Analysis of Bus Trans Semarang Corridor VI through Monitoring System and Passenger Information System

摘要

The Smart City being expedient and reliable is safe, convenient, cheap, regular, scheduled as well as modern city transportation system. The Trans Semarang buses run simultaneously on public roads, there is bound to be inaccurate arrival time information. Consequently, there is the need for a system that can provide adequate and accurate information in real time, in the form of monitoring system and passenger information. Each bus boasts of a GPS tracker unit, GSM, and a micro controller to ascertain the position and measure the speed of the bus. The central control unit has a receiver and GUI with a real time display that is joined with the shelter unit. Therefore, prospective passengers have a firsthand knowledge of the movements of the bus in real time, the number of passengers it carries and the precise location of the bus. The focus of this research is on Trans Semarang Bus Corridor VI UNDIP-UNNES department. The needed data is collected on a weekdays. The load factor is 37 - 47%, and the average headway is 5-7 minutes. The objective of this study is to create a real time monitoring system and Passenger Information System at two stops (Elizabeth and Kesatrian).