EP2519839A4 - Precise positioning using a distributed sensor network - Google Patents

Precise positioning using a distributed sensor network Download PDF

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Publication number: EP2519839A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: sensor network; precise positioning; distributed sensor; distributed; precise
Prior art date: 2009-12-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

Application number

EP10861469.4A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP2519839A1 (en

Inventor

James W. Waite

Thorkell Gudmundsson

Dimitar Gargov

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Optimal Ranging Inc

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Optimal Ranging Inc

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2009-12-31

Filing date

2010-12-30

Publication date

2018-03-28

2010-12-30 Application filed by Optimal Ranging Inc filed Critical Optimal Ranging Inc

2010-12-30 Priority claimed from PCT/US2010/062608 external-priority patent/WO2012091726A1/en

2012-11-07 Publication of EP2519839A1 publication Critical patent/EP2519839A1/en

2018-03-28 Publication of EP2519839A4 publication Critical patent/EP2519839A4/en

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V3/00—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
- G01V3/08—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices
- G01V3/081—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices the magnetic field is produced by the objects or geological structures
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V3/00—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
- G01V3/38—Processing data, e.g. for analysis, for interpretation, for correction
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
- G01S5/0009—Transmission of position information to remote stations
- G01S5/0081—Transmission between base stations
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
- G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
- G01S5/0294—Trajectory determination or predictive filtering, e.g. target tracking or Kalman filtering
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
- G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
- G01S5/04—Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V13/00—Manufacturing, calibrating, cleaning, or repairing instruments or devices covered by groups G01V1/00 – G01V11/00
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V3/00—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
- G01V3/15—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation specially adapted for use during transport, e.g. by a person, vehicle or boat
- G01V3/165—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation specially adapted for use during transport, e.g. by a person, vehicle or boat operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by the object or by the detecting device

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Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)

EP10861469.4A 2009-12-31 2010-12-30 Precise positioning using a distributed sensor network Ceased EP2519839A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US29160209P	2009-12-31	2009-12-31
PCT/US2010/062608 WO2012091726A1 (en)	2010-12-30	2010-12-30	Precise positioning using a distributed sensor network

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2519839A1 EP2519839A1 (en)	2012-11-07
EP2519839A4 true EP2519839A4 (en)	2018-03-28

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US4710708A (en) *	1981-04-27	1987-12-01	Develco	Method and apparatus employing received independent magnetic field components of a transmitted alternating magnetic field for determining location
US5592092A (en) *	1994-10-28	1997-01-07	Gas Research Institute	Pipe proximity warning device for accidental damage prevention mounted on the bucket of a backhoe
US20010022239A1 (en) *	1997-04-16	2001-09-20	Brune Guenter W.	Establishing positions of locating field detectors and path mapping in underground boring tool applications
EP1040369A1 (en) *	1998-10-19	2000-10-04	Raytheon Company	Magnetic object tracking based on direct observation of magnetic sensor measurements
US7336078B1 (en) *	2003-10-04	2008-02-26	Seektech, Inc.	Multi-sensor mapping omnidirectional sonde and line locators
US20090128156A1 (en) *	2007-05-18	2009-05-21	Metrotech Corporation, Inc.	Enhanced precise location
WO2010065675A1 (en) *	2008-12-05	2010-06-10	Metrotech Corporation	Precise location and orientation of a concealed dipole transmitter
WO2010093426A2 (en) *	2009-02-11	2010-08-19	Certusview Technologies, Llc	Locate apparatus having enhanced features for underground facility locate operations, and associated methods and systems

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