AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEMS
Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) systems, which provide the location of fleet vehicles automatically determined and made available at a central office, have been the subject of study for many years. This report examines a variety of techniques proposed for AVM applications, as well as, the efforts made in the related field of Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI). Technologies for locating urban fleet vehicles are discussed and classified under four broad categories: Dead-reckoning, Radio Time-of-Arrival, Proximity, and Triangulation techniques. AVM offers the potential of increasing the efficiency of several types of fleet operation, including mass transit, police, taxi, and other fleet systems, while simultaneously improving the security on board these vehicles. AVM also offers a high potential for commercial users in urban areas, namely, package delivery services, private maintenance services, and truck delivery systems.
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Corporate Authors:
Mitre Corporation
P.O. Box 208
Bedford, MA United States 01730Urban Mass Transportation Administration
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Scales, W C
- Publication Date: 1974-10
Media Info
- Pagination: 69 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle identification; Automatic vehicle monitoring; Delivery service; Detectors; Distance measuring equipment; Fleet management; Identification systems; Level of service; Monitoring; Police; Public transit; Radio; Radio beacons; Suspended sediments; Triangulation; Trucks; Urban transportation; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Fleets; Monitors; Proximity; Services
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00151147
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: M75-9, UMTA-VA-06-0027-74-1
- Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 30 1981 12:00AM