RFID based SMART SCHOOL BUS: Certifying Safety for the Children Going to School on the Road

Abstract

It is generally known that, many students travel between school and home on a daily basis. This necessitates the need to address the issue of safer school bus travel, which has become a national concern in India. Some of the issues include the child being left behind in the bus, the bus taking a different route to drop the child off, and so on. This problem has been addressed in this research work by developing a safety system to track the number of children entering and exiting the bus using their ID, and this process will take place with the help of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and a GPS tracker, which will be used to track the bus in order to locate its exact location and determine the path in which the bus is travelling. Additionally, the parents will be notified if any unusual activity occurs, such as the changing the bus route or counting the number of students on board. Since, this is an advanced system, the travelling children and the driver do not need to take any additional actions; wherein the system will take care of all the necessary steps and track the students' entry and exit. In the case of the drunk and drive application, if the driver is intoxicated, the sensor will detect it and send a message to the school administration so that they can take appropriate action. Also, the proposed model will check whether students and drivers have properly fastened their seat belts or not. Also, the proposed system will provide panic buttons. In case of any emergency like road accident, the driver can also press the panic button. This module is employed in order to establish the connection between the users and the board. After completing all the process, all the related data will be sent to the parents via a wireless medium. The user interface for the proposed model is IOT application. User can use this system by using the necessary appliance. All the valuable information will be sent through the wireless medium and made visible through the IOT app, which is used by the user.