System and method for position determination by impulse radio
View Patent ↗A system and a method for position determination by impulse radio where first position information is determined for a first impulse radio using a positioning system, second position information is determined for the first impulse radio using at least one second impulse radio, and a position is determined based upon the first position information relative to the second position information. The positioning system can be a Global Positioning System. The determined position can be communicated to an emergency system.
1. A method for determining a position of an impulse radio comprising:
determining a first position information of a first impulse radio using a positioning system;
determining a second position information of the first impulse radio using at least one second impulse radio; and
determining the position of the first impulse radio based upon the first position information relative to the second position information.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating the position of the first impulse radio to an emergency system.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first impulse radio and the at least one second impulse radio are not time synchronized.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the positioning system is a Global Positioning System (GPS).
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the position of the first impulse radio further comprises:
determining a time domain equivalent of carrier phase.
6. The method of claim 1 , where the step of determining the position of the first impulse radio further comprises:
resolving subcycle time differences.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first position information comprises modulation cycle information.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second position information comprises a time domain equivalent information of carrier phase.
9. A system for determining a position of an impulse radio, the system comprising:
a positioning receiver that determines a first position information of a first impulse radio;
at least one second impulse radio that determines a second position information of the first impulse radio; and
a processor that determines the position of the first impulse radio based upon the first position information relative to the second position information.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the position of the first impulse radio is communicated to an emergency system.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first impulse radio and the at least one second impulse radio are not time synchronized.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the resolution of the first position information relative to the second position information requires determining a time domain equivalent of carrier phase.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the resolution of the first position information relative to the second position information requires determining subcycle time differences.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first position information comprises modulation cycle information.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second position information comprises a time domain equivalent information of carrier phase.
16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the positioning system is a Global Positioning System (GPS).
17. The system of claim 9 , wherein the positioning receiver is a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.