IoT based smart school bus monitoring and notification system

It is important for every school to have a trustworthy and secure transportation service to ensure the safety of the students. It helps the school administration to effectively manage their bus fleet and potentially reduce mishaps. This is where vehicle monitoring takes effect. The proposed system provides real time information about various parameters of the vehicle like the location, the route, the speed, the list of passengers, the adherence of drivers to schedule and much more. The system further allows the parents to be notified when their ward alights or boards the bus. In this system, we make use of RFID and GPS technologies and connect them to a remote server over WiFi using an ESP8266 microcontroller. An Ublox 6M GPS module is used to find the current geographic coordinates of the vehicle's location as well as the speed it is going at. An MFRC522 RFID reader identifies each student as they board or alight the vehicle by reading the id from their RFID tags. The system uses the ESP8266 to upload the information from the peripherals to a database in the web server. The information can be accessed by the parents through a mobile application and this helps them track their wards effectively. The school administration can also access the application to ensure student safety and contact a driver or a parent. The application also allows the administration to be informed of emergencies or complaints.