QUIKTRAK: a unique new AVL system

Author

Hurst, G.C.

Author_Institution

Adv. Syst. Res. Pty. Ltd., Pymble, NSW, Australia

fYear

1989

fDate

11-13 Sept. 1989

Abstract

This automatic vehicle location system developed and installed in Australia features a low-cost on-vehicle component, and offers high system performance in terms of location capacity and accuracy. The added ability to transfer data to and from the vehicle enables many applications in fleet management and security to be realized. The system has been designed to provide coverage over an area of some 2000 km/sup 2/ with an accuracy of approximately 30 m. It has the capability to support many independent users and many thousands of vehicles. The current tracking capacity is 30000 locations per hour. Spread-spectrum phase-multilateration techniques provide accurate locations on moving vehicles in the severe multipath environment encountered in heavily built-up areas.<>

Keywords

mobile radio systems; road vehicles; spread spectrum communication; tracking systems; QUIKTRAK; accuracy; automatic vehicle location system; coverage; fleet management; location capacity; moving vehicles; multipath environment; security; spread-spectrum phase multilateration techniques; system performance; tracking capacity; Australia; Computer vision; Costs; Displays; Navigation; Signal processing; Spread spectrum communication; Transponders; Urban areas; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1989. Conference Record

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-9692316-2-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1989.98825

Filename

98825