Patent ID: 8116350
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. An ultrawideband tracking system for tracking a position of an ultrawideband transmitter that produces a plurality of ultrawideband pulses, comprising: a plurality of clusters, said plurality of clusters being spaced apart at a predetermined cluster separation distance from each other, wherein each of said plurality clusters is comprised of: at least one computer operably connected with each of said at least one ultrawideband receiver and capable of receiving said ultrawideband pulse waveform data from each of said at least one ultrawideband receiver, wherein said at least one computer is programmed to separately and near simultaneously receive multiple streams of said plurality of segments of said ultrawideband pulse waveform data from multiple ultrawideband receivers associated with said plurality of clusters until all of said plurality of segments has been received, wherein said at least one computer is programmed to utilize said ultrawideband pulse waveform data to produce time difference of arrival information for said at least two antennas for each of said plurality of clusters, wherein said at least one computer is programmed to determine an angle of arrival information from said time difference of arrival information, and wherein said at least one computer is programmed to utilize said angle of arrival information for tracking said ultrawideband transmitter, wherein said at least one computer is programmed to interface with each of said at least one ultrawideband receiver, associated with said plurality of clusters, by creating a separate software socket for each of said at least one ultrawideband receiver whereby each separate software socket receives said ultrawideband pulse waveform data from a predetermined at least one ultrawideband receiver.