Development of a central fleet monitoring system

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Electromechanical Engineering Department, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.

2 Automotive Engineering Department, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt.

10.1088/1742-6596/3058/1/012021

Abstract

Electric buses represent an evolution in the public transportation sector because they provide an innovative and sustainable solution to the pollution and congestion problems that major cities face. However, the bus fleet management system is a complex process that requires monitoring and planning to provide an efficient and reliable public transportation service. In this work, we designed an application that allows us to monitor and evaluate fleet performance data to make informed decisions. Therefore, we have linked the application to a Simulink model with the same drive cycle specified for the ring road in Cairo, Egypt and tested it. Early results show a significant potential of the developed system to give useful insights into the influence of monitoring on the electric bus fleet and help to improve decisions-making and the efficiency of the fleet, and extending battery life.