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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Andreas Eidloth, Erlangen, DE;
Hans Adel, Stein, DE;
Jörn Thielecke, Erlangen, DE;
Alexander Popugaev, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Eidloth, Erlangen, DE;
Hans Adel, Stein, DE;
Jörn Thielecke, Erlangen, DE;
Alexander Popugaev, Erlangen, DE;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01); H04B 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for determining a distance and/or orientation of a movable object includes a transmitter that is located on the object and a receiver. One of the transmitter and the receiver has an antenna having a known polarization plane. The other of the transmitter and the receiver has a counterclockwise circular polarized antenna and a clockwise circular polarized antenna.