SMART local bus transport Management System using IoT

Abstract

The local Public transport Management in India is very poor in some state and there is a need to build SMART local Bus Transport Management System. Current management system for local Public transport has no way to track vehicle in real time. Even Passengers do not have adequate information on the Vehicle and route. This creates mess when buses come at Bus Stops. Local Public transport Managers also have very little idea of vehicles running on routes in real time. The current management system is manual. The status data is compiled at the end of day and complete picture comes on monthly or weekly bases. The analyses of frequency routes, Footfall of Passengers on routes, fuel consumptions, Fuels use in KMPL (Kilometer per Liters), and Mechanical status of vehicles are not available in real time. These parameters determine the profitability of Public transport organization. Here, we propose Internet of thing (IoT) based model to solve this problem. We have implemented IOT techniques for effective management of local bus transports. The system will consist of one gadget placed in the system, cloud server, Application software for depot and Android Application for commuters travelling in buses. We will measure Engine Temperature, Fuel Level, Vehicle Speed, and Passenger Count. The number of passengers travelling in the bus is counted for real time and data is sent to server through cloud. The software at depot shows the position of all the buses on Google maps along with all the parameter details. Passengers can check the status of bus on android app by entering bus number.