Wireless Transceiver Direction Determination for Infrastructure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods for determining a geospatial position and specifying a direction of interest are limited, as they often rely on artificial references like satellites and cell towers, and lack accurate recreation of design features in the field, such as equipment layout and orientation, which is crucial for construction and maintenance of infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves combining methods and apparatus for designating a geospatial location and direction of interest using wireless transmission and reception, generating angles of arrival and transmission, and forming directional lines to intersect with smart devices, allowing for accurate location and direction determination, and providing content based on these parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional triangulation techniques using satellites and cell towers are used to determine geospatial position, then location can be ascertained, but the direction of interest cannot be accurately specified and design features cannot be accurately recreated in the field
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the direction determination problem into multiple independent measurements by using multiple transceivers distributed across the facility. Each transceiver independently measures the angle of arrival of wireless signals from the smart device, and these segmented measurements are combined to calculate the precise direction of interest and the device's location.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless communication system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it determines both the geospatial position of the smart device and the direction of interest, while also enabling the recreation of design features in the field. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate systems for location tracking and orientation determination.
2Manufacturing precision
If automated design tools are used to generate design plans, then design capabilities are enhanced, but the ability to quantify deployed performance and accurately recreate design features in the field is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes a feedback loop between the design model and the actual facility by continuously measuring the direction of interest and location of smart devices in the field. This feedback enables the system to quantify deployed performance, compare it against design specifications, and accurately recreate design features by referencing the original design model coordinates and orientations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical surveying and measurement systems with wireless communication-based electronic measurement. Instead of using physical instruments for direction and location determination, the system uses electronic angle of arrival measurements from multiple transceivers, enabling more accurate and efficient quantification of design feature placement and performance.
3Ease of operation
If virtual reality models with user-selected vantage points are used, then visualization capabilities are improved, but accurate recreation of design features requires complex designation of vantage points and directions
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the smart device itself to serve as the vantage point automatically. The transceivers continuously track the device's location and orientation without requiring manual selection of viewing points, eliminating the complexity of designating vantage points while maintaining precise feature location tracking through automated angle of arrival measurements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables the creation of accurate Augmented Virtual Models of infrastructure, enhancing construction, deployment, and maintenance by providing precise location and direction data, improving the quantification of design features and performance metrics, and facilitating predictive maintenance and resource optimization.
Implementation Method 1
Multiple wireless communications between Transceivers are used to generate a location and a direction of interest
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and apparatus for determining information about an item of equipment in a direction of interest based upon coordinates derived from wireless communication between wireless transceivers. A smart device assembly is operative to communicate via multiple antennas with a reference point transceiver. A set of coordinates is generated indicating a relative position and/or angle of the wireless transceiver in relation to the reference position transceiver. A query may be made based upon the relative position and angle of the wireless transceiver in relation to the reference position transceiver. A response to the query may include a human readable interface indicating one or more of: direction of travel, a virtual image based upon location and location and direction, and annotative and pictorial information.