WO2007133982A3 - Multi-axis control of a device based on the wireless tracking location of a target device - Google Patents

Multi-axis control of a device based on the wireless tracking location of a target device Download PDF

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WO2007133982A3
WO2007133982A3 PCT/US2007/068316 US2007068316W WO2007133982A3 WO 2007133982 A3 WO2007133982 A3 WO 2007133982A3 US 2007068316 W US2007068316 W US 2007068316W WO 2007133982 A3 WO2007133982 A3 WO 2007133982A3
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tracking
control unit
tag
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John-Paul Cana
Wylie Hilliard
Stephen Milliren
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John-Paul Cana
Wylie Hilliard
Stephen Milliren
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    • 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
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/74—Systems using reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. IFF, i.e. identification of friend or foe
    • 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
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/86—Combinations of sonar systems with lidar systems; Combinations of sonar systems with systems not using wave reflection
    • 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
    • G01S5/0018—Transmission from mobile station to base station
    • G01S5/0027—Transmission from mobile station to base station of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile

Abstract

A wireless tracking and control system (122) is provided for aiming a device (124) toward TAGs (134) which are mounted to subjects for tracking. The TAGS (134) preferably include locating devices for determining TAG locations and wireless transmitters for transmitting location information to a tracking and control unit (122). The tracking and control unit (122) also includes a locating device, and determines the location of a selected TAG (134) relative to the device (124). A position control unit (130) is then moved to aim the device (124) toward the selected TAG (134). In a second embodiment, a sonic tracking and control system (190) includes a sonic TAG (192), which in response to a wireless command, emits a sonic burst which is received by spaced apart transducers of a tracking and control unit (194), for determining the location the sonic TAG (192) relative to the tracking and control unit (194).
PCT/US2007/068316 2006-05-08 2007-05-07 Multi-axis control of a device based on the wireless tracking location of a target device WO2007133982A2 (en)

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US6567038B1 (en) * 1998-04-09 2003-05-20 Orad Hi-Tec Systems, Ltd. Tracking system for sports
US20020090217A1 (en) * 2000-06-30 2002-07-11 Daniel Limor Sporting events broadcasting system
US20040032333A1 (en) * 2002-08-19 2004-02-19 Hatt Alfred Thomas Personal security wrist band

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