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NEAR-FIELD

ELECTROMANGETIC RANGING

(NFER®) TECHNOLOGY FOR

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

HANS SCHANTZ, CTO

THE Q-TRACK CORPORATION

AUGUST 2, 2010

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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

AGENDAI. ABOUT Q-TRACK

A. WHO WE ARE

B. APPLICATIONS OF NFER® RTLS C. DOSIMULATIONTM SYSTEM

II. NEAR-FIELDA. ADVANTAGES

B. PHASE BEHAVIOR

III. IMPLEMENTATIONA. OPEN-FIELD

B. IN BUILDINGS

C. THE QT™-500 SYSTEM

IV. FIREFIGHTER LOCATION AND RESCUE

EQUIPMENT (FLARE) CONCEPT

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WHO WE ARE

FOUNDED 2002 TO

COMMERCIALIZE NEAR-FIELD ELECTROMAGNETIC

RANGING (NFER®) TECHNOLOGY

SEVEN ISSUED

U.S. PATENTS;

NINE PENDING

TWENTY-THREE

EMPLOYEES

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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®

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DOSIMULATIONTM SYSTEM

FIRST COMMERCIAL

PRODUCT;

FIVE OTHER PLANTS

HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST.

SimulatedDosimeterSimulated

Area Source

SimulatedPoint

Source

Simulated

Line Source

SOUTHERN

COMPANY

Energy to Serve Your World®

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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

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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. 237-240.

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NEAR-FIELD PHASE

FAR FIELD: 360 DEG/

NEAR FIELD: MAGNETIC: 90 DEG LAG




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NEAR-FIELD PHASE

FAR FIELD: 360 DEG/


ELECTRIC: 180 DEG LAG

DELTA: 90 DEG 0 DEG




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NEAR-FIELD PHASE

FAR FIELD: 360 DEG/


ELECTRIC: 180 DEG LAG

DELTA: 90 DEG 0 DEG

NFER TRACKING




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RX#4 RX#3

RX#2 TX

LDC

OPEN-FIELD NFER® RTLS

36.6 m

(120 ft)

54.8 m

(180 ft)

54.8 m

(180 ft)

36.6 m

(120 ft)

40.9 m

(134.2 ft)

40.9 m

(134.2 ft)

RX#1 RX#2

RX#3RX#4

TX#1

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IN BUILDING NFER® RTLS

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FREQ. 1295 KHZ;

RANGE ~70M (210FT);

MEAN ERROR 3.8M (13FT)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70P

RED

ICTED

RAN

GE

(M)

ACTUAL RANGE (m)

ACTUAL VS PREDICTED RANGE

IDEAL

NE RAW DATA

SE RAW DATA

NW RAW DATA

MEAN ERROR: 3.8 m

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IN BUILDING NFER® RTLSQT™-500 LOCATOR

QT™-500 TAGQT™ SERVER

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LEAST SQUARE ERROR

YIELDS PREDICTION.

ERROR CONTOURS YIELD

“BLOB”

“TIGHT” GOOD SOLUTION

“SPRAWLING” QUESTIONABLE SOLUTION

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VIDEO: NUCLEAR TRACKING

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NFER® FLAREFIREFIGHTER 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

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NFER® FLARE

FLARE LOCATOR-RECEIVERS (RX) IN

VEHICLES, AND DEPLOYED AROUND

BUILDING.

FIREFIGHTERS CARRY

FLARE TAG TRANSMITTERS

COMPUTER LOGS TIME HISTORY OF

SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS

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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:

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NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE

FIREFIGHTER TRAVERSES FIRST FLOOR TO STAIRWAY

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FIREFIGHTER ASCENDS STAIRWAY THROUGH SECOND FLOOR

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FIREFIGHTER ASCENDS STAIRWAY THROUGH THIRD FLOOR

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FIREFIGHTER CLEARS FOURTH FLOOR

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FIREFIGHTER NEEDS HELP WHILE CLEARING THIRD FLOOR

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RESCUER STARTS AT “1”Rescuer Status Display

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RESCUER TRAVERSES FIRST FLOOR

Rescuer Status Display

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RESCUER IN STAIRWELL


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RESCUER IN STAIRWELL AT

SECOND FLOOR LANDING


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RESCUER EXITS STAIRWELL AT

SECOND FLOOR – NOT ON PATH


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RESCUER RENTERS STAIRWELL –

BACK ON PATH


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RESCUER ASCENDS STAIRWELL TO

THIRD FLOOR


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RESCUER EXITS STAIRWELL AT

THIRD FLOOR


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RESCUER GOES COUNTER-CLOCK-

WISE TO 19’ – OFF THE PATH


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RESCUER GOES CLOCKWISE – ON

THE PATH


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RESCUER LOCATES FIREFIGHTER

REQUIRING ASSISTANCE


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NFER® FLAREPROVIDES 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

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HANS SCHANTZ, CTO

THE Q-TRACK CORPORATION

[email protected]

TWITTER:

@AETHERCZAR

PERSONAL BLOG:

WWW.AETHERCZAR.COM

AUGUST 2, 2010

SUMMARYI. ABOUT Q-TRACK

A. WHO WE ARE

B. APPLICATIONS OF NFER® RTLS C. DOSIMULATIONTM 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

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