Patent ID: 7983694
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. A target comprising: a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals; a central processing unit for performing operations; a power source for powering the transceiver and the central processing unit; and software executed by the central processing unit for diagnosing and managing the target, and for calculating position of the target using range measurements to and between a plurality of base stations; wherein the plurality of base stations is initialized to determine their relative locations to each other wherein, during initializing, a first base station of the plurality of base stations sends an ultra wideband signal to a second base station and a third base station of the plurality of base stations to determine a distance between the first base station and the second base station and a distance between the first base station and the third base station and wherein the second base station sends an ultra wideband signal to the third base station to determine a distance between the second base station and the third base station;