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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Sylvie Couronne, Erlangen, DE;
Stefan Koehler, Roedental, DE;
Guenter Rohmer, Erlangen, DE;
Thomas Von Der Gruen, Kleinsendelbach, DE;
Ingmar Bretz, Regenstauf, DE;
Heinz Gerhaeuser, Waischenfeld, DE;
Sylvie Couronne, Erlangen, DE;
Stefan Koehler, Roedental, DE;
Guenter Rohmer, Erlangen, DE;
Thomas Von Der Gruen, Kleinsendelbach, DE;
Ingmar Bretz, Regenstauf, DE;
Heinz Gerhaeuser, Waischenfeld, DE;
Abstract
A system for determining the position of an object, comprising a reference transmitter device () disposed in a fixed position, the reference transmitter device () having a reference time supplying means for supplying a reference time signal that indicates a reference time, at least two transmitter/receiver devices () disposed in fixed positions with respect to each other and to the reference transmitter device (), each transmitter/receiver device () having a time supplying means for supplying a time signal indicating a time, a receiver means for receiving the reference time signal from the reference transmitter device () and a synchronization means for processing the time signal and the reference time signal, as well as a position determining device () on the object for determining the position of the object.