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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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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. 237-240.
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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. 237-240.
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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. 237-240.
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
IN BUILDING NFER® RTLS
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
IN BUILDING NFER® RTLS
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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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
IN BUILDING NFER® RTLSQT™-500 LOCATOR
QT™-500 TAGQT™ SERVER
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
IN BUILDING NFER® RTLSQT™-500 LOCATOR
QT™-500 TAGQT™ SERVER
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
IN BUILDING NFER® RTLS
LEAST SQUARE ERROR
YIELDS PREDICTION.
ERROR CONTOURS YIELD
“BLOB”
“TIGHT” GOOD SOLUTION
“SPRAWLING” QUESTIONABLE SOLUTION
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
IN BUILDING NFER® RTLS
LEAST SQUARE ERROR
YIELDS PREDICTION.
ERROR CONTOURS YIELD
“BLOB”
“TIGHT” GOOD SOLUTION
“SPRAWLING” QUESTIONABLE SOLUTION
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
VIDEO: NUCLEAR TRACKING
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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
OF FIREFIGHTER IN TROUBLE
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
FIREFIGHTER TRAVERSES FIRST FLOOR TO STAIRWAY
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
FIREFIGHTER ASCENDS STAIRWAY THROUGH SECOND FLOOR
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
FIREFIGHTER ASCENDS STAIRWAY THROUGH THIRD FLOOR
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
FIREFIGHTER CLEARS FOURTH FLOOR
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
FIREFIGHTER NEEDS HELP WHILE CLEARING THIRD FLOOR
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER STARTS AT “1”Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER TRAVERSES FIRST FLOOR
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER IN STAIRWELL
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER IN STAIRWELL AT
SECOND FLOOR LANDING
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER EXITS STAIRWELL AT
SECOND FLOOR – NOT ON PATH
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER RENTERS STAIRWELL –
BACK ON PATH
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER ASCENDS STAIRWELL TO
THIRD FLOOR
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER EXITS STAIRWELL AT
THIRD FLOOR
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER GOES COUNTER-CLOCK-
WISE TO 19’ – OFF THE PATH
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER GOES CLOCKWISE – ON
THE PATH
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
NFER® FLARE - EXAMPLE
RESCUER LOCATES FIREFIGHTER
REQUIRING ASSISTANCE
Rescuer Status Display
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NFER® TECHNOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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
H.SCHANTZ@Q-TRACK.COM
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