mobilis 2008 - b3 : the smart bus: a novel approach to using buses
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The Smart Bus: a novel approach to using buses
What is a “smart bus”??
It is a visionary idea for enhancing city, intercity and tourist busesNota only a transport medium, but “what the passenger wishes”:
A way to keep workingAn information mediumA way to continue to monitor patientsAn on-board entertainment placeA mobile monitoring/surveillance system for the outside environment ( pollution, traffic, etc…)A mobile router for neighbouring outside usersAnd so on…
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Scenario
Neighbouring Adv
Surveillance&
Monitoring
Fleet of busses
GPS positioning
GEOtagging
On Board Entertainment
Services
GENERIC for passengers:Tourist information on the roadMeteo info and air pollutionAdvertisement news
CUSTOMISED for passengers:Get the info requested by on board passengersKeep connection: medical monitoring, Internet access
MANAGEMENT:Driver medical monitoringBus status monitoringEnvironment monitoring (security, pollution, traffic)
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Characteristics
Novel idea; existing projects are mostly orientated towards fleet managementMost advantageous for long trips, such as intercity or tourismIt reduces:
the usage of carsthe driver's stressthe environment pollution (less cars..)
It can cooperate with trains that offer enhanced services (both reduce the car usage)Each bus is connected through a hub, either via terrestrial or satellite wireless link for getting the requested info CNR-ISTI Pisa (IT)
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Architectural Scenario
Exporting the idea from bus to train
Same idea for different public transport services
Most advantages:monitoring of structures (galleries, bridges, railways,…) car usage and stress reductionon board services on request
Problems (also common to long-trip buses):satellite connection with the hub is quite mandatory long periods of signal outage due to galleries
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Scenario
• Dr. Erina Ferro– Head of Wireless Networks Lab
ISTI institute, Pisa, CNR (IT)–+39 050 315 3070– [email protected]
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References
Why not a project to set up a pilot public transport service in
an European touristic city?
IWSSC - 2008 10
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