Title :
Application, of radio navigation technology to advanced automatic train control
Author :
Mayhew, Gregory L. ; Kivett, James A. ; Himes, John G. ; Evans, John A.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Co., Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract :
Communication devices and network techniques are combined in a radio system under development to satisfy safety critical, operational requirements for train location and control in railroad and transit applications. Spread spectrum radios, installed on-board trains, at wayside locations, and at control stations, participate in a synchronous, time slotted network enabling location determination in conjunction with reliable transfer of control information
Keywords :
radionavigation; railways; spread spectrum communication; advanced automatic train control; communication devices; communication network; control information transfer; control stations; location determination; radio navigation; radio system; railroad; safety critical operational requirements; spread spectrum radios; synchronous time slotted network; train location; transit applications; wayside locations; Air traffic control; Automatic control; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Costs; Insulation life; Radio control; Radio navigation; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Position Location and Navigation Symposium, 1994., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1435-2
DOI :
10.1109/PLANS.1994.303317
