Method and System for Ultrasonic Signaling, Ranging and Location Tracking
    11.
    发明申请
    Method and System for Ultrasonic Signaling, Ranging and Location Tracking 有权
    超声信号,测距和位置跟踪方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140192622A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-10

    申请号:US14152665

    申请日:2014-01-10

    IPC分类号: G01S5/18

    摘要: An indoor ultrasonic location tracking system that can utilize standard audio speakers to provide indoor ranging information to modern mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. The method uses a communication scheme based on linearly increasing frequency modulated chirps in the audio bandwidth just above the human hearing frequency range where mobile devices are still sensitive. The method uses gradual frequency and amplitude changes that minimize human perceivable (psychoacoustic) artifacts derived from the non-ideal impulse response of audio speakers. Chirps also benefit from Pulse Compression, which improves ranging resolution and resilience to both Doppler shifts and multi-path propagation that plague indoor environments. The method supports the decoding of multiple unique identifier packets simultaneously. A Time-Difference-of-Arrival pseudo-ranging technique allows for localization without explicit synchronization with the broadcasting infrastructure. An alternate received signal strength indicator based localization technique allows less accurate localization at the benefit of sparser transmission infrastructure.

    摘要翻译: 一个室内超声波位置跟踪系统,可以利用标准音频扬声器为现代移动设备(如智能手机和平板电脑)提供室内测距信息。 该方法使用基于在移动设备仍然敏感的人类听力频率范围之上的音频带宽中线性增加的频率调制啁啾的通信方案。 该方法使用逐渐的频率和幅度变化,其最小化从音频扬声器的非理想脉冲响应导出的人类可感知(心理声学)伪影。 啁啾也受益于脉冲压缩,其提高了测距分辨率和对多普勒频移以及困扰室内环境的多径传播的弹性。 该方法同时支持多个唯一标识符包的解码。 到达时间差距伪距技术允许本地化而不与广播基础设施明确同步。 基于替代的基于信号强度指示器的定位技术允许较少的精确定位,从而可以实现更轻松的传输基础设施。

    Apparatus and method for implantation of devices into soft tissue
    14.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for implantation of devices into soft tissue 有权
    将装置植入软组织的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09408571B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-09

    申请号:US13920753

    申请日:2013-06-18

    IPC分类号: A61B19/00 A61B5/00

    摘要: Apparatus and method for surgeon-assisted rapid surgical implantation of devices into soft tissue. The apparatus comprises several subsystems that enable the referencing of the spatial position and orientation of the device being implanted with respect to the soft tissue into which it is being implanted and then the controlled implantation of the device at a predefined speed with higher positional accuracy and precision and a reduction in soft tissue damage, provided by ultrasonic assisted motion, compared to current state-of-the-art implantation methods and devices. The method includes automated loading of the device being implanted into a clamping mechanism from a cartridge holding a number of implants, referencing of the device position and orientation, referencing of the surface of the tissue into which the device is being implanted, monitoring of the tissue motion, identification of desirable implant location based on the soft tissue profile, allowance of surgeon selection and fine adjustment of the final implant location, high-speed implantation, device release and implant actuator retraction.

    摘要翻译: 用于外科医生辅助的装置和方法将装置快速手术植入软组织。 该装置包括几个子系统,其能够参考相对于其被植入其中的软组织被植入的装置的空间位置和取向,然后以更高的位置精度和精度以预定速度受控地植入装置 并且与当前最先进的植入方法和装置相比,通过超声辅助运动提供的软组织损伤减少。 该方法包括:从被保持多个植入物的药筒自动加载被植入到夹持机构中的装置,参考装置位置和取向,参考装置被植入其中的组织的表面,监测组织 运动,基于软组织轮廓识别期望的植入位置,允许外科医生选择和最终植入位置的精细调整,高速植入,装置释放和植入物致动器缩回。