• DocumentCode
    760321
  • Title

    A beacon navigation method for autonomous vehicles

  • Author

    McGillem, Clare D. ; Rappaport, Theodore S.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    132
  • Lastpage
    139
  • Abstract
    A method for navigating autonomous vehicles is presented. Based on the three-point problem from land surveying, this navigational technique makes use of angular measurements between fixed beacon pairs. Extremely accurate position information can be obtained over a large area with simple trigonometric or analytic geometry calculations. Typical worst-case errors are of the order of 10 cm throughout a 2500 m2 workspace. An experimental position-measuring system has been built and tested, and it demonstrated the ability of this technique to function as a key element in a navigation system for autonomous vehicles
  • Keywords
    position measurement; radio direction-finding; radionavigation; angular measurements; autonomous vehicles; beacon navigation method; position-measuring system; Costs; Dead reckoning; Manufacturing; Mobile robots; Navigation; Production facilities; Remotely operated vehicles; Sensor systems; Strips; Transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9545
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/25.45466
  • Filename
    45466
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=760321