The Kio Indoor Positioning System - Evaluation kit is an accurate and low cost indoor positioning system utilizing Ultra-wide band (UWB) radio communication technology and Time-of-Flight (ToF). Kio system contains anchors for ToF triangulation and tags for moving object. The applications include mobile robotics, warehousing, indoor positioning of humans and goods.
Ultra Wideband (UWB)
Ultra wideband (UWB) radio provides noise immune wireless communication and accurate distance measurements based on time of flight (ToF) of radio waves. Originally developed for military applications, the UWB pulse radio was authorized for unlicensed civil use in US in 2002.
Evaluation Software
The anchor or a tag can be connected to a host computer via USB. The software application collects data over USB and plot current location of the tracking object. User specified map could be incorporated inside the application.
Kio Starter Kit for Ranging
Starter kit is for evaluation of 2D positioning in one area. The setup time takes less than 30 minutes.