Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for locating an object using an antenna array with partially overlapping coils
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Application No.: US15036116Application Date: 2014-11-13
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Publication No.: US10677910B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Adrianus C. F. Reniers
- Applicant: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Current Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Agency: Lumen Patent Firm
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/074461 WO 20141113
- International Announcement: WO2015/071347 WO 20150521
- Main IPC: G01S13/75
- IPC: G01S13/75 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B90/98 ; G01S13/82 ; H01Q1/22 ; H01Q7/00 ; H01Q5/40 ; A61B8/00 ; G06K7/10 ; G06K19/067 ; A61B8/12 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
A system is provided for wirelessly locating objects. The system has a transceiver unit with an antenna array of two partially overlapping coils, which is used in combination with a passive electromagnetic reflector to track or locate the objects. The system is tuned to reflect and receive higher order harmonics of a transmitted signal frequency. The system is reliable in a highly reflective environment with no placement error detection due to reflections. A relatively large distance can be bridged with a minimum power and a small sensitive area to detect the coils, which increase the accuracy to determine the location of the electromagnetic reflector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160282461A1 System for Locating an Object using an Antenna Array with Partially Overlapping Coils Public/Granted day:2016-09-29
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