Barometric pressure sensor calibration based on activity context

    公开(公告)号:US12061096B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US17443281

    申请日:2021-07-23

    申请人: NextNav, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01C25/00 G01C5/06

    CPC分类号: G01C25/00 G01C5/06

    摘要: A wholistic activity context is used to determine whether to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor of a mobile device. A pair of activity transitions are determined from three activities of the mobile device. A time relationship and a position relationship between the activity transitions is determined. An opportunity to calibrate the barometric pressure sensor occurs between the activity transitions. A calibration of the barometric pressure sensor is performed in response to determining that the time relationship and the position relationship indicate that the wholistic activity context surrounding the opportunity to calibrate the barometric pressure sensor is conducive to calibration.

    Systems and methods for extending the spatial coverage of a reference pressure network

    公开(公告)号:US11808608B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17649746

    申请日:2022-02-02

    申请人: NextNav, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01C5/06 G01C21/20

    CPC分类号: G01C5/06 G01C21/206

    摘要: Extending the spatial coverage of a reference pressure network. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that initially determine that an estimated position of a mobile device resides outside a coverage area of a network of reference pressure sensors. Reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network are determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. A pressure pattern for a region that includes the estimated position and an area not included in the coverage area of the network is determined using reference-level pressures that were not determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. The reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network and the pressure pattern are used to determine a reference-level pressure value for use in calibrating a pressure sensor of the mobile device or for use in estimating an altitude of the mobile device.

    IDENTIFYING ERRONEOUS CALIBRATION VALUES OF BAROMETRIC AIR PRESSURE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230221144A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US18151178

    申请日:2023-01-06

    申请人: NextNav, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01C25/00 G01C5/06

    CPC分类号: G01C25/00 G01C5/06

    摘要: A method involves identifying multiple calibration values and corresponding calibration confidence values of an initial calibration dataset in which one or more calibration values were derived using an atmospheric pressure measurement from a barometric air pressure sensor of a mobile device. A calibration metric is determined for each calibration value. One or more of the calibration values are filtered out from the initial calibration dataset based on the calibration metric to generate a filtered calibration dataset. A filtered calibration value is determined using the filtered calibration dataset. The barometric air pressure sensor of the mobile device is calibrated using the filtered calibration value.

    Determination of Altitude Uncertainty Including Temperature Lapse Rate

    公开(公告)号:US20230075640A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17447027

    申请日:2021-09-07

    申请人: NextNav, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01C5/06 G01C25/00

    摘要: A calculated current lapse rate is determined for a geographical area that includes a location of a mobile device. The calculated current lapse rate provides an estimated air temperature variation with respect to altitude variation for the location of the mobile device. An altitude of the mobile device is estimated. An uncertainty of the altitude of the mobile device is estimated based on a reference pressure and a reference temperature for a reference plane that is within the geographical area, a device pressure for the mobile device, and the calculated current lapse rate.

    Constraining barometric pressure sensor calibration with sporadic data collection

    公开(公告)号:US11579036B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17660011

    申请日:2022-04-20

    申请人: NextNav, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01L27/00 G01C5/06

    摘要: Multiple calibration results for calibrating a barometric pressure sensor based on data received from a device containing the sensor are determined and stored in a table. The table is updated based on rules regarding a relationship between each calibration result and a current calibration value. The calibration results are weighted and combined to determine a combined calibration result. The calibration value for calibrating the sensor is selected from the calibration results, the combined calibration results, or the current calibration value based on a selection criteria.

    Systems and methods for extending the spatial coverage of a reference pressure network

    公开(公告)号:US11243076B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US16380120

    申请日:2019-04-10

    申请人: NextNav, LLC

    IPC分类号: G01C5/06 G01C21/20

    摘要: Extending the spatial coverage of a reference pressure network. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that initially determine that an estimated position of a mobile device resides outside a coverage area of a network of reference pressure sensors. Reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network are determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. A pressure pattern for a region that includes the estimated position and an area not included in the coverage area of the network is determined using reference-level pressures that were not determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. The reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network and the pressure pattern are used to determine a reference-level pressure value for use in calibrating a pressure sensor of the mobile device or for use in estimating an altitude of the mobile device.