Position location using wireless communications on highways of the future

Author

Rappaport, T.S. ; Reed, J.H. ; Woerner, B.D.

Author_Institution

Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

34

Issue

10

fYear

1996

fDate

10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

33

Lastpage

41

Abstract

With the advances in wireless communications and low-power electronics, accurate position location may now be accomplished by a number of techniques which involve commercial wireless services. Emerging position location systems, when used in conjunction with mobile communications services, will lead to enhanced public safety and revolutionary products and services. The fundamental technical challenges and business motivations behind wireless position location systems are described, and promising techniques for solving the practical position location problem are treated

Keywords

automated highways; land mobile radio; radio direction-finding; road vehicles; safety; commercial wireless services; highways of the future; low-power electronics; mobile communications services; position location problem; public safety; wireless communications; wireless position location systems; Base stations; FCC; Global Positioning System; Paging strategies; Personal communication networks; Road safety; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Telephony; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.544321

Filename

544321