DE3373358D1 - Acoustical positioning system - Google Patents

Acoustical positioning system

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Publication number
DE3373358D1
DE3373358D1 DE8383400021T DE3373358T DE3373358D1 DE 3373358 D1 DE3373358 D1 DE 3373358D1 DE 8383400021 T DE8383400021 T DE 8383400021T DE 3373358 T DE3373358 T DE 3373358T DE 3373358 D1 DE3373358 D1 DE 3373358D1
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positioning system
acoustical positioning
acoustical
positioning
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Francois Peynaud
Jean Gosselin
Andre Farcy
Bernard Grandvaux
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/18—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves
    • G01S5/30—Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S11/00—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation
    • G01S11/16—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation using difference in transit time between electrical and acoustic signals

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Paper (AREA)
DE8383400021T 1982-01-12 1983-01-04 Acoustical positioning system Expired DE3373358D1 (en)

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FR8200370A FR2519769B1 (fr) 1982-01-12 1982-01-12 Systeme de positionnement acoustique

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DE3373358D1 true DE3373358D1 (en) 1987-10-08

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US (1) US4516226A (de)
EP (1) EP0084468B1 (de)
CA (1) CA1207427A (de)
DE (1) DE3373358D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2519769B1 (de)
NO (1) NO158900C (de)

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NO158900B (no) 1988-08-01
EP0084468A1 (de) 1983-07-27
FR2519769A1 (fr) 1983-07-18
EP0084468B1 (de) 1987-09-02
NO830088L (no) 1983-07-13
US4516226A (en) 1985-05-07
CA1207427A (en) 1986-07-08
FR2519769B1 (fr) 1985-09-20
NO158900C (no) 1988-11-09

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