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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2010
Suneel Ismail Sheikh, Shoreview, MN (US);
Darryll J. Pines, Clarksville, MD (US);
Joseph Kim Conroy, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Timofey N. Spiridonov, Bethesda, MD (US);
Suneel Ismail Sheikh, Shoreview, MN (US);
Darryll J. Pines, Clarksville, MD (US);
Joseph Kim Conroy, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Timofey N. Spiridonov, Bethesda, MD (US);
The University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining a location of a mobile object is provided. The system determines the location of the mobile object by determining distances between a plurality of sensors provided on a first and second movable parts of the mobile object. A stride length, heading, and separation distance between the first and second movable parts are computed based on the determined distances and the location of the mobile object is determined based on the computed stride length, heading, and separation distance.