The document presents the design of an e-city bus tracking system intended to assist passengers in making informed decisions about waiting for buses by providing real-time location updates via GSM technology. It includes a configuration with IR transmitters on buses, receivers at stops, and monitoring software for accurate bus tracking and information dissemination. The conclusion notes that the system improves time efficiency and reduces the workload for bus conductors while suggesting future enhancements, including GPS integration for better tracking.

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Design of E-City Bus Tracking System
Shekhar Shinde*, Vijaykumar Nagalwar**
, Nikhil Shinde***
, B.V.Pawar
(GUIDE)****
*(Electronics and Telecommunication Department, PVPIT, PUNE University, Maharashtra)
** (Electronics and Telecommunication Department, PVPIT, PUNE University, Maharashtra)
***
(Electronics and Telecommunication Department, PVPIT, PUNE University, Maharashtra)
**** (Associate Professor, Electronics and Telecommunication Department, PVPIT, PUNE University,
Maharashtra)
ABSTRACT
E-city bus tracking system will serve as a viable notification system that will effectively assist passengers in
making the decision of whether to wait for the bus or not. This system is a standalone system designed to
display the real-time location(s) of the buses with the use of GSM module technology. The system will consist
of an IR transmitter module installed on the buses, receiver boards installed on the bus stops and GSM receiver
connected with PC monitoring the whole arrangement. It will also have passenger information system software
installed at the bus stops and which will provide user the relevant information regarding all the bus numbers
going for his source to destination along with the route details. It will also transmit its bus numbers and route
names, with the help of LED transmitter, continuously as soon as the bus comes within the range of the receiver
at the bus stop.
Keywords - GSM, LED, IR, PC, standalone
I. INTRODUCTION
Government has facilitated us with enormous
facilities. One of them is the public transport facility
more over bus transport facility. A huge number of
crowds take the benefit of public buses. But there are
few of the major problems each individual deals on
daily basis. A passenger often faces the problem in
deciding if it would be quicker for him to wait for the
bus or to hire a cab/auto to reach to the destination.
Many of them are often late for their work; students
arrive late for classes, as a consequence of their
dependency on the arrival and departure of buses
they take. The time when they realize that they
should have been looked for other options, it’s
already too late. All this could not take place if we
provide passengers with an easy access to see which
bus is near to their location and approximate time the
bus would take to reach their stop, in real-time. With
this little help, they can make appropriate decisions,
that if or if not to wait at that stop. E-City Bus
Tracking System will provide passengers with such
facility. Transportation has a very a vital role to play
in day to-day life. Most of the people are being
carried by the public transportation system. Because
of the ever increasing development the requirement
of this system is increasing, that too in time effective
manner.
1.1 Irregularities in bus timings:
A proper time table is provided by the bus
authorities, but due to number of reasons that
schedule is not been followed. This has a very bad
impact on individuals about the bus transport system.
And irregularities lead to wastage of priceless time of
the passenger.
1.2 Problem related to new passengers:
Craze of city life has led to migration of
huge crowd in the urban areas each day. When these
people wait for city bus, they find it confusing which
bus to board on and which not to. Also, people sitting
inside the bus find it difficult, where to get out from
the bus. A shout from the bus conductor is hardly
heard by passengers away from him.
1.3 Lack of control:
As the number of buses that run on roads is
much big, it is difficult to keep eye on each of them.
Sometimes, it happens that, a bus doesn’t wait for
one of the stops it should was supposed to stop.
These results in great disappointment and anger
within the passengers those were waiting at that stop.
These are some major problem, which can be
resolved to a greater extent after the implementation
of the bus.
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II. Block Diagram of the Projected
system
The overall working of the project is
summarized in Fig.1. It shows the
intercommunications between different protocols
used in this project.
Fig. 1 block diagram of the system
III. Block Diagram Description
2.1. Device Inside The Bus
Fig. 2 block diagram of bus unit
This is a microprocessor based kit (Fig. 2)
capable of sending and receiving the bus ID and other
data wirelessly to and from the device at the bus stop
unit simultaneously. The transmission of data takes
place when this device comes in line of sight with the
device at the bus stop. Also, this unit consists of
GSM module used to send data to BASE STATION
unit.
3.2 Device At The Stop
Fig. 3 block diagram of bus stop unit
This device is immovable one (Fig. 3). It
works in parallel with device in the BUS unit (Fig.
2). It displays the information sent out by bus unit
and simultaneously sends its identity to the BUS unit.
3.3 Device At The Base Station
Fig. 4 diagram of base station unit
This module consists of a GSM receiver
connected with a personal computer. It receives
message from BUS unit informing about the status of
the bus, that is, if the bus is delayed or cancelled. The
total project works on the faithful communication
between the IR pairs installed at the bus stops unit
and above the bus unit. It is only this interface which
helps the total system inter-communication.
IV. Schematic
4.1 Bus Unit
Fig. 5 schematic of bus unit
Schematic forms the back bone of the any
hardware circuit design. It shows the arrangement of
how all the electrical components to be mounted on
circuit boards. Figure above and below (Fig. 5 and
Fig. 6) shows the schematic for Bus Unit and Bus
Stop Unit respectively.

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4.2 Bus Stop Unit
Fig. 6 schematic of bus stop unit
V. Flow charts and algorithms
Flow chat and algorithm for bus unit (Fig. 7)
 Start
 Initialize LCD, Serial parameters
 “A”
 Is serial Interrupt detected? no  go to “B”
 Yes  read Bus Stop name and display on the
name on LCD
 “B”
 Is Key detected?  No Go to “A”
 Yes Is Key  EmergencyYes Send
SMS to Base Station
 Is Key Bus IDYes Send the BUS ID to Bus
stop via IR TX
 Go to “A”
 End
Fig. 7 flow chart of bus unit
Flow chat and algorithm for bus stop unit
(Fig. 8)
 Begin
 Initialize LCD, ADC, Serial parameters
 Go to "A"
 Is serial Interrupt detected?
 If No -> go to "A"
 If yes ->is serial Interrupt from IR
 If Yes->Display Bus name
 If No->is serial Interrupt from RS 485
 If Yes-> Display name of Incoming Bus
 Go to "A"
 End
Fig. 8 flow chart of bus stop unit
Algorithm of Base Station Unit
 Begin
 Initialize LCD, ADC, Serial parameters
 Go to "A"
 Is serial Interrupt detected?
 If no-> Go to "A"
 If yes-> is serial Interrupt from IR
 If yes->Display Bus name on LCD at bus stop
 End
VI. Results
The success of the project starts when the
bus unit comes in contact with the bus stop unit.
There the IR communication takes place and
information is transferred. The special feature of bus
delay or failure message is the key feature of this
project. Also, software known to be VISUAL BASIC
is used for Graphical User Display is one of the
essential part of this project that’s helps in keeping
track of various buses attached to this system.
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VII. Conclusion
The project “E-City Bus Tracking System”
is successfully designed implemented and tested and
the following conclusions are made.
1) The display at bus stop saves time.
2) The present system reduces the work of bus
conductor.
3) The system involves the tracking of bus at the
every stop.
4) It also involves the sharing of information of the
bus on the bus stops, the bus is going to attain,
with the passengers.
5) The message through the GSM form Bus Unit
will convey the server about the current status of
the bus.
VIII. Future Scope
There is a vide scope for this project. This is
simple GSM based project which can be further
modified using GPS for live positing if the bus. GPS
gives exact location of the bus which in this project
the bus position is judged by the time parameter.
With the interface of GPS device and video camera to
this system would take this system to the next level in
the field of security. This would help in monitoring
the crimes that happen which is witnessed by
common people every day. This would prove a major
breakthrough in reducing the crime rates.
Also, with use of motion sensors the speed
of the bus can be calculated and same information
can be used to accurate the measurement of time
calculation which here is based on approximation.
Also, this project can be made completed automated
if speed sensors are used.
IX. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We heartily thank Prof. B. V. Pawar of
Electronics and Telecommunication Department,
P.V.P.I.T Pune for his keen interest and complete
guidance in our paper.
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