Mimics: exploiting satellite technology for an intelligent convoy

Describes Mimics (Mobile Intelligent Model incorporating Independent Control and Sensing) - a manually-driven vehicle which, using GPS information, serves as the guide for a group of driverless vehicles. The vehicles that form the convoy are equipped with GPS receivers that enable precise self-local...

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Published inIEEE intelligent systems Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 85 - 89
Main Authors Skarmeta, A.F.G., Barbera, H.M., Izquierdo, M.Z., Minaro, B.U., de Leon, F.C.G., Balibrea, L.M.T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Alamitos IEEE 01.07.2002
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Automated highways
Automobiles
Automotive components
Automotive engineering
Communication system control
Computer programming
Design
Geographic information systems
Global Positioning System
Intelligent vehicle highway systems
Intelligent vehicles
Mathematical models
Mobile communication
Monitoring
Roads
Satellite navigation systems
Satellites
Vehicle driving
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Summary:Describes Mimics (Mobile Intelligent Model incorporating Independent Control and Sensing) - a manually-driven vehicle which, using GPS information, serves as the guide for a group of driverless vehicles. The vehicles that form the convoy are equipped with GPS receivers that enable precise self-localization and inter-vehicle communication. In the last few years, GPS has spurred many automotive groups to launch many different applications, including fleet management, road mapping and intelligent highway monitoring. GPS can also offer superb facilities for automated vehicle guidance, as described in this article.
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ISSN:1541-1672
1941-1294
DOI:10.1109/MIS.2002.1024757