{"title":"Inductive power coupling for an electric highway system","authors":"J. Bolger, F. Kirsten, L. Ng","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622522","url":null,"abstract":"A Dual Mode Electric Transportation (DMET) system is under development in which energy is electromagnetically transferred from a powered roadway to moving vehicles. Energy from the roadway can be used for high-speed, long-range travel and for replenishing energy stored in the vehicle in batteries or flywheels. The stored energy is then available for short-range travel off the powered highway network. The power coupling between roadway and vehicle is functionally similar to a transformer. A source is embedded in the roadway flush with the surface. When the vehicle's pickup is suspended over the source, energy is magnetically coupled through the clearance air gap between pickup and roadway source. The electromagnetic coupling mechanism has been extensively studied through computer models, circuit analyses and by tests of a full-size physical prototype. The results of these tests are described.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"476 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129971965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Station design impact on reliability assessment","authors":"E. Bagenstos","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622540","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to describe a methodology that can be used in evaluating a transit system, placing the majority emphasis upon the station configuration and establishing maneuver zones for vehicular interaction. The station areas are described from the interrelation with the guideway and operational policies. In order to determine the quantity of vehicles in a given section at a specified time, the operational procedures are also examined. The station zone impact and the operational policies are interwoven together in the reliability assessment paragraph showing the method of computing the reliability in terms of blockages for each sector and the overall system. Also included is a very brief explanation of the remaining elements from a failure rate per mile viewpoint. Integration of the failure rates of the total system is necessary in order to predict the total expected blockages during an operational day. This method can be modified to include other station designs and operating policies. The overall intent was to stimulate reliability impact on station design consciousness in future reliability predictions.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132416199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimized location for navigation transponders","authors":"J. Fee","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622570","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a technique for optimization of a radar transponder navigation system which considers the system geometry, signal characteristics and operational factors. Several illustrative examples are considered and the results of recent tests of the Marine Radar Interrogator-Transponder (MRIT) are discussed.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123839854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Meteor burst data communication system","authors":"H. Smith","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622590","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes an operational system utilizing forward scattering of VHF radio signals by ionized trails left by meteorites entering the Earth's upper atmosphere. The phenomenon resulting in the scattering of signals will be only briefly described to furnish background material since numerous papers and articles are available which cover the subject in great detail. Actual system design will then be discussed relating the phenomenon to operational system and equipment requirements.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133901880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study of the effects of mobile telephone use on driving behavior","authors":"A. J. Kames","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622597","url":null,"abstract":"The effects of dialing with a mobile telephone on driving behavior were studied. Subjects were asked to dial telephone numbers while driving an instrumented car. The effects of this telephone task on driving behavior were evaluated with several objective driving measures. These measures were then compared with a similar set collected while the drivers were just driving and while they were driving and adjusting the car radio. The effects of dialing were found to be equivalent to those of adjusting the car radio. Both rotary and pushbutton dialing were studied. The rotary dial telephone was mounted on the transmission hump of the car. Pushbutton dials were evaluated in several locations; on the dash, in the dash, in the visor area, and on a telephone handset. There were not large differences between the effects of the various designs on driving behavior. The differences that did occur, and the subjective evaluations of the drivers, favor a pushbutton dial, fixed in position and located close to the driver's line of vision of the roadway.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125080377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-block Romeo! (simulation of ship steering control for underway replenishment)","authors":"J. G. Dimmick, R. Alvestad, S.H. Brown","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622567","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"191 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123003160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A motorist aid system with passive cooperation","authors":"S. Lipoff","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622554","url":null,"abstract":"The need and utility of a Motorist Aid System is presented. The present state of the art systems are reviewed including Citizens Band Radio. Evaluation factors for comparing different systems are developed and applied to the state of the art. A novel system concept using passing vehicles to store and forward aid requests on a passive basis is presented. The advantages of the new approach are compared to the existing systems. Implementation schedules for the new system are estimated based upon new automobile sales.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"193 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131570883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obstacle protection with unmanned vehicles","authors":"R. W. Houskamp","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622524","url":null,"abstract":"Powered vehicles in industrial environments have long been accepted and their safety considerations have become standard. Low-speed, unmanned vehicles are now being introduced to office and similar situations, requiring a new approach to safety considerations. This paper describes a low-frequency radio system for collision avoidance.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"5092 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127436731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The EE's role in the garage diagnosis of vehicle faults","authors":"G. Ellery","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622564","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130824246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computer simulation study on city car system","authors":"M. Abé, K. Suzuki, F. Harashima, S. Kariya","doi":"10.1109/VTC.1978.1622581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC.1978.1622581","url":null,"abstract":"We assume that 15 stations are set at the key points in a certain city and suitable number of small cars are distributed to each station and that basic 0-D data of trip between any two of these stations are given. In our simulation, passengers who take on cars at their stations are generated by using random number. If there is no car in a car pool and no arrival car, passengers generated at the station are set to be waiting until available cars appear. The redistribution process which redistributes the cars intentionally from some stations to other stations to regulate the number of parking cars at each station is taken in account. We observe the system behavior and stability by paying attention to the average waiting time of passengers in the simulation. We find out appropriate number of cars and redistribution capacity to realize some satisfactory service level of the system and keep the system stable. It is found that redistribution prccess reduces the necessary number of cars to realize some service level as well as keeps the system stable, but excessive redistribution capacity is not necessarily effective on improving the system performance.","PeriodicalId":264799,"journal":{"name":"28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128373916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}