DE60335537D1 - Bjekten - Google Patents

Bjekten

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DE60335537D1
DE60335537D1 DE60335537T DE60335537T DE60335537D1 DE 60335537 D1 DE60335537 D1 DE 60335537D1 DE 60335537 T DE60335537 T DE 60335537T DE 60335537 T DE60335537 T DE 60335537T DE 60335537 D1 DE60335537 D1 DE 60335537D1
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chips
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identification chips
detector
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Sverre Holm
Rune Holm
Ole Hovind
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Sonitor Technologies AS
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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
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/02—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems using reflection of acoustic waves
    • G01S15/06—Systems determining the position data of a target
    • G01S15/08—Systems for measuring distance only
    • G01S15/10—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves
    • G01S15/102—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves using transmission of pulses having some particular characteristics
    • 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
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/74—Systems using reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. IFF, i.e. identification of friend or foe
    • 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
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/003—Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
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NO20021672A NO315917B1 (no) 2002-04-09 2002-04-09 System og fremgangsmåte for posisjonsbestemmelse av objekter
PCT/NO2003/000106 WO2003087871A1 (en) 2002-04-09 2003-03-28 A system and method for position determination of objects

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AT (1) ATE493672T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2003225434A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60335537D1 (de)
DK (1) DK1497671T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2356131T3 (de)
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WO (1) WO2003087871A1 (de)

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DK1497671T3 (da) 2011-03-14
ATE493672T1 (de) 2011-01-15
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EP1497671B1 (de) 2010-12-29
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WO2003087871A1 (en) 2003-10-23
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