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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, BE;
Inventors:
Jan Steckel, Rupelmonde, BE;
Herbert Peremans, Ghent, BE;
Assignee:
UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN, Antwerp, BE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/87 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/526 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/876 (2013.01); G01S 7/526 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G05D 1/0255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sonar based sensor for localization of a target in air is described. The sensor comprises a wide or ultra-wide band emitter for emitting a wide or ultra-wide band signal, and a set of spatially randomly or irregularly positioned receivers for receiving the wide or ultra-wide band signal after reflection at the target. A corresponding processor and method for localizing also is disclosed.