and second filter outputs to derive at least one filter parameter; and
tuning a programmable measurement filter arranged to filter said measurement signal with said at least one filter parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A device for a spatial positioning system comprising:
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a detector adapted to provide a measurement signal;
a first processor communicably coupled to said detector, said first processor adapted to process said measurement signal and derive a tuning signal output that dynamically changes in response to predetermined conditions;
a programmable measurement filter communicably coupled to said first processor, said programmable measurement filter adapted to filter said measurement signal based upon said tuning signal output to produce a measurement filter output;
a control application communicably coupled to said device, said control application adapted to receive at least one of said tuning signal output and said measurement filter output and to compensate for phase lag changes of said measurement signal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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