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WO2003016940A3
WO2003016940A3 PCT/GB2002/002245 GB0202245W WO03016940A3 WO 2003016940 A3 WO2003016940 A3 WO 2003016940A3 GB 0202245 W GB0202245 W GB 0202245W WO 03016940 A3 WO03016940 A3 WO 03016940A3
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tones
tag
mobile tag
phase
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WO2003016940A2 (en
Inventor
Aled Wynne Jones
Paul Anthony Smith
Paul Joseph Bearpark
Michael Raymond Reynolds
Daniel Reginald Ewart Timson
Andrew Michael Rhodes
Nicolas Vasilopoulos
Peter Duffett-Smith
David Bartlett
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Scientific Generics Ltd
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Scientific Generics Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB0119787A external-priority patent/GB0119787D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0206597A external-priority patent/GB0206597D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0209781A external-priority patent/GB0209781D0/en
Application filed by Scientific Generics Ltd filed Critical Scientific Generics Ltd
Priority to GB0405627A priority Critical patent/GB2398688B/en
Publication of WO2003016940A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003016940A2/en
Publication of WO2003016940A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003016940A3/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G01S11/00—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation
    • G01S11/02—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation using radio waves
    • 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
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/02—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using radio waves
    • G01S1/08—Systems for determining direction or position line
    • 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
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0205—Details
    • G01S5/021—Calibration, monitoring or correction
    • 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
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0205—Details
    • G01S5/0226—Transmitters
    • 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
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/14—Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention provides a position determining system in which a mobile tag having an unknown position is tracked in space over time. In use, the mobile tag either transmits or receives signals comprising a pair of tones at different frequencies from a number of base stations having known locations. The phase of each of the received signals is then measured and the measured phases are then passed to a processing unit which determines the position of the tag at the time of the transmission of the signals on the basis of the difference between the measured phases of the two tones. In a preferred embodiment, this system is combined with a conventional phase-based position measurement which is derived from phase measurements of similar tones transmitted between the mobile tag and different base stations.
PCT/GB2002/002245 2001-08-14 2002-05-14 Tag tracking Ceased WO2003016940A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0405627A GB2398688B (en) 2001-08-14 2002-05-14 Tag tracking

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0119787A GB0119787D0 (en) 2000-11-15 2001-08-14 Tag tracking
GB0119787.0 2001-08-14
GB0206597A GB0206597D0 (en) 2002-03-20 2002-03-20 Phase based RF location system
GB0206597.7 2002-03-20
GB0209781.4 2002-04-29
GB0209781A GB0209781D0 (en) 2002-04-29 2002-04-29 Location measurement system

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WO2003016940A2 WO2003016940A2 (en) 2003-02-27
WO2003016940A3 true WO2003016940A3 (en) 2003-04-24

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GB2398688B (en) 2005-07-13

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