Bus Monitoring System Research Articles

Bus Monitoring System Based on Internet of Things

Bus Monitoring System based on Internet of Things is a system that monitors bus movement and the distance along its route to reach allocated stop area. Tracking system includes installing a digital device in the bus, and Blynk application on a smartphone to allow the user to monitor the bus real-time location. The project is a GPS tracking implementation based on Internet of Things. The real-time data will be sent to server and it will update the bus location periodically. The Blynk application will indicate where the vehicles are on their smartphone by using the Blynk application which is to provide the updated data to user at anywhere as long as both user and the bus have an internet connection. The Blynk server will track the position and store its information in the database. It is a real-time system as this technique transfers the data on the tracking system to the smartphone automatically. Users can use the application to get flexible in scheduling travel and decide when to board the bus. NodeMCU with built in ESP8266 microcontroller and ArduinoIDE is used for both hardware and software module programming. Both of it is linked to the Blynk server and follows through the Blynk application that need to be installed in the smartphone. The user's waiting period can be minimized. This application can be used for main monitoring program to maintain tracking of all Pagoh campus buses. The effective route management can be performed effectively through the Bus Monitoring System.

IoT based School Bus Monitoring System

Abstract: An IoT-based school bus monitoring system is a technology solution that utilizes the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor and track school buses in real-time. These systems use Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensors to track the location, speed, and safety of school buses in real-time, allowing schools and parents to monitor their children's travel to and from school. In this literature survey, we will explore the past studies on IoT-based school bus monitoring systems, including their benefits, challenges, and areas for future research. Through a review of the existing literature, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in this field and identify opportunities for further study.

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Implementation of City Bus Monitoring and Management System

Implementation of City Bus Monitoring and Management System

A Survey on RFID based School Bus Monitoring and Attendance System

A Survey on RFID based School Bus Monitoring and Attendance System

Frontier of continuous structural health monitoring system for short & medium span bridges and condition assessment

It is becoming an important social problem to make maintenance and rehabilitation of existing short and medium span(10-20 m) bridges because there are a huge amount of short and medium span bridges in service in the world. The kernel of such bridge management is to develop a method of safety(condition) assessment on items which include remaining life and load carrying capacity. Bridge health monitoring using information technology and sensors is capable of providing more accurate knowledge of bridge performance than traditional strategies. The aim of this paper is to introduce a state-of-the-art on not only a rational bridge health monitoring system incorporating with the information and communication technologies for lifetime management of existing short and medium span bridges but also a continuous data collecting system designed for bridge health monitoring of mainly short and medium span bridges. In this paper, although there are some useful monitoring methods for short and medium span bridges based on the qualitative or quantitative information, mainly two advanced structural health monitoring systems are described to review and analyse the potential of utilizing the long term health monitoring in safety assessment and management issues for short and medium span bridge. The first is a special designed mobile in-situ loading device(vehicle) for short and medium span road bridges to assess the structural safety(performance) and derive optimal strategies for maintenance using reliability based method. The second is a long term health monitoring method by using the public buses as part of a public transit system (called bus monitoring system) to be applied mainly to short and medium span bridges, along with safety indices, namely, “characteristic deflection” which is relatively free from the influence of dynamic disturbances due to such factors as the roughness of the road surface, and a structural anomaly parameter.

RFID Based Student\'s Bus Monitoring System

RFID Based Student\'s Bus Monitoring System

School Bus Monitoring System Using Raspberry Pi

An advanced and novel system for monitoring and tracking the school van to ensure the safety of children, the proposed system works in case of emergencies such as accidents, break down, fire accidents by immediately sharing the location and images of the inside environment of the bus to the school authorities. Images are captured using Pi camera and location by GPS module. Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) tags are used to track the number of students travelling. A panic switch and two keys are provided. Keys are used if vehicle gets stuck in traffic and in the case of vehicle breakdown. An email alert will be sent to the parents. Panic switch is used in case of emergency. In each case email is attached with the images of the inside environment of the bus. The system possess the hall effect sensor to sense the speed of the vehicle, In case of rash driving the sensor intimates the Raspberry Pi and an alert is sent to the school authority through email.

Damage Detection Sensitivity of a Vehicle-based Bridge Health Monitoring System

As one solution to the problem for condition assessment of existing short and medium span (10-30m) reinforced/prestressed concrete bridges, a new monitoring method using a public bus as part of a public transit system (called “Bus monitoring system”) was proposed, along with safety indices, namely, “characteristic deflection”, which is relatively free from the influence of dynamic disturbances due to such factors as the roughness of the road surface, and a structural anomaly parameter. In this study, to evaluate the practicality of the newly developed bus monitoring system, it has been field-tested over a period of about four years by using an in-service fixed-route bus operating on a bus route in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. In here, although there are some useful monitoring methods for short and medium span bridges based on the qualitative or quantitative information, the sensitivity of damage detection was newly discussed for safety assessment based on long term health monitoring data. The verification results thus obtained are also described in this paper, and also evaluates the sensitivity of the “characteristic deflection”, which is a bridge (health) condition indicator used by the bus monitoring system, in damage detection. Sensitivity of “characteristic deflection” is verified by introducing artificial damage into a bridge that has ended its service life and is awaiting removal. Furthermore, the sensitivity of “characteristic deflection” is verified by 3D FEM analysis.

Long Term Application of a Vehicle-Based Health Monitoring System to Short and Medium Span Bridges and Damage Detection Sensitivity

Largest portion of the bridge stock in almost any country and bridge owning organisation consists on ordinary bridges that has short or medium spans and are now deteriorating due to aging, etc. Therefore, it is becoming an important social concern to develop and put to practical use simple and efficient health monitoring systems for existing short and medium span (10 - 30 m) bridges. In this paper, one practical solution to the problem for condition assessment of short and medium span bridges was discussed. A vehicle-based measurement with a public bus as part of a public transit system (called “Bus monitoring system”) has been developed to be capable of detecting damage that may affect the structural safety of a bridge from long term vibration measurement data collected while the vehicle (bus) crossed the target bridges. This paper systematically describes how the system has been developed. The bus monitoring system aims to detect the transition from the damage acceleration period, in which the structural safety of an aged bridge declines sharply, to the deterioration period by continually monitoring the bridge of interest. To evaluate the practicality of the newly developed bus monitoring system, it has been field-tested over a period of about four years by using an in-service fixed-route bus operating on a bus route in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The verification results thus obtained are also described in this paper. This study also evaluates the sensitivity of “characteristic deflection”, which is a bridge (health) condition indicator used by the bus monitoring system, in damage detection. Sensitivity of “characteristic deflection” is verified by introducing artificial damage into a bridge that has ended its service life and is awaiting removal. As the results, it will be able to make a rational long-term health monitoring system for existing short and mediumspan bridges, and then the system helps bridge administrators to establish the rational maintenance strategies.

A Vehicle-based Health Monitoring System for Short and Medium Span Bridges and Damage Detection Sensitivity

In this paper, one practical solution to the problem for condition assessment of short and medium span(10-30m) bridges is discussed. It uses vehicle-based measurements with public buses as part of a public transit system (called bus monitoring system). The details of theoretical background and the system are described with detailed flow of the bridge monitoring process that uses an in-service fixed-route bus. Advantages and principle of the bridge structure anomaly detection (condition assessment) method using the under-spring vibration of an in-service bus (public bus) are described in detail. This paper also describes the procedure for calculating "characteristic deflection," which is an indicator used to evaluate the degree of deterioration (bridge condition) of short and medium span bridges. Finally, the sensitivity of “characteristic deflection”, which is a bridge (health) condition indicator used by the bus monitoring system, in damage detection is verified by 3D FEM analysis.

Vehicle Tracking, Monitoring and Alerting System: A Review

The goal of this paper is to review the past work of vehicle tracking, monitoring and alerting system, to categorize various methodologies and identify new trends. Vehicle tracking, monitoring and alerting system is challenging problem. There are various challenges encounter in vehicle tracking, monitoring and alerting due to deficiency in proper real time vehicle location and problem of alerting system. GPS (Global Positioning System) is most widely used technology for vehicle tracking and keep regular monitoring of vehicle. The objective of tracking system is to manage and control the transport using GPS transreceiver to know the current location of vehicle. In number of system, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is chosen as one of technology implemented for bus monitoring system. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) is most widely used for alerting system. Alerting system is essential for providing the location and information about vehicle to passenger, owner or user. General Terms Vehicle Tracking, Vehicle Monitoring, Alerting system

Long term application of bus monitoring system to short and medium span bridges and damage detection

In this study, as one solution to the problem for condition assessment of existing short and medium span reinforced/prestressed concrete bridges, a new monitoring method using a public bus as part of a public transit system (bus monitoring system) is proposed, along with safety indices, namely, characteristic deflection, which is relatively free from the influence of dynamic disturbances due to such factors as the roughness of the road surface, and a structural anomaly parameter. A basic study was conducted by using the results of technical verification experiments and numerical analysis simulation. This paper describes the details of not only how to assess the bridge condition by public bus vibration measured in operating on Ube City bus network as a specific example for verify the system but also what kind of consideration we need to apply the system to existing bridges in overseas country.

The Design of Remote and Digital Monitoring System of Public Bus

Based To solve the problem of incomplete monitoring information,single function and low extensibility of public bus monitoring system,a remote digital monitoring system of public bus based on embedded platform is designed. Bus stop announcer,CAN controller,satisfaction evaluator and other vehicle electronic equipment are integrated into vehicle terminal,which collect,transmit and feedback real time data such as the location of bus,bus station information,running state parameters,satisfaction and vehicle scheduling information. The remote monitoring center receives the data and generates the visualizations webpage at the same time. Bus remote monitoring system is established,and the operation efficiency and security of public bus is improved.After large amounts of running and tests,result of the test indicates the monitoring data received from this system is reliable and stabilized.

RFID and communication technologies for an intelligent bus monitoring and management system

This paper highlights the implementation of an intelligent bus monitoring system based on current challenges and problems. In this system, radio frequency identification and integrated sensing technologies, such as a global positioning system, general packet radio service, and geographic information system, are used to monitor the movement of a bus. A new theoretical framework and ruled-based decision algorithms are developed for the system. An experimental setup is developed for the prototype implementation. The results show that the choice of integrated technologies used in the system is suitable to monitor and manage a vehicle transportation system.

A Prototype Monitoring System for Automotive CAN Bus Gauge

CAN bus communication has been used in a serial protocol for connecting electronic control modules together with its hardware and software design in automotive gauge application. The motivation is to develop a PC-based monitoring system for not only CAN frames received from or sent onto CAN bus, but also data recorded on log files consideration. This paper presents a prototype monitoring system on automotive CAN bus gauge for communication protocol in Ford Mustang. For the proposed CAN bus monitoring system, the designed architecture is discussed and verified into PC for surveillance performance. Furthermore the Ethernet technology adopted in the system makes it a more practical and convenient CAN bus testing system.

Public transport monitoring with route and dispatch management system

Nowadays, the operating scales of the public transport providers can hardly meet the market demand because of the fast expanding volume of intercity passengers, the laggard bus dispatches and proper route management systems. From the societal perspective, this paper, under the framework of a public transit network with bus service providers and users, presents an integrated busses network management system with poles apart intrusion detection system (IDs) using satellite-based technologies applied. The core software designed is to provide the passengers to observe the approximate location of their desired buses, which also requires customizing hardware at every bus station found at the particular routes and reporting stations. The route's management based solutions for the bus monitoring system are aimed to bring convenience and efficiency to both passengers and transport providers in terms of a decision support system, and thus improve the civic transportation environment and infrastructure. Key words: Buses monitoring system, global positioning system (GPS), radio frequency (RF) transceivers, route management, decision support system for passengers.

Mobile radio telemetry system for public transport

Abstract With the development of the microprocessor the concept of using computers in vehicles has become a realistic proposition. This article describes one such installation, a mobile microprocessor-based radio telemetry unit developed in the Marconi Research Laboratories and currently under evaluation by London Transport on their existing bus monitoring and control system. The techniques used for bus monitoring are described followed by a discussion of the reasons behind the choice of the 4-bit microprocessor used. The hardware and system operation are described in detail and the benefits gained by using a microprocessor-based system in place of hard-wired logic are outlined. The article concludes by briefly discussing microprocessor applications under development and possible future applications in the field of transportation.