CARGO SECURITY SYSTEM-FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS REPORT - HYBRID DEAD RECKONING AND HYPERBOLIC GRID LOCATION - EQUIPMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

It was found that the concept of hybrid dead reckoning, using inertial components, is technically feasible but that the annual maintenance costs of currently available directional gyroscopes preclude its use by costs of currently available directional gyroscopes preclude its use by the trucking industry. The other system tested, hyperbolic grid location, which uses phase-locked signals from commercial am (amplitude modulation) broadcasting stations for vehicle location purposes was found to be technically sound, and implementation costs are within the bounds established for the cargo security system.

• Corporate Authors:

  Aerospace Corporation

  2350 East El Sequdo Boulevard
  El Sequndo, CA  United States  90245
• Authors:
  • Wilson, G
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 169 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cartographic grids; Commodities; Electrical grids; Feasibility analysis; Freight transportation; Gyroscopes; Hyperbolic functions; Inertia; Inertial navigation systems; Maintenance management; Security; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hybrids; Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139373
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Department of Justice
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATR-75(7908)-2
• Contract Numbers: J-LEAA-025-73
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 3 1976 12:00AM