Positioning system and method
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1. A positioning system comprising:
- at least two electromagnetic beacons;
a sensor that measures instantaneous values of magnetic vectors of a magnetic field produced by the beacons, said magnetic vectors having orientations;
a processing algorithm that calculates a position of the sensor based, on the values and said orientations of the magnetic vectors;
at least one data acquisition and computing system that implements the algorithm; and
at least one unit that displays navigation information to an operator; and
wherein the electromagnetic beacons are located above ground, and wherein the sensor that measures the instantaneous vector values of the magnetic field produced by the electromagnetic beacons is located below the ground, and wherein the unit that displays the navigation information to the operator is located below the ground, such that the navigation information is displayed to the operator below the ground while the operator is located below the ground and while the beacons are located above the ground.
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Abstract
A positioning system designed to provide a three dimensional location of an object. The system can include one or more multiple transmitters or electromagnetic beacons, software defined radio receivers with an associated processing unit and data acquisition system, and magnetic antennas. The system applies theoretical calculations, scale model testing, signal processing, and sensor data to operate.
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49 Claims
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1. A positioning system comprising:
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at least two electromagnetic beacons; a sensor that measures instantaneous values of magnetic vectors of a magnetic field produced by the beacons, said magnetic vectors having orientations; a processing algorithm that calculates a position of the sensor based, on the values and said orientations of the magnetic vectors; at least one data acquisition and computing system that implements the algorithm; and at least one unit that displays navigation information to an operator; and wherein the electromagnetic beacons are located above ground, and wherein the sensor that measures the instantaneous vector values of the magnetic field produced by the electromagnetic beacons is located below the ground, and wherein the unit that displays the navigation information to the operator is located below the ground, such that the navigation information is displayed to the operator below the ground while the operator is located below the ground and while the beacons are located above the ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A positioning system comprising:
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at least two electromagnetic beacons; a sensor that measures instantaneous values of magnetic vectors of a magnetic field produced by the beacons, said magnetic vectors having orientations; a processing algorithm that calculates a position of the sensor based on the values and said orientations of the magnetic vectors; at least one data acquisition and computing system that implements the algorithm; and at least one unit that displays navigation information to an operator; and wherein the positioning system receives signals, representative of elevation of the sensor, from an atmospheric pressure altimeter. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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