Close range fault tolerant noncontacting position sensor

Bingham, Dennis N; Anderson, Allen A

Title: Close range fault tolerant noncontacting position sensor

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A method and system for locating the three dimensional coordinates of a moving or stationary object in real time. The three dimensional coordinates of an object in half space or full space are determined based upon the time of arrival or phase of the wave front measured by a plurality of receiver elements and an established vector magnitudes proportional to the measured time of arrival or phase at each receiver element. The coordinates of the object are calculated by solving a matrix equation or a set of closed form algebraic equations.

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Bingham, Dennis N ^[1]; Anderson, Allen A ^[2]

Idaho Falls, ID
Shelley, ID

Issue Date:: 1996-01-01

Research Org.:: EG & G IDAHO INC

OSTI Identifier:: 870305

Patent Number(s):: 5493308

Assignee:: Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S5/02 - using radio waves
G01S5/06 - Position of source determined by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements

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DOE Contract Number:: AC07-76ID01570

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: close; range; fault; tolerant; noncontacting; position; sensor; method; locating; dimensional; coordinates; moving; stationary; time; half; space; determined; based; arrival; phase; wave; front; measured; plurality; receiver; elements; established; vector; magnitudes; proportional; element; calculated; solving; matrix; equation; set; closed; form; algebraic; equations; position sensor; wave front; measured time; close range; determined based; closed form; fault tolerant; dimensional coordinates; /342/

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