Device for aiding the location in real time of a self-powered mobile element

1. A device for aiding the location in real time, by electromagnetic radiation, of a self-powered mobile element, this device comprising,

a receiver for receiving a radio signal comprising at least one synchronization data item, said receiver being configured to receive power from a radio signal received;

a transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, said electromagnetic signal being transmitted in response to an activation signal; and

a controller connected to said receiver and to said transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, said controller being electrically powered by said receiver for receiving a radio signal and being configured to generate an activation signal in response to a synchronization data item.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said receiver for receiving a radio signal comprises a dual-port memory, said dual-port memory being configured to be read- and write-accessible by a radio signal and by said controller.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said receiver for receiving a radio signal comprises means for the identification of a synchronization data item from a radio signal received and a transmitter for the transmission of an identified synchronization data item to said controller.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said controller comprises a detector for the detection of a change of state of an electrical power source of said receiver for receiving a radio signal, a synchronization data item being identified in response to a change of state of an electrical power source of said receiver for receiving a radio signal.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said controller comprises a detector for the detection of a change of state of a carrier of a radio signal received, a synchronization data item being identified in response to a change of state of a carrier of a radio signal received.

6. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said controller comprises means of access to a value stored in said dual-port memory, a synchronization data item being identified as a function of a value stored in said dual-port memory.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal comprises a solenoid (L 1 ) and a switch (Q 1 ) controlling the activation of said solenoid.

8. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising means for determining a moment of generation of an activation signal, said moment being determined according to the moment of reception of a synchronization data item and an item of delay information.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said receiver for receiving a radio signal complies with a standard of the RFID type.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said controller comprises means for controlling at least one actuator of said mobile element.

11. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, said transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal being called the first transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, said first and second transmitters for transmitting an electromagnetic signal being configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal one after another in order to allow the orientation of said mobile element to be determined.

12. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said receiver for receiving a radio signal comprises means for the identification of a synchronization data item from a radio signal received and a transmitter for the transmission of an identified synchronization data item to said controller.

13. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said controller comprises a detector for the detection of a change of state of an electrical power source of said receiver for receiving a radio signal, a synchronization data item being identified in response to a change of state of an electrical power source of said receiver for receiving a radio signal.

14. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said controller comprises a detector for the detection of a change of state of a carrier of a radio signal received, a synchronization data item being identified in response to a change of state of a carrier of a radio signal received.

15. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal comprises a solenoid (L 1 ) and a switch (Q 1 ) controlling the activation of said solenoid.

16. The device according to claim 2 , further comprising means for determining a moment of generation of an activation signal, said moment being determined according to the moment of reception of a synchronization data item and an item of delay information.

17. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said receiver for receiving a radio signal complies with a standard of the RFID type.

18. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said controller comprises means for controlling at least one actuator of said mobile element.

19. The device according to claim 2 , further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, said transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal being called the first transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, said first and second transmitters for transmitting an electromagnetic signal being configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal one after another in order to allow the orientation of said mobile element to be determined.