ABSTRACT
Matteo Petracca1,*, Luca Maggiani1, Stefano Bocchino1 Claudio Salvadori2 and Luciano Niccolai2 1Institute of Communication, Information and Perception Technologies Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy 1Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Research Unit National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy 2New Generation Sensors Srl, Via Gioacchino Volpe 12, 56121, Pisa, Italy
Abstract In the last several years Intelligent Transport Systems (ITSs) have become more and more effective in providing advanced services to all involved stakeholders. In this direction, new applications and services can be implemented by enabling advanced monitoring functionalities in the main ITS actors (e.g., car, buses, trucks). Considering the public transport scenario, classical monitoring solutions adopted in buses consist of a reduced set of data collected through the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) system, and in turn sent towards a control center by using Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) devices acting as system gateways. Such monitoring services can be easily expanded by leveraging on advanced technologies considered the pillars of the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) revolution: wireless sensor devices organized in monitoring networks. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) can be easily integrated in the bus environment to gather additional data able to: (i) provide a better service to passengers, (ii) improve route planning strategies, and (iii) increase reliability of buses through on-line maintenance services.
