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Dead reckoning pedometer

Patent ·
OSTI ID:921323
A system to determine the location of a person within a structure utilizes a magnetometer, magnets, pressure sensors and a CPU to calculate the length and direction of each step. The data may be displayed to the wearer, preferably on a map or floorplan and may be broadcast to persons outside the structure.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Aiken, SC)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500;
Assignee:
Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Aiken, SC)
Patent Number(s):
6,549,845
Application Number:
09/757,560
OSTI ID:
921323
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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