BaaS - Bus as a Sensor
- 490 Studio S.r.l.
- AMT
- Consorzio TRAIN
- JTECH S.r.l.
- NTS srl
- Oengineering SRL
The Project
BaaS (Bus as a Sensor) aims to respond to the challenges that urban and suburban mobility are facing by optimizing the comfort and sustainability of Local Public Transport. A prototype will be built to monitor safety, passenger comfort, and vehicle conditions through cutting-edge technologies such as IoT, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twin, and Multimedia. These solutions will complement and improve the management and enjoyment of current AMT systems; in fact, data on transportation service, surroundings, and statistics on vehicle and network use will be accessible to the service manager and passenger in real time and geolocated.
This information will be captured through surveillance cameras and sensors and will be integrated into the developed IoT platform.
An innovative, interactive and inclusive approach for more sustainable mobility that meets the needs of the operator and the citizen by making public transport more efficient and more attractive.
Activities
The activities planned within the project will be divided into four phases of work, the Work Packages, which will allow the innovative aspects described above to be studied and implemented. The project partners will provide their expertise to define the most appropriate actions to achieve the expected results and exploit the technological advances made.
WP1: analysis of the state of the art in the field of study, prerequisites will be assessed, enabling technologies will be defined, and KPIs will be chosen on which the final results will be evaluated at the end of the project
WP2: industrial research phase through assessment of skills and organization, study of system architecture and design of platforms.
WP3: experimental development activities of the project. The whole system will be tested and validated after setting up a demonstrator comprising different modules such as: physical hardware and on-board sensoristics of one or more AMT vehicles (electric buses), software for audio-video and passenger comfort data analysis, data collection modules, communication modules for data transmission and exchange, and dashboarding modules for the transport operator.
WP4: project management and technical and scientific coordination. Communication and dissemination of results, involvement of end-users and stakeholders, distribution of information and information materials, and the data lake that will enable appropriate data management will also be part of WP4 activities.
The role of 490 Studio, an ETT Group company
As part of the BaaS project, 490 Studio serves as a point of reference for defining the architecture for data collection and management and creation and delivery of information and insight content.
All installed sensors and collected data will be processed in accordance with the requirements imposed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Features
- VIDEOANALYSIS: awareness of the state, performance and internal situation of the vehicle by collecting information on the number of passengers
- SENSORISTICS: data collection and monitoring of events related to passenger safety, vehicle behavior in terms of acceleration and position, and internal and external bus conditions
- ENERGY PERFORMANCES: constant monitoring of the vehicle’s battery status and performance
- TERRITORIAL MARKETING: information on city events and initiatives
- ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: all-electric vehicle
- INCLUSIVITY: accessible bus through displays and speakers with ride information and wheelchair walkways
FESR REGIONAL PROGRAM 2021 – 2027
Priority 1- Development and consolidation of the competitiveness and attractiveness of the Ligurian system, with particular reference to innovation, digitalization and strengthening
Specific Objective: 1.1 Develop and strengthen research and innovation capacity and the introduction of advanced technologies.
Action 1.1.1 Call for proposals: “SUPPORT FOR THE REALIZATION OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR ENTERPRISES AGGREGATED TO RESEARCH AND INNOVATION POLES.”
Project affiliation pole
T.R.A.N.S.I.T. pole
C.U.P. G39J23000990009
Project financed with expenditure co-financed with the resources of the POR FESR Liguria 2021-2027
