Patent ID: 7876216
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: B25B,B64F,G01S,G05B

Abstract:
1. A method of acquiring data relating to each of a plurality of objects located within a harsh radio frequency (RF) environment, comprising: moving a sensor to the location of each of the objects; sensing data at the object; transmitting the sensed data from the location of the object using ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse signals; receiving the UWB pulse signals at multiple positions within the harsh environment; using the received UWB pulse signals to generate location measurements related to the location of the object from which the sensed data was transmitted; using the location measurements to determine the location of the object in a first coordinate system; and, displaying an image of the object from which the sensed data was transmitted in a second coordinate system are processed/controlled by a processor.