The FEET* SystemIntegrating Information Technology in Public Transportation

*Facility for Easy and Efficient Transportation

Since the introduction of auto-rickshaws in India in the late 1950s,these vehicles have become an indispensable aspect of urbanmobility for millions of people.

Yet they represent an increasingly inefficient sector. Today, withincreasing urban populations, there is growth in demand forurban transport, growth in private motorization and a decline inpublic transport share.

Foreword

Sl. No

Location Name Time difference~09:00 a.m.

(in seconds)~08.30 p.m.

1 Thammanam 128 293

2 Palachuvadu 690 XXX

3 Panampilly Nagar 87 61

4 Ravipuram 43 97

5 Vytilla 48 316

6 Palarivattom 23 112

Time difference between 2 empty AutoRickshaws in Selected locations in Kochi

To make the services provided by the publictransportation vehicles more resourceful andaccessible using science and technology.

Proposal

The Auto-Rickshaw must reach the customer as fast as

possible.

The User Equipment must be easy to use and understand.

All Equipments used must be cost efficient.

The Customer’s location must be calculated with a fair

degree of accuracy.

Top Requirements

Version 0.0 – Auto

Rickshaw emits radio

waves that are received by

the user.

Version 1.0 – Tracking the

location of the user using

GPS and sending his

location to the vehicles.

Version 2.0 – Making an

easily usable gadget which

emits cellular like waves

that is used to triangulate

the user’s position.

After defining the problem, our task was to design the system such that it was easy to use and also cost less.

Designs and Prototypes

Model I

Model II

Model III

Schematic Representation

Equipment Design

Display Screen in Vehicles

Benefits of the FEET Transportation System

This system will be effective in

both developing and developed

countries around the world due

to the essential need for public

transport vehicles.

The drivers’ income will boost,

as they become accessible all

the time.

If this solution is implemented,

it will ensure that the users

catch an auto rickshaw very

fast saving their valuable time.

Emergency Services can be included into the system so as to

minimize it’s response time.

City's live traffic feed can be integrated into the system, if

available.

Integrating E-Banking Services to

simplify transactions

The Future

Bibliography

Antenna and Wave Propagation by K.D. Prasad

en.wikipedia.org

http://www.wri.org/publication/sustainable-urban-transport- india-auto-rickshaw-sector

www.wikimapia.org

www.howstuffworks.com