Method and apparatus for determining a position of a transmitter in three dimensions

• Main Author: KLINGER JUERGEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.07.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE; CHECKING-DEVICES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; TESTING; TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS

In order to determine a position of a transmitter in three dimensions, a signal transmitted by the transmitter is received by four receivers that are separated from one another in three dimensions and are not all disposed on the same plane. In which case the time intervals between a reception of the...