Intertial tracking system with provision for position correction
First Claim
1. A subject location tracking process comprising:
- communicating radiofrequency signals from a radiofrequency sensory integration module with a remote RF transceiver beacon, said radiofrequency sensory integration module forming a system with an ankle mounted inertial tracking module and a microprocessor, and operative without line of sight with said remote RF transceiver beacon;
determining a measured range between said radiofrequency sensory integration module and said beacon with software in said radiofrequency sensory integration module;
accessing a database of known positions for the beacon to estimate a predicted range;
computing an error value between the measured range and the predicted range, or between said radiofrequency signals and a predicted range, wherein positional data as to location of the system from said inertial tracking module is used to compute the predicted range;
communicating a corrected position to said inertial tracking module to aid in resetting or correcting an orientation value or a velocity values as generated by an inertial module sensor within said inertial tracking module;
adding a weighing factor to the measured range based on the error prior to determining the location data for the subject by trilaterating the location of the subject target;
determining location data of the subject with said microprocessor and displaying the location; and
wherein said microprocessor processes sets of data being generated in tandem by said radiofrequency sensory integration module and an inertial sensor in said inertial tracking module to form a mutually corrective system.
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Abstract
A subject location tracking process is provided that includes the attachment of a system to a subject where the system includes a radiofrequency sensor integration module, an inertial tracking module, and a microprocessor. Radiofrequency signals are communicated from the radiofrequency sensor integration module to a remote radiofrequency transceiver beacon. A measured range is determined between the radiofrequency sensory integration module and the beacon. An error value E is then computed between the measured range and a predicted range. The predicted range is computed from the inertial tracking module alone based on positional data as to location and orientation of the system. The location data of the subject is determined with a microprocessor and displayed at the location. The present invention operates to provide a high degree of accuracy as to the position of a subject in spite of intermediate obstructions and without reliance on global position satellite systems, fixed reference signals, or line of sight.
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15 Claims
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1. A subject location tracking process comprising:
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communicating radiofrequency signals from a radiofrequency sensory integration module with a remote RF transceiver beacon, said radiofrequency sensory integration module forming a system with an ankle mounted inertial tracking module and a microprocessor, and operative without line of sight with said remote RF transceiver beacon; determining a measured range between said radiofrequency sensory integration module and said beacon with software in said radiofrequency sensory integration module; accessing a database of known positions for the beacon to estimate a predicted range; computing an error value between the measured range and the predicted range, or between said radiofrequency signals and a predicted range, wherein positional data as to location of the system from said inertial tracking module is used to compute the predicted range; communicating a corrected position to said inertial tracking module to aid in resetting or correcting an orientation value or a velocity values as generated by an inertial module sensor within said inertial tracking module; adding a weighing factor to the measured range based on the error prior to determining the location data for the subject by trilaterating the location of the subject target; determining location data of the subject with said microprocessor and displaying the location; and wherein said microprocessor processes sets of data being generated in tandem by said radiofrequency sensory integration module and an inertial sensor in said inertial tracking module to form a mutually corrective system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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7. A subject location tracking process comprising:
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communicating radiofrequency signals from a radiofrequency sensory integration module with a plurality of remote RF transceiver beacons, said radiofrequency sensory integration module forming a system with an ankle mounted inertial tracking module and a microprocessor, and operative without line of sight with said plurality of remote RF transceiver beacons; determining a measured range between said radiofrequency sensory integration module and said plurality of beacons with software in said radiofrequency sensory integration module; accessing a database of known positions for the beacon to estimate a predicted range; computing an error value between the measured range and a predicted range, or between said radiofrequency signals and the predicted range, wherein positional data as to location and orientation of the system from said inertial tracking module is used to compute the predicted range; communicating a corrected position to said inertial tracking module to aid in resetting or correcting an orientation value or a velocity values as generated by an inertial module sensor within said inertial tracking module; adding a weighing factor to the measured range based on the error prior to determining the location data for the subject;
by trilaterating the location of the subject target;determining location data of the subject with said a microprocessor and displaying the location; and wherein said microprocessor processes sets of data being generated in tandem by said radiofrequency sensory integration module and an inertial sensor in said inertial tracking module to form a mutually corrective system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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