Method of determining a position of a plurality of mobile network devices relative to a plurality of reference network devices, wherein the plurality of mobile network devices and the plurality of reference network devices communicate with one another over a wireless channel and access the wireless channel according to an access policy comprising a sequence of time frames, wherein each time frame of the sequence comprises a plurality of portions reserved for communicating messages relating to different time-of-flight (ToF) computation methods, each of the different ToF computation methods allowing for determining a position of at least one of the plurality of mobile network devices. A positioning system implements the above method.

A computer-implemented method for establishing and controlling a mobile perimeter and for determining a geographic location of an RF emitting source at or within the mobile perimeter includes receiving from RF sensors in a network, processed RF emissions from the source collected at RF sensors. The RF emissions follow a wireless protocol and include frames encoding RF emitting source identification information. The method further includes extracting RF emitting source identification information from the frames, processing the source identification information to identify the RF emitting source, and classifying the RF emitting source by one or more of UAS type, UAS capabilities, and UAS model. The method also includes receiving from the RF sensors, a geographic location of each RF sensor and a time of arrival (TOA) of the RF emissions at the RF sensor; and executing a multilateration process to estimate a geographic location of the RF emitting source.

According to one aspect of the disclosure, a location node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The location node includes processing circuitry configured to: receive spatial information; determine the wireless device relationship between a first reference station and a second reference station based at least in part on the spatial information; compare a first integer ambiguity level of the first reference station with a second integer ambiguity level of the second reference station, the second reference station corresponding to a current reference station of the wireless device; and transmit an indication of an applicability of the first integer ambiguity level of the first reference station to the second integer ambiguity level of the second reference station for position estimation, the indication being based on the comparison of the first integer ambiguity level with the second integer ambiguity level.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for sharing assistance information relating to an uplink signal transmitted by a first User Equipment. The assistance information may be used to assist a wireless communication device to intercept the uplink signal and measure its time of arrival. The assistance information may be used to assist in the calculation of a position or time, based on the measured time of arrival.

Locating systems and methods for wireless seat belt monitoring in vehicles with removable or reconfigurable seats are provided herein. An example remote transceiver can be centrally located on a seat that is configured to be rearranged within a vehicle. The remote transceiver can include a processor and memory for storing instructions that include a unique code identifying the remote transceiver. The processor executes the instructions to receive low power signals from transmitters within an interior of the vehicle, determine received signal strength values of the low power signals. The received signal strength values are used by the vehicle receiver to determine a location of the remote transceiver within the vehicle.

Techniques are provided for positioning of user equipment (UE) with paging messages. An example method for positioning a user equipment with paging messages includes receiving a positioning paging message with a user equipment in an idle state, measuring positioning measurements in response to receiving the positioning paging message, determining location information based at least in part on the positioning measurements, and transmitting the location information via a random access procedure.

A method for position determining includes: sending a first ranging request to a base station, wherein the first ranging request carries an identifier associated with a second UE, in which the first ranging request is at least associated with ranging between the base station and the second UE; and receiving first range information associated with the first range request from the base station.

A platform is positioned within an environment. The platform includes an image capture system connected to a controller implementing a neural network. The neural network is trained to associate visual features within the environment with a target object utilizing a known set of input data examples and labels. The image capture system captures input images from the environment and the neural network recognizes features of one or more of the input images that at least partially match one or more of the visual features within the environment associated with the target object. The input images that contain the visual features within the environment that at least partially match the target object are labeled, a geospatial position of the target object is determined based upon pixels within the labeled input images, and a class activation map is generated, which is then communicated to a supervisory system for action.

Techniques are provided for enabling user equipment (UE) positioning based on angle estimation in millimeter wave (mmW) bands. An example method for determining a location of a mobile device includes transmitting array gain information to a network entity, the array gain information including beam pattern information based at least in part on a sub-band and a state of the mobile device, receiving one or more reference signals in one or more sub-bands, wherein a receive beam for each of the one or more reference signals is based at least in part on the sub-band the one or more reference signals are being received in, and on a current state of the mobile device, determining measurement values based on the one or more reference signals, and determining the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the measurement values.

A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) attachable to a communications network (100) includes receiving a message (6000, 6002) from the communications network (100), the message (6000, 6002) being indicative of a request for a location report (6009) of the wireless communication device (101), and upon receiving the message (6000, 6002) and based on a positioning measurement, transmitting an uplink message (6003) of a random-access procedure (600) of the wireless communication device (101), the uplink message (6003) comprising the location report (6009).