Title :
Contribution of vehicle location technology to transit headway minimization
Author :
Mayhew, Gregory L. ; Long, David S.
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 during reliable transfer of control information
Keywords :
land mobile radio; radio networks; railways; rapid transit systems; spread spectrum communication; time division multiplexing; control stations; radio system; railroad; spread spectrum radios; time slotted network; train location; transfer of control information; transit headway minimization; vehicle location technology; wayside locations; Communication system control; Control systems; Costs; Light rail systems; Radio control; Rail transportation; Railway safety; Signal resolution; Spread spectrum communication; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1993., 43rd IEEE
Conference_Location :
Secaucus, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1267-8
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1993.507485
