 ISBN 0-89006-861-5
Yilin Zhao
345 pages.
Copyright 1997.
Reviews
"...In slightly more than 300 pages, this text comprehensively and concisely examines the technologies involved in current vehicle location and navigation systems. Ideally suited for the system engineer, manager, or undergraduate who is new to this technology, this book would also serve as an excellent starting point for professionals involved in one specific area of this field and wishing to become familiar with other aspects of ITS. ...The author is clearly familiar with, and has thoroughly researched, the various topic areas covered in this text, as evidenced in his discussion of the technologies, their vendors, applicable standards, and system merits. The publication's primary strength lies in the detailed discussion of the separate modules. I recommend this book to people who not only want to understand this field but must do so in a hurry."
--GPS World, April 1999
Description
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This is the first book to provide, in a single source, the detailed interdisciplinary information needed to understand, design and implement advanced Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS, formerly IVHS). It presents state-of-the-art principles and practices that you can apply to a wide range of vehicle location and navigation systems -- placing special emphasis on the vehicle side of the system -- and synthesizes information scattered among many different engineering fields.
Based on several years of hands-on research, the book is divided into two parts: Basic Modules, or building blocks, and Systems, or integrated modules. Fundamental principles as well as newly developed technologies, along with many problem-solving examples, help you save time and improve performance.
Turn to this well-organized, practical book for answers to such real-life questions as:
The newly developed technologies you find here include a fuzzy-logic-based algorithm, the field-emitter display (FED), a recently invented software technology for 3-D map display, and a seldom discussed integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network (iDEN).
Accessible even to non-engineering specialists, this informative book contains useful summary tables and current references, including Internet addresses for ITS-related pages.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Brief History. Modern Vehicle Location and Navigation.
2. Digital Map Database Module: Basic Representations. Reference Coordinate Systems. Standards. Proprietary Digital Map Databases. Digital Map Compilation.
3. Positioning Module: Dead Reckoning. Relative Sensors. Absolute Sensors. Sensor Fusion.
4. Map-Matching Module: Conventional Map Matching. Fuzzy-Logic-Based Map Matching. Other Map-Matching Algorithms. Map-Aided Sensor Calibration.
5. Route-Planning Module: Shortest Path. Heuristic Search. Bidirectional Search. Hierarchical Search. Other Algorithms.
6. Route Guidance Module: Guidance While En Route. Guidance While Off-Route. Guidance With Dynamic Information.
7. Human-Machine Interface Module: Visual-Display-Based Interfaces. Voice-Based Interfaces.
8. Wireless Communications Module: Communications Subsystem Attributes. Existing Communications Technologies. Communications Subsystem Integration.
9. Autonomous Location and Navigation: Vehicle Location. Vehicle Navigation.
10. Centralized Location and Navigation: Automatic Vehicle Location. Dynamic Navigation. Applications: Mayday.
11. A Case Study -- ADVANCE: Traffic Information Center. Mobile Navigation Assistant. Communications Network. Initial Evaluation Results.
12. Conclusions: Past Lessons. Future Directions.
Appendices
Author Bio
Yilin Zhao is a senior research and development engineer at the IVHS division of Motorola, Inc. A graduate of the Dalian University of Technology in China, he earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan. Dr. Zhao is a member of the IEEE TAB Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee.
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