DocumentCode
907082
Title
Vehicle location by a signal attenuation method
Author
Figel, William G. ; Shepherd, Neal H. ; Trammell, Walter F.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Lynchburg, Va.
Volume
18
Issue
3
fYear
1969
Firstpage
105
Lastpage
109
Abstract
A method of vehicle location is discussed in which the attenuation of the signal from a mobile transmitter is measured. A test system and procedure for obtaining data is described. A series of curves are developed which specify the anticipated error for a four-station grid. The signal strength measurements could be very tedious and time consuming, but a system was devised that makes it possible to automate the procedure. This system, called the signal amplitude sampler and totalization unit (SASTU), is fully described.
Keywords
Area measurement; Attenuation measurement; Earth; Mobile computing; Pulse amplifiers; System testing; Time measurement; Transmitters; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9545
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-VT.1969.23415
Filename
1621945
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