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Granted Patent B2
US 8,912,949 · App. 13/395,551 · Granted Dec 16, 2014

Ultra-sensitive system for measuring distance or position

Inventors: Seiichiro Hirata (Nagaokakyo, JP); Nobuo Nakajima (Tokyo, JP); Shogo Ida (Rittoh, JP); Harumasa Hojo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: The University of Electro-Communications; Git Japan Incorporated; Sensorcomm Co., Ltd.; Seiichiro Hirata; Sozaburo Ihara
G01S13/878G01S5/145G01S13/82
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Patent No.
US 8,912,949
App. No.
13/395,551
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system with which 3-dimensional position can be accurately measured. Plural UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ), periodically transmitting PN codes of M system and preliminarily disposed on known positions are provided, a server ( 3 ) to synchronize the plural UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ) is provided, an RF tag (T), attached to a moving object ( 20 ) as to receive signals (I 0 ) synchronously and periodically transmitted from the UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ) and reflect the signals (I 0 ) adding inherent tag recognition signal, is provided, and the UWB transmitter-receiver ( 1 ) is composed as to obtain the distance to the moving object ( 20 ) attached with the RF tag (T) by synchronous summation and correlative calculation of the PN codes of M system reflected by the RF tag (T).

Claims (19)

1. An ultra-sensitive system for measuring distance, comprising:

plural UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ) periodically transmitting PN codes of M system and preliminarily disposed on known positions;

a server ( 3 ) to synchronize the plural UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ); and

an RF tag (T) attached to a moving object ( 20 ) as to receive signals (I 0 ) synchronously and periodically transmitted from the UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ) and reflect the signals (I 0 ) adding inherent tag recognition signal,

wherein the UWB transmitter-receiver ( 1 ) is composed as to obtain the distance to the moving object ( 20 ) attached with the RF tag (T) by synchronous summation and correlative calculation of the PN codes of M system reflected by the RF tag (T).

2. An ultra-sensitive system for measuring position, comprising:

plural UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ) periodically transmitting PN codes of M system and preliminarily disposed on known positions;

a server ( 3 ) to synchronize the plural UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ); and

an RF tag (T) attached to a moving object ( 20 ) as to receive signals (I 0 ) synchronously and periodically transmitted from the UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ) and reflect the signals (I 0 ) adding inherent tag recognition signal,

wherein the UWB transmitter-receiver ( 1 ) is composed as to obtain the distances between the moving object ( 20 ) attached with the RF tag (T) and each of the plural UWB transmitter-receivers ( 1 ) by synchronous summation and correlative calculation of the PN codes of M system reflected by the RF tag (T), and

wherein the position of the moving object ( 20 ) is calculated in the server ( 3 ) or the UWB transmitter-receiver ( 1 ) based on the distances.

3. An ultra-sensitive system for measuring distance, comprising:

plural UWB transmitters ( 30 ) periodically transmitting PN codes of M system and preliminarily disposed on known positions;

a server ( 3 ) to synchronize the plural UWB transmitters ( 30 ); and

a freely movable UWB receiver ( 40 ) composed as to receive signals (I 0 ) synchronously and periodically transmitted from the UWB transmitters ( 30 ) and obtain the distances to the UWB transmitters ( 30 ) by synchronous summation and correlative calculation of the received PN codes of M system.

4. An ultra-sensitive system for measuring position, comprising:

plural UWB transmitters ( 30 ) periodically transmitting PN codes of M system and preliminarily disposed on known positions;

a server ( 3 ) to synchronize the plural UWB transmitters ( 30 ); and

a freely movable UWB receiver ( 40 ) composed as to receive signals (I 0 ) synchronously and periodically transmitted from the UWB transmitters ( 30 ), obtain the distances to the plural UWB transmitters ( 30 ) by synchronous summation and correlative calculation of the received PN codes of M system, and calculate the self position based on the obtained distances.

Assignments (2)
DEMERGER Recorded May 21, 2026
From: GIT JAPAN INCORPORATED
To: GIT INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 075619/0341 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2012
From: HIRATA, SEIICHIRO; NAKAJIMA, NOBUO; IDA, SHOGO; HOJO, HARUMASA
To: IHARA, SOZABURO; THE UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS; GIT JAPAN INCORPORATED; SENSORCOMM CO., LTD.; HIRATA, SEIICHIRO
Reel/Frame 027926/0553 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-235137 · Oct 9, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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