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Base-to-remotely controlled vehicle communications for automated durability road (ADR) facility

  • US 5,867,089 A
  • Filed: 09/03/1996
  • Issued: 02/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication system for communicating data between a base computer and a plurality of vehicles disposed on a test track, each vehicle including a respective on-board vehicle controller (VCON), the system comprising:

  • a respective vehicle antenna on each vehicle;

    a respective vehicle radio frequency (rf) transceiver interconnecting the associated vehicle antenna with the associated VCON;

    a plurality of relay antennae disposed around the test track for receiving rf signals from the vehicle antennae;

    a base transceiver in communication with the relay antennae for receiving signals therefrom; and

    at least one guide wire disposed on the track, each at least one guide wire having a dedicated signal generator coupled thereto for causing each at least one guide wire to carry a signal having a predetermined electrical characteristic identifying each guide wire to a VCON.

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