公开(公告)号：US11237263B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16814799

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： David A. Mindell ,  Gregory L. Charvat ,  Gary A. Cohen ,  Dana R. Yoerger

IPC: G01S13/82 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S5/10 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/34 ,  G01S13/66 ,  G01S13/74 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S13/42 ,  G01S13/76

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for measuring time of flight to an object. A transmitter transmits an electromagnetic signal and provides a reference signal corresponding to the electromagnetic signal. A receiver receives the electromagnetic signal and provides a response signal corresponding to the received electromagnetic signal. A detection circuit is configured to determine a time of flight between the transmitter and the receiver based upon the reference signal and the response signal.

公开(公告)号：US20220016782A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17380856

申请日：2021-07-20

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Matthew Carey ,  Gregory L. Charvat ,  Devon Reed Clark ,  Joseph Paul Gauthier ,  James Campbell Kinsey ,  David A. Mindell ,  Eben Christopher Rauhut

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  H04B17/27

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating interactions between a robotic arm and a movable platform using radio frequency (RF) co-localization are provided. The systems include target devices; an interrogator system comprising RF antennas, each of the RF antennas configured to transmit RF signals to the target devices and/or receive RF signals from the target devices; and a controller. The controller is configured to control at least one of the RF antennas to transmit one or more first RF signals to a target device coupled to a movable platform; control at least some of the RF antennas to receive second RF signals from at least the target device; determine a position of the movable platform using the received second RF signals; and determine, using the position of the movable platform, a target position to which to move an end effector of a robotic arm in order to perform a task.

公开(公告)号：US11050497B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16940565

申请日：2020-07-28

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Charvat ,  Andrew Habib Zai ,  Christopher Ryan Montoya

IPC: H04B1/40 ,  H04B1/44 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04B17/27 ,  H04B1/50 ,  H04B1/00 ,  G01S19/00

Abstract: A device comprising: a radio frequency (RF) coupler comprising input, output, and coupled ports; an antenna capable of receiving RF signals having a first characteristic and transmitting RF signals having a second characteristic, the antenna connected to the RF coupler to provide received RF signals to the input port of the RF coupler and transmit RF signals received at the input port via coupling to signals received at the coupled port; and signal transformation circuitry having an input connected to the output port of the RF coupler to receive RF signals provided by the antenna to the input port and an output connected to the coupled port, the signal transformation circuitry configured to transform first RF signals having the first characteristic received from the output port to second RF signals having the second characteristic and to provide them to the coupled port.

公开(公告)号：US10771169B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16537822

申请日：2019-08-12

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Charvat ,  Andrew Habib Zai ,  Christopher Ryan Montoya

IPC: H04B1/40 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04B17/27 ,  H04B1/50 ,  H04B1/00 ,  G01S19/00

Abstract: A device comprising: a radio frequency (RF) coupler comprising input, output, and coupled ports; an antenna capable of receiving RF signals having a first characteristic and transmitting RF signals having a second characteristic, the antenna connected to the RF coupler to provide received RF signals to the input port of the RF coupler and transmit RF signals received at the input port via coupling to signals received at the coupled port; and signal transformation circuitry having an input connected to the output port of the RF coupler to receive RF signals provided by the antenna to the input port and an output connected to the coupled port, the signal transformation circuitry configured to transform first RF signals having the first characteristic received from the output port to second RF signals having the second characteristic and to provide them to the coupled port.

公开(公告)号：US10665923B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US15382582

申请日：2016-12-16

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Charvat ,  David A. Mindell

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S5/14 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q9/26 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q5/10 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W64/00 ,  G01S11/02

Abstract: A device comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor die mounted on the substrate; a transmit antenna fabricated on the substrate and configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals at least at a first center frequency; a receive antenna fabricated on the substrate and configured to receive RF signals at least at a second center frequency different than the first center frequency; and circuitry integrated with the semiconductor die and configured to provide RF signals to the transmit antenna and to receive RF signals from the receive antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20200044755A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16537822

申请日：2019-08-12

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Charvat ,  Andrew Habib Zai ,  Christopher Ryan Montoya

IPC: H04B17/27 ,  H04B1/50 ,  H04B1/00 ,  G01S19/00

Abstract: A device comprising: a radio frequency (RF) coupler comprising input, output, and coupled ports; an antenna capable of receiving RF signals having a first characteristic and transmitting RF signals having a second characteristic, the antenna connected to the RF coupler to provide received RF signals to the input port of the RF coupler and transmit RF signals received at the input port via coupling to signals received at the coupled port; and signal transformation circuitry having an input connected to the output port of the RF coupler to receive RF signals provided by the antenna to the input port and an output connected to the coupled port, the signal transformation circuitry configured to transform first RF signals having the first characteristic received from the output port to second RF signals having the second characteristic and to provide them to the coupled port.

公开(公告)号：US10422870B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15960224

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： David A. Mindell ,  Gregory L. Charvat ,  Michael Hirsch ,  James Campbell Kinsey ,  Matthew Ian Beane

IPC: G01S5/14 ,  G01S13/74 ,  G01S13/82 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S11/02 ,  G01S13/34 ,  G01S13/76 ,  G01S13/78 ,  G01S13/79 ,  G01S13/84 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/42 ,  G01S13/75 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S13/91 ,  G01S13/94 ,  G08B21/02

Abstract: A system for tracking position of objects in an industrial environment includes an interrogator, a transponder, and a processor. The interrogator transmits a signal and provides a first reference signal corresponding to the transmitted signal. The transponder provides a response signal. The interrogator receives the response signal and provides a second reference signal corresponding to the response signal. The processor determines a location of either the interrogator or the transponder, relative to the other, based on the two reference signals.

公开(公告)号：US20190173157A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US15999498

申请日：2018-08-20

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Charvat ,  David A. Mindell

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  G01S5/14 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  G01S13/87 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01Q9/26 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q9/27 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H01Q5/10

Abstract: A system comprising synchronization circuitry, a first interrogator, and a second interrogator. The first interrogator includes a transmit antenna; a first receive antenna, and circuitry configured to generate, using radio-frequency (RF) signal synthesis information received from the synchronization circuitry, a first RF signal for transmission by the transmit antenna, and generate, using the first RF signal and a second RF signal received from a target device by the first receive antenna, a first mixed RF signal indicative of a distance between the first interrogator and the target device. The second interrogator includes a second receive antenna, and circuitry configured to generate, using the RF signal synthesis information, a third RF signal; and generate, using the third RF signal and a fourth RF signal received from the target device by the second receive antenna, a second mixed RF signal indicative of a distance between the second interrogator and the target device.

公开(公告)号：US10205218B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15676889

申请日：2017-08-14

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Charvat ,  David A. Mindell

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/14 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q9/27 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q9/26 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q5/10 ,  H04W64/00 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S11/02

Abstract: A system comprising a first interrogator device that includes: a first antenna configured to transmit, to a target device, a first radio-frequency (RF) signal having a first center frequency; a second antenna configured to receive, from the target device, a second RF signal having a second center frequency that is a harmonic of the first frequency; and first circuitry configured to obtain, using the first RF signal and the second RF signal, a first mixed RF signal indicative of a first distance between the first interrogator and the target device. The system further comprises at least one processor configured to determine the first distance based, at least in part, on the first mixed RF signal, and determine a location of the target device based, at least in part, on the determined first distance.

公开(公告)号：US10074889B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15469282

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: Humatics Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Charvat ,  David A. Mindell

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H04W64/00 ,  G01S11/02 ,  H04B5/00

CPC classification number: H01Q1/2283 ,  G01S5/0215 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S11/02 ,  G01S13/878 ,  H01Q1/2216 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/247 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/521 ,  H01Q1/525 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q5/10 ,  H01Q9/0428 ,  H01Q9/0492 ,  H01Q9/26 ,  H01Q9/27 ,  H04B5/0056 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W56/001 ,  H04W64/003 ,  H04W64/006

Abstract: A device comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor die mounted on the substrate; a transmit antenna fabricated on the substrate and configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals at least at a first center frequency; a receive antenna fabricated on the substrate and configured to receive RF signals at least at a second center frequency different than the first center frequency; and circuitry integrated with the semiconductor die and configured to provide RF signals to the transmit antenna and to receive RF signals from the receive antenna.