CONTINUOUS-ACCESS GUIDED COMMUNICATION (CAGC) FOR GROUND-TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Electromagnetic open-guiding structures, or surface waveguides, for continuous-access guided communication (CAGC) and obstacle detection ("guided radar"), are described for use in ground transportation, such as railways, highways, and more advanced guided systems. The experimental and theoretical work at Queen's University on surface-wave devices and their application to obstacle detection are reviewed in detail. It is concluded that there is considerable promise in these techniques and that obstacle detection, in particular, deserves much more attention than it appears to have received.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Special issue on ground transportation for the eighties.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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• Authors:
  • Beal, J C
  • Josiak, J
  • Mahmoud, S F
  • Rawat, V
• Conference:
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engrs Proc
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 562-568
• Serial:
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Electromagnetism; Microwave communication systems; Proximity detectors; Waveguides
• Old TRIS Terms: Continuous access guided communication; Electromagnetic waveguides; Microwave systems; Surface wave devices
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046394
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 1976 12:00AM