Inter-vehicle communication systems

This vehicular network diagram example was drawn on the base of the picture "Inter-Vehicle Communication (IVC) systems" from the website of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Ohio State University.
[www2.ece.ohio-state.edu/ ~ekici/ res_ ivc.html]
"Driver assistance systems are meant to support drivers with driving process in order to avoid traffic accidents, speed up the traffic and have a higher control over the traffic in general. There are a lot of systems which give support to the drivers, such as adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition, automatic parking, etc. ... the vehicular communication systems ... use the capacity of the vehicles to communicate, not only between them but also with infrastructures. All the information is collected and processed to offer use
ful services. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are widely used in this area. With the incoming upgrades of these networks, they are becoming an attractive solution to give support with the communication mechanisms between vehicles." [mi.fu-berlin.de/ inf/ groups/ ag-tech/ teaching/ 2011_ SS/ S_ 19510b_ Proseminar_ Technische_ Informatik/ daniel-lopez-report.pdf?1346662267]
The vehicular network diagram example "Inter-vehicle communication systems" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Vehicular Networking solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

"Mobile satellite systems help connect remote regions, vehicles, ships, people and aircraft to other parts of the world and/ or other mobile or stationary communications units, in addition to serving as navigation systems." [Satellite. Mobile satellite systems. Wikipedia]
"A communications satellite or comsat is an artificial satellite sent to space for the purpose of telecommunications.
... communications satellites ... are ... used for mobile applications such as communications to ships, vehicles, planes and hand-held terminals, and for TV and radio broadcasting." [Communications satellite. Wikipedia]
This mobile satellite communication network diagram was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Telecommunication Network Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

This vehicular network diagram sample was drawn on the base of picture illustrating the post "Intelligent transportation system" from the blog "Technology New Here".
"Intelligent transportation systems are projects that aim to integrate modern communication and information technology into existing transportation management systems in order to optimize vehicle life, fuel efficiency, safety, and traffic in urbanized cities.
The need for intelligent transportation systems stems from the fact that traffic congestion has been increasing all around the world because of increasing population, increasing amount of transportation vehicles and increasing urbanization."
[technologynewhere.wordpress.com/ 2010/ 05/ 12/ intelligent-transportation-system/ ]
The vehicular network diagram example "Intelligent transportation system" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Vehicular Networking solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

This diagram sample shows the different situations that cooperative positioning may be helpful for vehicular networks. It was designed on the base of Wikimedia Commons file: CPsituations.jpg.
[commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:CPsituations.jpg]
"Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) are created by applying the principles of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) - the spontaneous creation of a wireless network for data exchange - to the domain of vehicles. They are a key component of intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
While, in the early 2000s, VANETs were seen as a mere one-to-one application of MANET principles, they have since then developed into a field of research in their own right. By 2015, the term VANET became mostly synonymous with the more generic term inter-vehicle communication (IVC), although the focus remains on the aspect of spontaneous networking, much less on the use of infrastructure like Road Side Units (RSUs) or cellular networks." [Vehicular ad hoc network. Wikipedia]
The vehicular network diagram example "CP situations" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Computers and Communications solution from the Illustration area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

This vehicular network diagram example was drawn on the base of picture illustrating the article "Automatic Vehicle Location: Rural Transit" from the website of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT).
"Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems calculate the real-time location of any vehicle equipped with a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver. Data are then transmitted to the transit center with use of radio or cellular communications and can be used immediately for daily operations as well as archived for further analysis.
As a stand-alone technology, an AVL system can be used to monitor on-time performance. When combined with other technologies, AVL can deliver many benefits in the areas of fleet management, service planning, safety and security, traveler information, fare payment, vehicle component monitoring, and data collection. Since the greatest benefits from AVL are achieved by combining it with other Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies, AVL is most appropriate for large rural agencies with more than 30 vehicles that plan to implement a comprehensive ITS."
[pcb.its.dot.gov/ factsheets/ avl/ avlRural_ overview.asp]
The vehicular network diagram example "Automatic vehicle location" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Vehicular Networking solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.