SIGNAL-OF-OPPORTUNITY LOCATION DEVICES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ERIC RICHARDS, PHD DIRECTOR R&D [email protected] OVERVIEW FIREFIGHTER LOCATION AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT AM SIGNAL-OF-OPPORTUNITY LOCATION DEVICE (SOLD) ARCHITECTURE SOLD PERFORMANCE TECHNICAL RISKS PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 2 FLARE LOCATORS PERIMETER DEPLOYED (1MHZ GOOD PENETRATION) FLARE RECORDS RF BREADCRUMB GUIDES RESCUERS TO 1M ACCURACY PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 3 FLARE DEBUTED WPI 2010 NIST/SCHENZEN, CHINA EVALUATIONS IN PROGRESS PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 4 NEAR FIELD VERSUS FAR FIELD NEAR-FIELD FAR-FIELD AMPLITUDE ELECTRIC HORIZONTAL PHASE HORIZONTAL AMPLITUDE POLARIZATION AMPLITUDE POLARIZATION PHASE MAGNETIC PHASE AMPLITUDE ELECTRIC RADIAL PHASE NO RADIAL POLARIZATION IN POLARIZATION AMPLITUDE FAR FIELD MAGNETIC PHASE AMPLITUDE ELECTRIC VERTICAL PHASE VERTICAL AMPLITUDE POLARIZATION AMPLITUDE POLARIZATION PHASE MAGNETIC PHASE 12 NEAR-FIELD RF PARAMETERS 4 FAR-FIELD RF PARAMETERS PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 5 AM SIGNAL AVAILABILITY TATIONS WBXR 1140kHz AM S Class D 15 (7.5)kW IN AND WLOR 1550kHz Class D 50/0.044kW AROUND WEUP 1700kHz WDJL 1000kHz Class B 10/1kW Class D 1.1kW UNTSVILLE WVNN 770kHz WHIY 1600kHz H Class B 7/0.25kW Class B 5/0.5kW WBHP 1230kHz TEST AREAS Class C 1kW Mixed Residential/ Urban Area WUMP 730kHz Industrial (Downtown) Class B 1/0.129kW Neighborhood PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 6 AM SIGNAL BEHAVIOR – HIGH RISE z y x PRX Y PRX Z PRX X PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 7 AM SIGNAL BEHAVIOR – UNDERGROUND PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 8 AM SIGNAL BEHAVIOR – UNDERGROUND PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 9 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE URBAN ENVIRONMENT COUPLES TO AM BROADCAST SIGNALS CREATES UNIQUE PATTERNS OF SIGNALS SUITABLE FOR GEO-LOCATION • H. SCHANTZ, ET AL, “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION USING SIGNALS-OF-OPPORTUNITY, U.S. PATENT 8,018,383, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011. SEE: HTTP://BIT.LY/YJVG72 PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 10 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 11 SOLD OUTDOORS PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 12 OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SIX STATIONS 36 CAL POINTS 50’ X 70’ 1240kHz PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SOLD INDOORS/UNDERGROUND PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 14 SIGNAL-OF-OPPORTUNITY LOCATION PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 15 SIGNAL-OF-OPPORTUNITY LOCATION ON CAL POINTS • 26CM RMS • 87CM MAX BETWEEN CAL POINTS • 45CM RMS • 183CM MAX PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 16 TECHNICAL CHALLENGES DIURNAL VARIATION • DAY VS. NIGHT PROPAGATION • DERIVE NIGHT CALIBRATION FROM DAY CALIBRATION ORIENTATION • RESULTS ARE ORIENTATION DEPENDENT • CAN ENABLE A LOCATION AND ORIENTATION SOLUTION PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 17 ORIENTATION DIURNAL VARIATION • DAY VS. NIGHT PROPAGATION • DERIVE NIGHT CALIBRATION FROM DAY CALIBRATION ORIENTATION • RESULTS ARE ORIENTATION DEPENDENT • CAN ENABLE A LOCATION AND ORIENTATION SOLUTION PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 18 KEY ADVANTAGES HIGH PRECISION: SUB-METER, TYPICALLY <30CM RMS ARBITRARILY LARGE COVERAGE AREA ENTIRELY PASSIVE (NO EMISSIONS) LOW COST: • NO PRECISE TIMING/SYNCHRONIZATION • POTENTIAL FOR ASIC IMPLEMENTATION PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 19 SUMMARY FLARE IS AN EXISTING PRODUCT AND GIVES RF BREAD-CRUMBING SOLD PROVIDES <1M RF FINGERPRINTING LOCATION CONTINUING PROGRESS: • ADDRESSING TECHNICAL RISKS • MINIATURIZATION • APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 20 FOR MORE INFORMATION: WEBSITE: WWW.Q-TRACK.COM VIDEO: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/QTDEMOS/FEED CONTACT: ERIC RICHARDS, PHD [email protected] THIS WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE UNDER CONTRACT D11PC20156. THE CONTENT IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY THE Q-TRACK CORPORATION AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE POSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE. NO ENDORSEMENT BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PRODUCT IS MADE OR IMPLIED. PRECISION INDOOR PERSONNEL LOCATION AND TRACKING WORKSHOP WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AUGUST 6-7, 2012 SLIDE 21 .