AN APPROACH TO TIME-COMPRESSED VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONS USING 60-GHZ MICROWAVE

A microwave vehicular communication system operating at 60 GHZ has been developed by which 10-sec. aural information is time-compressed into 0.1-sec. and transmitted to a moving vehicle. The received information is temporarily stored, then reproduced in original form for the driver. The system utilizes the directivity of microwave antennas on the vehicle and in lane units to define local communication areas. High-density information can be transmitted and received at high speed. Applications of the vehicular communications system include route guidance, road information services, and traffic control. Compared to loop antenna communication systems, the microwave system offers superior integrity of the local communication area, low environmental noise levels, a high transmission rate, easy installation of lane antennas, and an improved man-machine interface. Timely individual communication is possible among any number of moving vehicles and roadside stations using only two channels of weak radio waves.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference held in Dearborn, Michigan, 15-17 September 1980. Also published in HS-030 396 (IEEE-80CH1601-4; SAE-SP-90), "Convergence 80. IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Annual Conference (30th), International Conference on Transportation Electronics Proceedings," Utica, Michigan, 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • Endo, H
  • Baba, K
  • Kiyoto, M
  • Matsumura, A
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antennas; Communication systems; Driver information systems; Microwave communication systems; Motion; Motor vehicles; Radio; Roadside; Route guidance; Traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Moving vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Radio antennas; Road information services; Time-compressed communications; Vehicular communications
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382069
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: IEEE-80CH1601-4, HS-030 478, SAE-SP-90
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM