JPH10505671A - 飛行時間による無線位置システム - Google Patents
飛行時間による無線位置システムInfo
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- JPH10505671A JPH10505671A JP8509574A JP50957496A JPH10505671A JP H10505671 A JPH10505671 A JP H10505671A JP 8509574 A JP8509574 A JP 8509574A JP 50957496 A JP50957496 A JP 50957496A JP H10505671 A JPH10505671 A JP H10505671A
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1. 電磁パルスの飛行時間を測定する装置であって、 送信タイミング信号に応答して電磁パルスのシーケンスを送信する送信機と、 受信タイミング信号に応答して前記電磁パルスのシーケンスを制御されたタイ ミングでサンプリングし、そのサンプルリングに応じてサンプル信号を発生する 受信機と、 前記送信タイミング信号を前記送信機に供給するとともに前記受信タイミング 信号を前記受信機に供給する回路であって、前記シーケンスのパルスの送信と前 記受信機によるサンプリングとの間の時間が遅延量のレンジにわたって掃引され るように、前記受信タイミング信号が前記受信機に前記電磁パルスのシーケンス をサンプリングさせるタイミング回路と、 前記サンプル信号および前記タイミング回路に応じて前記シーケンスのパルス の前記送信機および前記受信機間の飛行時間を表すサンプル検出回路と、を備え た装置。 2.前記タイミング回路が前記シーケンスのパルスの送信と前記受信機によるサ ンプリングとの間の前記時間を掃引させる前記遅延量のレンジの前記遅延量は、 100ナノ秒未満の値で変わる請求項1記載の装置。 3.前記遅延量のレンジの遅延量は、10ナノ秒未満の値で変わる請求項2記載 の装置。 4.前記送信タイミング信号によって前記送信機はパルス間の時間を決める不変 のパルス繰返しレートで前記電磁パルスのシーケンスを送信するとともに、その パルス間の時間は前記遅延量のレンジの初めと終りにおける前記遅延量の差より も大きく設定した請求項1記載の装置。 5.前記送信タイミング信号によって前記送信機はパルス繰返しレートで前記電 磁パルスのシーケンスを送信する一方、前記受信タイミング信号は前記遅延量の レンジにわたって、前記シーケンスのパルスが前記パルス繰返しレートで且つ前 記遅延量のレンジの異なる遅延量を用いてサンプルされ、前記サンプル信号が受 信パルスの振幅を前記等価な時間で表すような掃引周期で掃引する請求項1記載 の装置。 6.前記受信機は、前記サンプル信号の振幅を等価な時間で制御する自動ゲイン 制御回路を有する請求項5記載の装置。 7.前記送信周期は16キロヘルツ未満の掃引速度で繰り返される請求項5記載 の装置。 8.前記送信周期は100ヘルツ未満の掃引速度で繰り返される請求項5記載の 装置。 9.前記パルス繰返しレートは約1メガヘルツよりも大きい値である請求項7記 載の装置。 10. 目標体の位置を検出する装置であって、 前記目標体に配置するための、送信タイミング信号に応答して電磁パルスのシ ーケンスを送信する送信機と、 受信タイミング信号に応答して前記電磁パルスのシーケンスを制御されたタイ ミングでサンプリングし、そのサンプルリングに応じてサンプル信号を発生する 受信機と、 前記送信タイミング信号を前記送信機に供給するとともに前記受信タイミング 信号を前記受信機に供給する回路であって、前記シーケンスのパルスの前記送信 機による送信と前記受信機によるサンプリングとの間 の時間が遅延量のレンジにわたって掃引されるように、前記受信タイミング信号 が前記受信機に前記電磁パルスのシーケンスをサンプリングさせるタイミング回 路と、 前記サンプル信号および前記タイミング回路に応じて当該サンプル信号が掃引 中にしきい値に達したときパルス検出信号を発生するパルス検出回路と、 前記パルス検出回路に結合され、かつ前記パルス検出信号に応じて前記目標体 の位置を表示する信号プロセッサと、を備えた装置。 11.前記パルス検出信号は、前記送信機から直接に伝搬してきた送信パルスの 受信を表す信号である請求項10記載の装置。 12.前記タイミング回路は、 パルスレート・クロックと、 ケーブル遅延時間を有し、かつ前記パルスレート・クロックを前記送信機に接 続するケーブルと、 前記送信機の位置にあって、前記パルスレート・クロックの信号を前記ケーブ ルから前記送信タイミング信号に変える回路と、 前記パルスレート・クロックに結合され、かつ前記ケーブル遅延を補償するよ うに時間的に遅延した前記パルスレート・クロックの信号に応じて前記受信機に おいて前記受信タイミング信号を生成する制御遅延回路と、を有する請求項10 記載の装置。 13.前記タイミング回路は、クロックパルスを発生する発信器と、前記送信タ イミング信号としての既知の伝搬遅延量で前記クロックパルスを前記送信機に送 信する回路と、前記クロックパルスを受信するとともに、前記既知の伝搬遅延量 に対応する時間にほぼ始まり、前記送信機から前記受信機までの電磁パルスの飛 行時間の最大予想レンジにほぼ終わる範囲にわたる掃引における制御可能な値だ け時間的に遅延した前記受 信タイミング信号を発生する制御可能遅延回路と、を有する請求項10記載の装 置。 14.前記信号プロセッサは、前記掃引の初めから前記パルス検出信号の発生ま でカウントレートでカウントして前記送信機の位置を表すカウンタ出力を発生さ せるカウンタを備える請求項13記載の装置。 15.前記制御可能遅延回路は、制御入力端を有する電圧制御遅延回路及びその 電圧制御遅延回路の前記制御入力端に結合させた電圧ランプ波発生器を含み、前 記受信タイミング信号を掃引する回路である請求項13記載の装置。 16.前記電圧ランプ波発生器はデジタル/アナログ変換器を備える請求項15 記載の装置。 17.前記電圧ランプ波発生器は、アナログの指数関数ランプ波発生器を備え、 前記電圧制御遅延回路は前記制御入力端の電圧の指数関数である遅延量を生成す る構成を有する請求項15記載の装置。 18.前記受信機は自動ゲイン制御回路を有する請求項10記載の装置。 19.前記送信タイミング信号によって前記送信機はパルス繰返しレートで前記 電磁パルスのシーケンスを送信する一方、前記受信タイミング信号は前記遅延量 のレンジにわたって、前記シーケンスのパルスが前記パルス繰返しレートで且つ 前記遅延量のレンジの異なる遅延量を用いてサンプルされ、前記サンプル信号が 受信パルスの振幅を前記等価な時間で表すような掃引周期で掃引する請求項10 記載の装置。 20.前記受信機は、前記サンプル信号の振幅を等価な時間で制御する 自動ゲイン制御回路を有する請求項19記載の装置。 21.前記掃引周期は16キロヘルツ未満の掃引レートで繰り返される請求項1 9記載の装置。 22.前記掃引周期は100ヘルツ未満の掃引レートで繰り返される請求項19 記載の装置。 23.前記パルス繰返しレートは約1メガヘルツより大きい値である請求項21 記載の装置。 24.少なくとも1つの受信機を前記ほかの受信機から離して一定間隔に追加的 に置き、かつ前記タイミング回路および前記信号プロセッサに結合させて備え、 追加のサンプル信号を発生する請求項10記載の装置。 25. 目標体の位置を検出する装置であって、 前記目標体に配置するための、約1メガヘルツよりも大きいパルス繰返しレー トの送信タイミング信号に応答してマイクロ波パルスのシーケンスを送信する送 信機と、 アンテナと、このアンテナに結合するとともに前記パルス繰返しレートでかつ 受信タイミング信号に応じた制御されたタイミングで前記アンテナの信号をサン プルするサンプルゲートと、このサンプルゲートに結合するとともに前記シーケ ンスのパルスをサンプリングして等価な時間サンプル信号を生成するようにした 自動ゲイン制御を有するアンプとを有する受信機と、 前記送信タイミング信号を前記送信機に供給するとともに前記受信タイミング 信号を前記受信機に供給する回路であって、前記シーケンスのパルスの前記送信 機による送信と前記受信機によるサンプリングとの間の時間が、約10ミリ秒よ りも大きい掃引持続期間に20ナノ秒未満の 時間だけ変化する遅延量のレンジにわたって掃引されるように、前記受信タイミ ング信号が前記受信機に前記電磁パルスのシーケンスをサンプリングさせるタイ ミング回路と、 前記受信機に結合され、かつ前記等価な時間サンプル信号に応じて10フィー ト未満のレンジ以内で前記目標体の位置を表示する信号プロセッサと、を備えた 装置。 26.前記信号プロセッサは、1メガヘルツよりも大きいレートで前記等価な時 間サンプル信号をサンプリングする請求項25記載の装置。 27.少なくとも1つの受信機を前記ほかの受信機から離して一定間隔に追加的 に置き、かつ前記タイミング回路および前記信号プロセッサに結合させて備え、 追加の等価な時間サンプル信号を発生する請求項25記載の装置。 28. 10フィート未満のレンジで目標体の位置を検出する方法であって、 前記目標体に送信機を取り付け、 前記送信機から電磁パルスのシーケンスを送信し、 前記送信機から受信機への前記電磁パルスの飛行時間を検出し、 前記飛行時間を処理して前記目標体の位置を示す、 ステップを備えた方法。 29.前記飛行時間は10ナノ秒未満である請求項28記載の方法。 30.前記飛行時間を検出するステップは、 制御されたタイミングで前記パルスのシーケンスをサンプリングして前記受信 機における送信パルスの等価な時間表現値を生成し、 前記等価な時間信号を処理して前記飛行時間を示す、 ステップを有する請求項28記載の方法。 31.前記送信およびサンプリングのステップを、予測可能な遅延量を持つタイ ミングケーブルを通して前記送信機に参照クロックを供給することによって同期 させ、次いで、前記参照クロックおよび前記予想可能な遅延量に応じて前記サン プリングステップの処理タイミングを制御する、ステップを有する請求項30記 載の方法。
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