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Executive summary
Marvelmind Indoor Navigation System is an off-the-shelf indoor navigation system, designed
to provide precise (
±2cm
) location data to autonomous robots, vehicles (AGV), and copters. It
can also be used to track moving objects via mobile beacons attached to them. Other
applications include, for example, forklifts, virtual reality (VR) systems, helmets for construction
workers or miners, etc.
The navigation system consists of a network of stationary ultrasonic beacons interconnected
via radio interface in a license-free band, one or more mobile beacons installed on objects to
be tracked and modem providing gateway to the system from PC or other computers.
Mobile beacon’s location is calculated based on a propagation delay of an ultrasonic pulses
(Time-Of-Flight or TOF) between stationary and mobile beacons using trilateration algorithm.
The system can build the map of stationary beacons automatically (For Non-Inverse
Architecture). In simple cases, no additional manual data input or any manual distance
measurements are required. This map formed once can
be frozen and stored in modem’s
memory and the system becomes fully active within 7 to 10 seconds after the modem is
powered.
Minimum configuration requirements (Non-Inverse Architecture) to ensure optimal
performance of the Marvelmind Indoor Navigation System:
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For 3D (X, Y, Z) tracking: an unobstructed line of sight (hearing) between a mobile beacon
and 3 or more stationary beacons within 30 meters
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For 2D (X, Y) tracking - an unobstructed line of sight (hearing) between a mobile beacon
and 2 or more stationary beacons within 30 meters
Fig. 1: Example of starter set based on Super-beacons
Summary of Contents for Mini-RX
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Page 136: ...136 Advanced settings TBD Enabling will allow direction along with location TBD TBD TBD ...
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Page 190: ...190 Choose color and press OK Color applied Now background matches floorplan ...
Page 196: ...196 7 18 IMU axis positioning Super Beacon IMU axis positions HW v4 9 IMU axis positions ...
Page 197: ...197 Mini TX IMU axis positions Mini RX beacon IMU axis positions ...
Page 201: ...201 Real time player turned on ...
Page 204: ...204 8 1 Super beacon external interface pinout top view ...
Page 205: ...205 8 2 Beacon HW v4 9 external interface 4x4 pinout top view ...
Page 206: ...206 8 3 Modem HW v4 9 external interface pinout top view ...
Page 240: ...240 Right mouse button on it Set movement path Shift Left mouse click to add point ...
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