Six-port technology for traffic safety

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 118-127

  Koelpin, Alexander ^a   Vinci, Gabor ^a   Laemmle, Benjamin ^a   Lindner, Stefan ^a   Barbon, Francesco ^a   Weigel, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-LOCK BREAKING SYSTEMS; AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS; DISTANCE CONTROL; DRIVER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY BREAKING; HEAVY TRUCK; SIX-PORT TECHNOLOGY; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER CONTROL; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; TRUCKS;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 84860001958     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2012.2185390     Document Type: Article

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