VEPOL - A VEHICULAR PLANIMETRIC DEAD-RECKONING COMPUTER

OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF PATROLLING VEHICLES REQUIRES THAT THE CENTRAL CONTROLLER BE CONTINUOUSLY INFORMED ABOUT THEIR LOCATION. TO MEET THIS NEED, A PURELY MECHANICAL ANALOG COMPUTER WAS DESIGNED, BUILT, AND TESTED. THE RESULTS OBTAINED SHOW THAT SYSTEMATIC ERRORS INTRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM FAR OUTWEIGHT RANDOM ERRORS AND THAT THIS CONCEPT IS FEASIBLE AS A LOCATION INTERPOLATOR BETWEEN FIXED KNOWN REFERENCE SITES. GUIDELINES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION SYSTEM DESIGN WERE OBTAINED. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00189545
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol Vt-20, NO 3, PP 62-68
• Authors:
  • Myer, J H
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9545
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analog computers; Computers; Utilization; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Patrol
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223575
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1971 12:00AM