NEAR-FIELD ELECTROMANGETIC RANGING (NFER ) TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

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1 NEAR-FIELD ELECTROMANGETIC RANGING (NFER ) TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS HANS SCHANTZ, CTO THE Q-TRACK CORPORATION SLIDE 1 OF 10

2 AGENDA I. ABOUT Q-TRACK A. WHO WE ARE B. APPLICATIONS OF NFER RTLS C. DOSIMULATION TM SYSTEM II. NEAR-FIELD A. ADVANTAGES B. PHASE BEHAVIOR III. IMPLEMENTATION A. OPEN-FIELD B. IN BUILDINGS C. THE QT -500 SYSTEM IV. FIREFIGHTER LOCATION AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT (FLARE) CONCEPT SLIDE 2 OF 39

3 WHO WE ARE FOUNDED 2002 TO COMMERCIALIZE NEAR-FIELD ELECTROMAGNETIC RANGING (NFER ) TECHNOLOGY SEVEN ISSUED U.S. PATENTS; NINE PENDING TWENTY-THREE EMPLOYEES SLIDE 3 OF 39

4 APPLICATIONS: GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS DHS ARMY DARPA USAF NSF NIOSH NIEHS PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS RADIATION DOSIMETRY SIMULATION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT HUMAN MOTION TRACKING VEHICLE TRACKING SOUTHERN COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World SLIDE 4 OF 39

5 DOSIMULATION TM SYSTEM FIRST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT; FIVE OTHER PLANTS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST. Simulated Area Source Simulated Dosimeter Simulated Line Source SOUTHERN COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World Simulated Point Source SLIDE 5 OF 39

6 NEAR-FIELD ADVANTAGES LONG RANGE SUPERIOR PENETRATION AND DIFFRACTION BETTER IN COMPLICATED NLOS ENVIRONMENTS HIGH ACCURACY MORE TRACKABLE PARAMETERS MULTIPATH RESISTANT LOW COST SIMPLE, LOW FREQUENCY HW LONG RANGE = LESS INFRASTRUCTURE SLIDE 6 OF 39

7 NEAR-FIELD PHASE FAR FIELD: 360 DEG/ SCHANTZ, NEAR FIELD PHASE BEHAVIOR 2005 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 3-8 JULY, 2005, VOL. 3A, PP SLIDE 7 OF 39

8 NEAR-FIELD PHASE FAR FIELD: 360 DEG/ NEAR FIELD: MAGNETIC: 90 DEG LAG SCHANTZ, NEAR FIELD PHASE BEHAVIOR 2005 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 3-8 JULY, 2005, VOL. 3A, PP SLIDE 8 OF 39

9 NEAR-FIELD PHASE FAR FIELD: 360 DEG/ NEAR FIELD: MAGNETIC: 90 DEG LAG ELECTRIC: 180 DEG LAG DELTA: 90 DEG 0 DEG SCHANTZ, NEAR FIELD PHASE BEHAVIOR 2005 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 3-8 JULY, 2005, VOL. 3A, PP SLIDE 9 OF 39

10 NEAR-FIELD PHASE FAR FIELD: 360 DEG/ NEAR FIELD: MAGNETIC: 90 DEG LAG ELECTRIC: 180 DEG LAG DELTA: 90 DEG 0 DEG NFER TRACKING SCHANTZ, NEAR FIELD PHASE BEHAVIOR 2005 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 3-8 JULY, 2005, VOL. 3A, PP SLIDE 10 OF 39

11 OPEN-FIELD NFER RTLS RX#2 TX RX#3 LDC RX#4 RX#1 RX# m (120 ft) 40.9 m (134.2 ft) 54.8 m (180 ft) TX#1 RX# m (180 ft) 40.9 m (134.2 ft) RX# m (120 ft) SLIDE 11 OF 39

12 IN BUILDING NFER RTLS SLIDE 12 OF 39

13 IN BUILDING NFER RTLS 70 ACTUAL VS PREDICTED RANGE FREQ KHZ; RANGE ~70M (210FT); MEAN ERROR 3.8M (13FT) PREDICTED RANGE (M) MEAN ERROR: 3.8 m ACTUAL RANGE (m) IDEAL NE RAW DATA SE RAW DATA NW RAW DATA SLIDE 13 OF 39

14 IN BUILDING NFER RTLS QT -500 LOCATOR QT SERVER QT -500 TAG SLIDE 14 OF 39

15 IN BUILDING NFER RTLS QT -500 LOCATOR QT SERVER QT -500 TAG SLIDE 15 OF 39

16 IN BUILDING NFER RTLS LEAST SQUARE ERROR YIELDS PREDICTION. ERROR CONTOURS YIELD BLOB TIGHT GOOD SOLUTION SPRAWLING QUESTIONABLE SOLUTION SLIDE 16 OF 39

17 IN BUILDING NFER RTLS LEAST SQUARE ERROR YIELDS PREDICTION. ERROR CONTOURS YIELD BLOB TIGHT GOOD SOLUTION SPRAWLING QUESTIONABLE SOLUTION SLIDE 17 OF 39

18 VIDEO: NUCLEAR TRACKING SLIDE 18 OF 39

19 NFER FLARE FIREFIGHTER LOCATION AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT (FLARE) COLLECT SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO A PARTICULAR PATH CORRELATE LIVE SIGNALS TO STORED SIGNALS TO FIND LOCATION ALONG PATH VECTOR A RESCUER ALONG PRECISE PATH OF FIREFIGHTER IN TROUBLE SLIDE 19 OF 39

20 NFER FLARE FLARE LOCATOR-RECEIVERS (RX) IN VEHICLES, AND DEPLOYED AROUND BUILDING. FIREFIGHTERS CARRY FLARE TAG TRANSMITTERS COMPUTER LOGS TIME HISTORY OF SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS SLIDE 20 OF 39

21 NFER FLARE IN A RESCUE, THE RESCUER S SIGNALS CAN BE COMPARED TO THOSE FOR THE FIREFIGHTER IN TROUBLE DISPLAY (BAR CHART) SHOWING CORRELATION OF RESCUER TO PATH OF FIREFIGHTER IN TROUBLE: SLIDE 21 OF 39

22 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE FIREFIGHTER TRAVERSES FIRST FLOOR TO STAIRWAY SLIDE 22 OF 39

23 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE FIREFIGHTER ASCENDS STAIRWAY THROUGH SECOND FLOOR SLIDE 23 OF 39

24 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE FIREFIGHTER ASCENDS STAIRWAY THROUGH THIRD FLOOR SLIDE 24 OF 39

25 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE FIREFIGHTER CLEARS FOURTH FLOOR SLIDE 25 OF 39

26 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE FIREFIGHTER NEEDS HELP WHILE CLEARING THIRD FLOOR SLIDE 26 OF 39

27 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER STARTS AT 1 Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 27 OF 39

28 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER TRAVERSES FIRST FLOOR Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 28 OF 39

29 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER IN STAIRWELL Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 29 OF 39

30 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER IN STAIRWELL AT SECOND FLOOR LANDING Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 30 OF 39

31 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER EXITS STAIRWELL AT SECOND FLOOR NOT ON PATH Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 31 OF 39

32 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER RENTERS STAIRWELL BACK ON PATH Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 32 OF 39

33 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER ASCENDS STAIRWELL TO THIRD FLOOR Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 33 OF 39

34 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER EXITS STAIRWELL AT THIRD FLOOR Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 34 OF 39

35 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER GOES COUNTER-CLOCK- WISE TO 19 OFF THE PATH Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 35 OF 39

36 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER GOES CLOCKWISE ON THE PATH Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 36 OF 39

37 NFER FLARE - EXAMPLE RESCUER LOCATES FIREFIGHTER REQUIRING ASSISTANCE Rescuer Status Display SLIDE 37 OF 39

38 NFER FLARE PROVIDES PRECISE PATH GUIDANCE: W/IN 1-2M (3-6FT) WORKS AT SUBSTANTIAL RANGES: >30M (100FT) COMPLEMENTS OTHER APPROACHES: ENABLES INERTIAL SYSTEMS TO RE-INITIALIZE ASSISTS COARSE AREA LOCATION SYSTEMS TO LOCATE AND FOLLOW A PATH SLIDE 38 OF 39

39 SUMMARY I. ABOUT Q-TRACK A. WHO WE ARE B. APPLICATIONS OF NFER RTLS C. DOSIMULATION TM SYSTEM II. NEAR-FIELD A. ADVANTAGES B. PHASE BEHAVIOR III. IMPLEMENTATION A. OPEN-FIELD B. IN BUILDINGS C. THE QT -500 SYSTEM IV. FIREFIGHTER LOCATION AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT (FLARE) CONCEPT HANS SCHANTZ, CTO THE Q-TRACK CORPORATION PERSONAL BLOG: SLIDE 39 OF 10