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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Pavan K. Namineni, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Trevor Davey, South Lyon, MI (US);
Gary Siebert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles J. Jacobus, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Pavan K. Namineni, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Trevor Davey, South Lyon, MI (US);
Gary Siebert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles J. Jacobus, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Cybernet Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
This invention is a wireless mobile indoor/outdoor tracking system. It is designed to track the absolute position of all nodes in a network indoors and outdoors. The system uses GPS positioning when a signal is available and RF ranging when it is unavailable. When indoors, a minimum of three network nodes must receive a GPS signal to determine absolute position. A mesh network is used to make the system mobile and to create an avenue for data to be transmitted to a remote base station.