摘要:
The invention relates to a device for locating one or more mobile elements in a predetermined zone, this device comprising: - at least one module on board the mobile element, this onboard module comprising an electronic circuit and at least one coil on board for emitting a locating signal, - a power supply for this onboard module, - a matrix of receiving coils distributed in rows and columns on a support in proximity to the predetermined zone. According to the invention the rows and columns of the matrix of receiving coils are independent and each row and each column consists of several receiving coils connected in series; each coil having the function of picking up said locating signal when the mobile element is in proximity; this device furthermore comprising: - a processing unit connected to the matrix of receiving coils for determining in real time the placement of the mobile element in the predetermined zone by detecting a signal level on each row and each column.