Ultra-wide band (uwb) radio-based object sensing

A system for sensing an object, comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• memory coupled to the one or more computer processors;
• and
• a sensing module, to be loaded onto the memory and executed by the one or more processors, to sense an object relative to a plurality of ultra-wideband, UWB, radio sensors integrated within a layer of flexible material, wherein the plurality of UWB radio sensors receive a first UWB radio signal from the object;
• and
• wherein the sensing module is to:
• receive, from the plurality of UWB radio sensors, a plurality of second signals based upon the first UWB radio signal received by the UWB radio sensors;
• determine, based upon the plurality of received second signals a location of the object or a movement of the object with respect to the layer of material;
• and
• output the determined location of the object or the determined movement of the object with respect to the layer of material.

A method for sensing an object relative to a flexible layer of material, comprising

• receiving, by a computing system, from a plurality of ultra-wide band, UWB, sensors within the flexible layer of material, a plurality of second signals based upon a first UWB radio signal received from a tag affixed to the object;
• determining, by the computing system, based upon the plurality of received second signals a location of the object or a movement of the object with respect to the layer of material;
• and
• outputting, by the computing system, the determined location of the object or the determined movement of the object with respect to the layer of material.

One or more computer-readable media comprising instructions that cause a computing device, in response to execution of the instructions by the computing device, to:

• receive, by a sensing module operating on a computing system, from a plurality of ultra-wide band, UWB, radio sensors within a flexible layer of material, a plurality of second signals based upon a first UWB radio signal received by the UWB radio sensors;
• determine, by the sensing module operating on the computing system, based upon the plurality of received second signals a location of an object or a movement of the object with respect to the layer of material;
• and
• output, by the sensing module operating on the computing system, the determined location of the object or the determined movement of the object with respect to the flexible layer of material.