A ground based wireless system named the Autonomous Transceivers Positioning System (“ATPS”), performs complete autonomous tracking of multiple moving objects and determines position and velocity components (speed and direction) of a moving object, or the stationary position of an object. For a moving object, the ATPS provides position determination, with accuracy of several centimeters, and velocity determination with an accuracy of centimeters per second. The ATPS tracks the position of multiple objects simultaneously and continuously for as long as the object(s) reside within the workspace of the ATPS wireless system. The ATPS is expandable in its workspace continuously by allowing for tracking information to be autonomously handed over to new added sections of the ATPS. The ATPS contains RFID inspired components including advanced multiple fixed location Autonomous Wireless Interrogators (“AWIs”) within the defined workspace of the system and multiple Autonomous Wireless Responders (“AWRs”) affixed to the moving and/or stationary objects.
System for automatically determining the position and velocity of objects
2019-02-28
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch