• DocumentCode
    3474884
  • Title

    GPS/dead reckoning for vehicle tracking in the "urban canyon" environment

  • Author

    Vicek, C. ; McLain, Patricia ; Murphy, Midhael

  • Author_Institution
    Trimble Navigation, Ltd., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    12-15 Oct. 1993
  • Firstpage
    461
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    Urban areas provide unique problems for Global Positioning System (GPS)-only vehicle location systems. GPS-only propagation can only be used over short intervals. To combat these problems, a dead reckoning capability is added to a GPS sensor. The system uses a low-cost vibrational gyro. The vehicle´s odometer output combines with GPS to provide an accurate, robust positioning system for urban environments. The system performs well in harsh urban environments.
  • Keywords
    Global Positioning System; GPS sensor; Global Positioning System; dead reckoning capability; harsh urban environments; low-cost vibrational gyro; odometer output; robust positioning system; urban canyon; urban environments; vehicle location systems; vehicle tracking; Aerospace simulation; Automotive engineering; Costs; Dead reckoning; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Modeling; Satellite navigation systems; Systems engineering and theory; Vehicle safety;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE-IEE
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1235-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VNIS.1993.585671
  • Filename
    585671