COMMUNICATION SATELLITES AND THEIR POSSIBLE INFLUENCE ON THE AUTOMOBILE,

Abstract

The progress of communication satellites is briefly summarized and their future technological potential is highlighted. The promise of UHF satellites for mobile communication services is described, including new concepts permitting intense sharing of these frequencies with satellites without penalizing the established and allocated usage. The future of travel and the automobile is discussed including the competition among various modes of travel and between travel and electronics for communicating. Some new ideas about future automobiles, a freeway express transit, and an automated urban local transportation utility are presented, and an interpretation is made about the possible future role of the automobile. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0692268

Entities

People

  • John L. Hult

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automobiles
  • Communication Satellites
  • Competition
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Mobile Communications
  • Mobile Phones
  • Space Transportation
  • Surface Transportation
  • Transportation
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites