Ensco, Inc.

Robert Barlow Alwood

William Todd Faulkner

David W A Taylor, Jr

Bradley David Farnsworth

Christopher Matthew Foster

Daniel Thomas Goff

Edward Joseph Kreinar

William Petersen Lounsbury

Aspects of the present disclosure describe a system and method for synchronizing time, frequency, and phase among a plurality of devices.

Systems and methods for synchronizing time, frequency, and phase among a plurality of devices

A position and orientation determining system includes a first radio frequency (RF) device including at least one antenna configured to receive and transmit RF signals, a first radio unit in communication with the at least one antenna, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The system further includes a second RF device includes a constellation of antennae including at least three receiving antennae, a second radio unit in communication with the constellation of antennae, and a processor configured to determine a three-dimensional position and three-axis angular orientation of the first RF device relative to the second RF device based on computing at least two of three angles in the second RF device coordinate frame (XY, XZ and YZ) computed from carrier phase difference (CPD) measurements taken between each pair of the at least three receiving antennae when receiving a single RF signal transmitted from the at least one antenna of the first RF device, and estimating a direction of a gravity vector generated by the IMU.

Position and orientation tracking system, apparatus and method

A system and method for estimating the position of an object, such as a person, animal, or machine. The system includes first and second inertial measurement units, a first and second originator antennas, and a first and second transponder antennas. The system uses data from the inertial measurement units to estimate a position of the object. The system also calculates a range measurement between the first originator antenna and first transponder antenna. The system calculates a first CPD measurement between the second transponder antenna and the first originator antenna, and a second CPD measurement between the second originator antenna and the first transponder antenna. The range measurement and at least one CPD measurement are used to update a Kalman filter for estimating the position of the object. The system determines also updates the Kalman filter when one of the inertial measurement units is in a zero-velocity condition.

System and method for tracking and locating a person, animal, or machine

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Springfield, VA, United States of America

Robert Barlow Alwood