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公开(公告)号:US20210242570A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-05
申请号:US17239943
申请日:2021-04-26
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Gregory L. Charvat , David A. Mindell
IPC: H01Q1/22 , G01S13/87 , H01Q1/52 , H01Q3/36 , H01Q9/04 , H01Q9/27 , G01S5/14 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q9/26 , H04B5/00 , H04W4/02 , H04W56/00 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q5/10 , G01S5/02 , H04W64/00 , G01S11/02
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20200343940A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16856643
申请日:2020-04-23
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Gregory L. Charvat , Senter Reinhardt
Abstract: A device comprising: a receive antenna configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals having a first center frequency; a transmit antenna configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals having a second center frequency that is a harmonic of the first center frequency; and a processor. The processor is configured to: generate a plurality of wake-up signals at a respective plurality of random times; and for each one of the plurality of wake-up signals, in response to generating the each one wake-up signal, cause the transmit antenna to transmit an RF signal having the second center frequency and indicating a code associated with the device to an interrogator device different from the device.
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公开(公告)号:US20180067190A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-08
申请号:US15796022
申请日:2017-10-27
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Gregory L. Charvat , David A. Mindell
IPC: G01S5/14 , H01Q1/52 , H04B5/00 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q9/04 , H04W4/02 , G01S5/02 , H01Q9/27 , H01Q5/10 , H04W64/00 , H01Q1/22 , H01Q3/36 , H01Q9/26 , H01Q1/24 , H04W56/00
CPC classification number: G01S5/14 , G01S5/0215 , G01S5/0284 , G01S11/02 , G01S13/878 , H01Q1/2216 , H01Q1/2283 , 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 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20170363709A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15676889
申请日:2017-08-14
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Gregory L. Charvat , David A. Mindell
IPC: G01S5/14 , H01Q5/10 , H04W4/02 , H04B5/00 , H01Q9/27 , H01Q9/26 , H01Q9/04 , H01Q3/36 , H01Q1/52 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/22 , G01S5/02 , H04W56/00 , H04W64/00
CPC classification number: G01S5/14 , G01S5/0215 , G01S5/0284 , G01S11/02 , G01S13/878 , H01Q1/2216 , H01Q1/2283 , 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 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20220021120A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-20
申请号:US17380743
申请日:2021-07-20
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Christopher Ryan Montoya , Gregory L. Charvat , Andrew Habib Zai
Abstract: Described herein are systems for radio-frequency (RF) localization. The systems developed by the inventors are designed to improve the accuracy of RF localization to millimeter and sub-millimeter ranges, and additionally, are designed to do so while also limiting manufacturing costs. The RF localization systems developed by the inventors leverage the relatively low costs associated with the manufacturing of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs). Manufacturing RF localization devices using PCBAs poses a number of challenges, including large minimum feature size and the presence of surface waves. Described herein are techniques for addressing challenges arising in connection with RF localization devices fabricated using PCBAs. One technique involves the use of slot-fed antennas, which makes the device efficient notwithstanding the large minimum feature size. Another technique involves the use of frequency selective surfaces for suppressing surface waves.
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公开(公告)号:US10725146B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-28
申请号:US16144865
申请日:2018-09-27
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Andrew Habib Zai , Gregory L. Charvat
Abstract: Radio-frequencies (RF) antennas for use in micro-localization systems are described. The RF antennas described herein may enable localization of objects with high resolutions, such as in the order of one centimeter or less. The RF antennas may be further configured to reduce range error variability across different directions, so that the accuracy of a micro-localization system is substantially the same regardless of the position of the object. An illustrative RF antenna includes an emitting element having first and second conductive traces patterned to reduce the angular impulse delay variability of the RF antenna. The first conductive trace may form a first arm of a spiral and the second conductive trace may form a second arm of the spiral. At least one parameter of the spiral may be selected to reduce the angular impulse delay variability of the RF antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US10386456B1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-20
申请号:US16144830
申请日:2018-09-27
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Andrew Habib Zai , Gregory L. Charvat
Abstract: Radio-frequencies (RF) antennas for use in micro-localization systems are described. The RF antennas described herein may enable localization of objects with high resolutions, such as in the order of one centimeter or less. The RF antennas may be further configured to reduce range error variability across different directions, so that the accuracy of a micro-localization system is substantially the same regardless of the position of the object. An illustrative RF antenna includes a conductive housing forming a first cavity separated from a second cavity by a conductive wall. The RF antenna may further include an emitting element coupled to the conductive housing, a port coupled to the conductive housing, and an antenna feed electrically coupling the emitting element to the port. The antenna feed may pass through the cavities and the conductive wall. The antenna feed may comprise a symmetric and an asymmetric portion, disposed in the different cavities.
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公开(公告)号:US10090944B1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-02
申请号:US15954968
申请日:2018-04-17
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Gregory L. Charvat , Andrew Habib Zai , Christopher Ryan Montoya
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 center frequency and transmitting RF signals having a second center frequency, 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 center frequency received from the output port to second RF signals having the second center frequency and to provide them to the coupled port.
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公开(公告)号:US20180239010A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-23
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: G01S13/82 , G01S7/35 , G01S13/88 , G01S5/02 , G01S13/87 , H04W4/029 , G01S5/14 , G01S13/89 , G01S7/00 , G01S13/66 , G01S13/74 , G01S13/34 , G01S13/76 , G01S13/42
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20180156889A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15878255
申请日:2018-01-23
Applicant: Humatics Corporation
Inventor: Gregory L. Charvat , David A. Mindell
IPC: G01S5/14 , H04W64/00 , H01Q5/10 , H04W4/02 , H04B5/00 , H01Q9/27 , H01Q9/26 , H01Q9/04 , H01Q3/36 , H01Q1/52 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/22 , G01S5/02 , H04W56/00
CPC classification number: G01S5/14 , G01S5/0215 , G01S5/0284 , G01S11/02 , G01S13/878 , H01Q1/2216 , H01Q1/2283 , 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 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.
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