IP Library Granted Patent US 12681125
Granted Patent B2
US 12681125 · App. 18/336,056 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

UWB locating system having a data network connection component transmitting in parallel

Inventor: Eberhard Wahl (Weilheim an der Teck, DE)
Assignee: TRUMPF TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
G01S5/0081G01S5/02213
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Patent No.
US 12681125
App. No.
18/336,056
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A locating system determines the position of an object with an ultra-wideband mobile unit. The locating system includes UWB anchors configured to locate the object; and a communication radio network having a data network connection component. The data network connection component is configured for parallel transmission of data streams of the UWB anchors.

Claims (22)

1 . A locating system for determining a position of an object with an ultra-wideband (UWB) mobile unit, the locating system comprising:

a plurality of first UWB anchors configured to locate the object;

a communication radio network comprising a plurality of data network connection components, wherein each first UWB anchor of the plurality of first UWB anchors is arranged in a respective one of the plurality of data network connection components; and

at least one second UWB anchor;

wherein the plurality of data network connection components is configured for parallel transmission of data streams of the plurality of first UWB anchors, and, in parallel with the transmission of the data streams of the plurality of first UWB anchors and independent of the locating system, transmitting an additional data stream of the at least one second UWB anchor, and

wherein the plurality of UWB anchors is connected to a two-wire-bus-system, wherein the two-wire-bus system is used for transmitting on/off control commands for installation or maintenance of the plurality of UWB anchors.

2 . The locating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication radio network is configured to make available a separate bandwidth exclusively for data communication of the plurality of first UWB anchors in order to transmit the data streams by multi-user-multiple-input-and-multiple-output and/or by orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple-access.

3 . The locating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of data network connection components is connected to the communication radio network by Ethernet.

4 . The locating system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a server, wherein the server comprises UWB software or a UWB hub.

5 . The locating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locating system is configured such that the data stream of at least one of the plurality of first UWB anchors is transmitted to the communication radio network wirelessly by Wi-Fi with parallel transmission.

6 . The locating system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the locating system is configured such that data streams of multiple first UWB anchors of the plurality of first UWB anchors are transmitted to the communication radio network wirelessly by Wi-Fi with parallel transmission.

7 . The locating system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a light, wherein the at least one second UWB anchor is integrated in the light; or

a smoke detector, wherein the at last one second UWB anchor is integrated in the smoke detector.

8 . The locating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one second UWB anchor comprises a plurality of second UWB anchors, the locating system further comprising:

multiple lights, each light having one of the plurality of second UWB anchors integrated therein; or

multiple smoke detectors, each smoke detector having one of the plurality of second UWB anchors integrated therein.

9 . The locating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the first UWB anchors and/or the plurality of data network connection components have a shared voltage supply.

10 . A method for locating an object, using the locating system as claimed in claim 1 , the method comprising:

determining position data of a UWB mobile unit on the object by using the plurality of first UWB anchors; and

transmitting the data streams of the plurality of first UWB anchors by parallel transmission to the communication radio network with the plurality of data network connection components.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the data streams are transmitted separately by multi-user-multiple-input-and-multiple-output and/or by orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple-access.