Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services
Fleet Management Control Systems (FMCS) monitor vehicles in real-time and help assessing schedule compliance. Transit services in developing countries must improve in aspects such as information about routes, schedules and users; and compliance with traffic regulations, to achieve an increase in the...
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| author | Cristhian Bolaños Beimar Rojas Ricardo Salazar-Cabrera Gustavo Ramírez-González Álvaro Pachón de la Cruz Juan Manuel Madrid Molina |
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| description | Fleet Management Control Systems (FMCS) monitor vehicles in real-time and help assessing schedule compliance. Transit services in developing countries must improve in aspects such as information about routes, schedules and users; and compliance with traffic regulations, to achieve an increase in their demand. Although a FMCS can deal with these issues, currently implemented systems have some limitations related to communications technology, associated costs, interoperability and standardization. This paper includes the following: 1) The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) architecture designed for the FMCS; 2) The development of a FMCS prototype for developing countries, considering the proposed architecture, using the Long Range communication technology and Intelligent Transportation Systems services; 3) A validation and testing of the FMCS prototype, using transit vehicles in a city. The developed prototype was successfully tested. The ideal operating parameters of the FMCS in terms of communications technology were identified in one of the four routes used in the tests. The results in such route were validated with additional tests, using the same parameters, and reaching similar operating values. A data set with the information of the performed tests was generated. With the results obtained in the FMCS, a better control of the transit service can be achieved, helping to improve upon the problems identified for developing countries (especially in medium-sized cities) related to route and schedule compliance, speeding, safety, standardization and helpful information for users. Additionally, service operation costs are reduced by using cutting-edge communications technology and promoting interoperability with other mobility services created for these cities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ae8ee92b12440d2ad9597425817c55c2022-12-22T02:58:48ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822022-12-0116100694Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) servicesCristhian Bolaños0Beimar Rojas1Ricardo Salazar-Cabrera2Gustavo Ramírez-González3Álvaro Pachón de la Cruz4Juan Manuel Madrid Molina5Telematics Engineering Research Group (GIT), Telematics Department, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, ColombiaTelematics Engineering Research Group (GIT), Telematics Department, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, ColombiaTelematics Engineering Research Group (GIT), Telematics Department, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia; Corresponding author.Telematics Engineering Research Group (GIT), Telematics Department, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, ColombiaInformation Technology and Telecommunications Research Group (I2T), Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaInformation Technology and Telecommunications Research Group (I2T), Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaFleet Management Control Systems (FMCS) monitor vehicles in real-time and help assessing schedule compliance. Transit services in developing countries must improve in aspects such as information about routes, schedules and users; and compliance with traffic regulations, to achieve an increase in their demand. Although a FMCS can deal with these issues, currently implemented systems have some limitations related to communications technology, associated costs, interoperability and standardization. This paper includes the following: 1) The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) architecture designed for the FMCS; 2) The development of a FMCS prototype for developing countries, considering the proposed architecture, using the Long Range communication technology and Intelligent Transportation Systems services; 3) A validation and testing of the FMCS prototype, using transit vehicles in a city. The developed prototype was successfully tested. The ideal operating parameters of the FMCS in terms of communications technology were identified in one of the four routes used in the tests. The results in such route were validated with additional tests, using the same parameters, and reaching similar operating values. A data set with the information of the performed tests was generated. With the results obtained in the FMCS, a better control of the transit service can be achieved, helping to improve upon the problems identified for developing countries (especially in medium-sized cities) related to route and schedule compliance, speeding, safety, standardization and helpful information for users. Additionally, service operation costs are reduced by using cutting-edge communications technology and promoting interoperability with other mobility services created for these cities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198222001543Fleet Management Control SystemLoRaWANTransit servicesIntelligent Transportation SystemsVehicle tracking serviceUrban mobility |
| spellingShingle | Cristhian Bolaños Beimar Rojas Ricardo Salazar-Cabrera Gustavo Ramírez-González Álvaro Pachón de la Cruz Juan Manuel Madrid Molina Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Fleet Management Control System LoRaWAN Transit services Intelligent Transportation Systems Vehicle tracking service Urban mobility |
| title | Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services |
| title_full | Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services |
| title_fullStr | Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services |
| title_short | Fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services |
| title_sort | fleet management and control system for developing countries implemented with intelligent transportation systems its services |
| topic | Fleet Management Control System LoRaWAN Transit services Intelligent Transportation Systems Vehicle tracking service Urban mobility |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198222001543 |
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