
2.3 System Capabilities
The RFID schools bus tracking system will be designed to monitor children ridership in a safe and non-intrusive way. It will use a combination of RFID (Radio frequency Identification) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) technology each student will be issued one or more unique RFID cards/tags to carry. The card will be embedded in the students’ bag for each students.
As the students tag is detected by the reader installed in the school bus upon entering or leaving the bus, the time date and location is logged and transmitted to a secure database. It will require no action on the part of divers or students, other than to carry the card and will deliver the required performance without impeding the normal loading and unloading process.
The system will enable parent to receive instant SMS alerts when bus is within 10 minutes of the designated pick up and drop of point reducing the time the child spends on the street. The system will also notify parents via sms when the child boards and alights from the bus or enters/leaves the school. Parent will take the appropriate action because they have precise answers to boarding statues and times. If a child is still inside the bus for a predefined time action the vehicle engine is turned off, the doors are closed, an sms especially in a country like Qatar where temperature can reach 500 during summer time.
In addition, the system will include a web-based reporting that make it falt and easy to access accurate information a student report which provides times and dates for all loading and unloading activities by student and bus report that provides all students ridership data by bus.
In summary the system will enable school authorities, fleet owners and parents to keep track of the bus routes better, saving money and ensuring smooth and quick rides to the destinations.
- Data acquisition
Data acquisition through standard internet protocol suit (TCP/IP) can be used for real time embedded application used by.