EP4264311A2 - Uwb-ortungssystem mit parallel übermittelnder daten-netzwerk-verbindungskomponente - Google Patents
Uwb-ortungssystem mit parallel übermittelnder daten-netzwerk-verbindungskomponenteInfo
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- EP4264311A2 EP4264311A2 EP21839086.2A EP21839086A EP4264311A2 EP 4264311 A2 EP4264311 A2 EP 4264311A2 EP 21839086 A EP21839086 A EP 21839086A EP 4264311 A2 EP4264311 A2 EP 4264311A2
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- uwb
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- locating system
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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
- G01S5/0009—Transmission of position information to remote stations
- G01S5/0081—Transmission between base stations
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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
- G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
- G01S5/0205—Details
- G01S5/0221—Receivers
- G01S5/02213—Receivers arranged in a network for determining the position of a transmitter
Definitions
- the invention relates to a locating system for locating an object.
- the invention also relates to a method for locating an object.
- UWB ultrawideband
- the object according to the invention is thus achieved by a positioning system for determining the position of an object with a UWB mobile unit (also called a “tag” or “tag device”).
- the locating system has several UWB anchors (also called “beacons”) for locating the object.
- the locating system uses a radio communication network with at least one data network connection component, which is designed for the parallel transmission of data streams from the UWB anchor.
- Parallel transmission means in particular that the data streams from the UWB anchor are transmitted simultaneously to data streams that are independent of the positioning system via the radio communications network.
- a radio communication network that is already available for other data streams can therefore be used.
- the parallel data stream transmission of the UWB anchor eliminates the installation costs of the UWB anchor, in particular the data cabling. Installation and any modification of the positioning system are significantly simplified. In addition, the placement of the UWB anchors is more flexible. Since there is no competing communication radio network, there is no interference and the data streams can be managed efficiently.
- WO 2020/212722 A1 entitled “Ultra-Wideband Location Systems and Methods” was filed on April 19, 2019 and published on October 22, 2020.
- the radio communication network preferably has a number of connected data network connection components.
- the UWB anchors are preferably designed as omlox anchors.
- the object can be part of the positioning system.
- Omlox is an open standard for an accurate real-time indoor location system. Omlox defines open interfaces for an interoperable localization system. With omlox, different industries can use a single infrastructure with different applications from different providers. Because the same infrastructure is used, total cost of ownership is reduced, allowing for easy integration of different applications. A key feature of Omlox is that it enables cyber-physical facilitation, combining the integration of industrial software and hardware solutions into a common ecosystem.
- omlox-based anchors With omlox-based anchors, various types of software such as a Manufacturing Executive System (MES), asset tracking and navigation with anti-collision, as well as hardware such as drones, AGVs and loading vehicles can be integrated into the area of localization.
- MES Manufacturing Executive System
- Omlox enables interoperability and flexibility for different trackable providers within one or more tracking zones. Omlox achieves this through two core components: omlox hub and omlox core zone.
- the Omlox hub allows for interoperability and flexibility within different tracking zones, while the Omlox core zone provides interoperability and flexibility within a single tracking zone.
- the Omlox hub enables interoperability and flexibility across various complementary zones.
- other tracking technologies such as R.FID, 5G, BLE, Wi-Fi and GPS are also used in production, delivery and storage.
- R.FID, 5G, BLE, Wi-Fi and GPS are also used in production, delivery and storage.
- With omlox it can be ensured that networks function smoothly and interoperably. This allows companies to easily connect applications such as production control systems, asset tracking and navigation across different site zones.
- the Omlox hub is compatible with multiple tracking zones. Smart factories working with a UWB localization zone, a truck bed with GPS positioning and a warehouse with WIFI positioning can be monitored efficiently with the Omlox hub.
- the Omlox hub enables maps to be transferred, synchronized and aligned from discrete local coordinates (mapping by SLAM and other techniques) to global geographic coordinates of the entire smart factory.
- the Omlox core zone works together with open interfaces and guarantees interoperability in the ultra-wideband area (UWB).
- UWB is a radio standard used over short distances and for location in factories. Ultra-wideband is particularly robust and ensures precise location of materials, orders and navigation of AGVs and drones - even with obstacles such as metal reflections.
- Omlox creates an interoperable infrastructure that is plug-and-play. Companies can quickly and easily network all UWB products with the Omlox standard, regardless of the manufacturer. The characteristics of the omlox anchors are described in more detail in the omlox specification published at https://omlox.com.
- a UWB anchor is arranged or formed on or in a data network connection component.
- This compact design of the data network connection component or the UWB anchor further simplifies the installation of the positioning system.
- the data network connection component and the UWB anchor can be arranged in a common housing. Alternatively or additionally, the data network connection component and the UWB anchor can have a common power supply.
- a plurality of UWB anchors are each arranged or formed on or in a data network connection component.
- the data network connection component is designed to use a separate bandwidth exclusively for the data communication of the attached UWB anchor for data stream transmission via multi-user-multiple-input-and-multiple-output (MU-MIMO ) and/or by orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple-access (OFDMA).
- MU-MIMO multi-user-multiple-input-and-multiple-output
- OFDMA orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple-access
- data network connection components are preferably designed for data stream transmission using MU-MIMO and/or OFDMA.
- the data network connection component(s) can be in the form of wifi6 gateways.
- the radio communication network is based on the 802.1 lax standard. Wifi6 can manage competing data streams and specifically allocate bandwidths. WiFi channels are divided into so-called "resource units".
- the data network connection component(s) can be connected to the radio communication network via ethernet. Alternatively or additionally, the data network connection component(s) can be connected via fiber optics and/or mobile communications, in particular via the 5G standard.
- the positioning system can have a server, in particular one connected to the ethernet, which has UWB software and/or a UWB hub.
- the server can be maintained remotely, especially over the Internet.
- the server is preferably in the form of an edge server.
- the locating system has a UWB anchor whose data can be transmitted wirelessly via wifi with parallel data stream transmission to the radio communication network. Due to the cable-free installation, the UWB anchor can be arranged particularly easily. The UWB armature therefore only requires a power supply. Due to the parallel transmission of its data streams, the UWB anchor can also be easily integrated into the positioning system without wired data transmission.
- the locating system also preferably has a number of UWB anchors whose data can be transmitted wirelessly via wifi with parallel data stream transmission to the radio communication network.
- Installation of the locating system is further simplified if the locating system has a light with a UWB anchor integrated into the light and/or a smoke detector with a UWB anchor integrated into the smoke detector.
- the locating system can have multiple lights, each with a UWB anchor integrated in the lights, and/or multiple smoke detectors, each with a UWB anchor integrated in the smoke detectors.
- a number of UWB anchors are preferably connected to a two-wire bus system.
- the two-wire bus system can be designed as an actuator sensor interface (ASI). be that
- ASI actuator sensor interface
- the two-wire-bus system allows, in particular in addition to the power supply, the transmission of simple control commands such as on/off and/or can be used for the installation or maintenance of the UWB anchor.
- All UWB anchors are preferably connected to a two-wire bus system.
- UWB anchors and/or a data network connection component may share a common power supply.
- all UWB anchors and/or all data network connection components are connected via the same power supply.
- the object according to the invention is also achieved by a method for locating an object.
- the method is preferably carried out with a locating system described here.
- the process has the following process steps:
- data streams that are preferably independent of the positioning system are transmitted by the radio communication network.
- the data streams are transmitted by MU-MIMO and/or by OFDMA.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a first embodiment of a locating system and a method for locating an object.
- FIG. 2 schematically shows a second embodiment of a locating system and a method for locating an object.
- the object 12 has an ultrawideband (UWB) mobile unit 14.
- the position of the UWB mobile unit 14 can be determined by a number of UWB anchors 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d.
- the UWB anchors 16a-d are arranged in housings of data network connection components 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d. By integrating the UWB anchors 16a-d in the data network connection components 18a-d, the UWB anchors 16a-d can be installed in a particularly space-saving and simple manner.
- the data network connection components 18a-d are preferably designed for data stream transmission via multi-user-multiple-input-and-multiple-output (MU-MIMO) and/or via orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple-access (OFDMA).
- MU-MIMO multi-user-multiple-input-and-multiple-output
- OFDMA orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple-access
- the data network connection components 18a-d can be in the form of wifi6 gateways.
- the data network connection components 18a-d are part of a radio communication network 20.
- the data network connection components 18a-d can be connected via ethernet 22.
- the data network connection components 18a-d, in particular together with the UWB anchors 16a-d, can be operated via a common power supply 24 .
- the data network connection components 18a-d can be connected to a server 26, in particular in the form of an edge server.
- the server 26 can have UWB software and/or a UWB hub.
- 2 shows a further embodiment of a locating system 10. In comparison to the locating system 10 shown in FIG.
- These UWB anchors 16e-l are cordless. Your data streams are transmitted via the communication radio network 20. This is reliably possible because the data network connection components 18a-d are designed on the one hand to transmit data streams to and from the UWB anchors 16e-l and at the same time, ie parallel thereto, are designed to separately transmit other data streams.
- the UWB anchors 16e-l are preferably tied to the power supply 24.
- the UWB anchors 16e-l can be designed or arranged in lights and/or smoke detectors for further improved integration of the locating system 10 .
- the locating system 10 has a radio communication network 20 with at least one data network connection component 18a-d.
- the data network connection component(s) 18a-d is/are designed for data stream transmission via the communication radio network 20 with reserved resources or bandwidths to a plurality of UWB anchors 16a-l.
- at least some UWB anchors 16a-l can be designed for wireless data stream transmission.
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