Location of target object using wireless ranging and user equipment positions

A computing device, comprising:

• means for determining a plurality of position-distance values, each of the plurality of position-distance values comprising:
• a position of a user equipment relative to a reference position;
• and a distance corresponding to the position of the user equipment, the distance being between the position of the user equipment and a target object measured using one or more wireless ranging signals between the user equipment and the target object, wherein the position of the user equipment in each of the plurality of position-distance values is different;
• means for calculating a position of the target object using the plurality of position-distance values, wherein the position of the target object is relative to the reference position;
• means for calculating a precision for the position of the target object, including:
• for a direction, means for determining a normal vector perpendicular to a target vector between the position of the user equipment and the position of the target object and perpendicular to a vertical vector,
• means for calculating an absolute precision for the position of the target object in the direction, and
• means for calculating an angular precision by dividing the absolute precision by an absolute value of the target vector;
• means for comparing the angular precision with a threshold value;
• and
• means for outputting the directional information based on the position of the target object based on the angular precision exceeding the threshold value.

A user equipment, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being configured to:
• determine a plurality of position-distance values, each of the plurality of position-distance values comprising:
• a position of the user equipment relative to a reference position;
• and a distance corresponding to the position of the user equipment, the distance being between the position of the user equipment and a target object measured using one or more wireless ranging signals between the user equipment and the target object, wherein the position of the user equipment in each of the plurality of position-distance values is different;
• calculate a position of the target object using the plurality of position-distance values, wherein the position of the target object is relative to the reference position;
• calculate a precision for the position of the target object, including:
• for a direction, determine a normal vector perpendicular to a target vector between the position of the user equipment and the position of the target object and perpendicular to a vertical vector,
• calculate an absolute precision for the position of the target object in the direction, and
• calculate an angular precision by dividing the absolute precision by an absolute value of the target vector;
• compare the angular precision with a threshold value;
• and
• output the directional information based on the position of the target object based on the angular precision exceeding the threshold value.

A non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions to cause one or more processors to:

• determine a plurality of position-distance values, each of the plurality of position-distance values comprising:
• a position of a user equipment relative to a reference position;
• and a distance corresponding to the position of the user equipment, the distance being between the position of the user equipment and a target object measured using one or more wireless ranging signals between the user equipment and the target object, wherein the position of the user equipment in each of the plurality of position-distance values is different;
• calculate a position of the target object using the plurality of position-distance values, wherein the position of the target object is relative to the reference position;
• calculate a precision for the position of the target object, including:
• for a direction, determine a normal vector perpendicular to a target vector between the position of the user equipment and the position of the target object and perpendicular to a vertical vector,
• calculate an absolute precision for the position of the target object in the direction, and
• calculate an angular precision by dividing the absolute precision by an absolute value of the target vector;
• compare the angular precision with a threshold value;
• and
• output the directional information based on the position of the target object based on the angular precision exceeding the threshold value.