System and method for determining a position of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for determining the position of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- transmitting a first transmission signal from a transmitter at a vehicle toward three or more beacons associated with a work area;
determining a first aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a first beacon and a return signal from the first beacon to the vehicle with compensation for a bias delay associated with the transmitter and compensation for a first bias delay associated with the first beacon;
converting the first aggregate elapsed time into a first position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle;
determining a second aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a second beacon and a return signal from the second beacon to the vehicle with compensation for the bias delay associated with the transmitter and compensation for a second bias delay associated with the second beacon;
converting the second aggregate elapsed time into a second position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle;
determining a third aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a third beacon and a return signal from the third beacon to the vehicle with compensation for the bias delay associated with the transmitter and compensation for a third bias delay associated with the third beacon;
converting the third aggregate elapsed time into a third position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle; and
estimating a position of the vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the first position curve, the second position curve, and the third position curve.
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Abstract
A time estimator determines a first aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a first beacon and receipt of a return signal, a second aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a second beacon and receipt of a return signal, and a third aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a third beacon and receipt of a return signal. A bias compensator compensates for bias delay associated with at least one of the first transmitter, the first beacon, the second beacon and the third beacon. A converter converts the first aggregate elapsed time, the second aggregate elapsed time, and the third aggregate elapsed time into position curves. A data processor estimates a position of the vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the position curves.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining the position of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first transmission signal from a transmitter at a vehicle toward three or more beacons associated with a work area; determining a first aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a first beacon and a return signal from the first beacon to the vehicle with compensation for a bias delay associated with the transmitter and compensation for a first bias delay associated with the first beacon; converting the first aggregate elapsed time into a first position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle; determining a second aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a second beacon and a return signal from the second beacon to the vehicle with compensation for the bias delay associated with the transmitter and compensation for a second bias delay associated with the second beacon; converting the second aggregate elapsed time into a second position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle; determining a third aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a third beacon and a return signal from the third beacon to the vehicle with compensation for the bias delay associated with the transmitter and compensation for a third bias delay associated with the third beacon; converting the third aggregate elapsed time into a third position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle; and estimating a position of the vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the first position curve, the second position curve, and the third position curve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for determining the position of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a first transmitter for transmitting a first transmission signal from a transmitter at a vehicle toward three or more beacons associated with a work area; a time estimator for determining a first aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a first beacon and a return signal from the first beacon to the vehicle, a second aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a second beacon and a return signal from the second beacon to the vehicle, a third aggregate elapsed time between the transmission of the first transmission signal to a third beacon and a return signal from the third beacon to the vehicle; a bias compensator for compensation for bias delay associated with the transmitter, a first bias delay associated with the first beacon, a second bias delay associated with the second beacon, and a third bias delay associated with the third beacon; a converter for converting the first aggregate elapsed time into a first position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle, the second aggregate elapsed time into a second position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle, and the third aggregate elapsed time into a third position curve in at least two spatial dimensions for vehicle; and a data processor for estimating a position of the vehicle at a confluence or intersection of the first position curve, the second position curve, and the third position curve. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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