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RTLS [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2009-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
07.01.01 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

combination of hardware and software that is used to continuously determine and provide the real time position of assets and resources equipped with devices designed to operate with the system

OBS

real time locating system; RTLS: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-5:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

System that use RFID [Radio Frequency Identification] technology to track the location of tagged objects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
OBS

Un Système de localisation en temps réel augmente la visibilité de vos inventaires, de vos biens, de votre matière première et de vos procédures de travail grâce à diverses données obtenues de façon immédiate. WhereNet utilise une infrastructure radio locale, des puces RFID [Radio Frequency Identification] et un logiciel de triangulation pour suivre, voir et enregistrer le mouvement des produits lorsqu'ils surviennent. Traditionnellement le suivi s'effectuait à l'aide de feuilles de papier, vint ensuite le code à barres et les logiciels de gestion d'inventaires [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The Return to Launch Site (RTLS) ... abort mode is designed to allow the return of the orbiter, crew and payload to the Kennedy Space Center launch site, approximately 25 minutes after lift-off. The RTLS profile would accommodate the loss of thrust from one main engine between lift-off and approximately four minutes and 20 seconds, at which time not enough MPS propellant remains to return to the launch site. An RTLS would also be used if a time-critical failure occurred that required the earliest possible landing, such as a cabin leak or major cooling system failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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