ACQUISITION, PROCESSING, AND ASSIGNMENT OF VEHICULAR SPEED AND LOCATION DATA FOR VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION NETWORK NEEDS

A BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project targets customers traveling on train systems with little to no travel coverage. The riders of specific railway systems often have little to no information available about their location and actual progress toward their destination. Along with the riders on the train, others waiting to board trains at different stations might be curious to know if a train is or will be running late. We propose the development of an application that uses the GPS signals of phones onboard trains to calculate all the previously stated possible unknowns. Building onto the speed and location features, the application should also be able to calculate stops along the way and accurately add that time into the overall journey length. A secondary effect of the application might be to notify authorities of unforeseen stops (I.E. Breakdowns and derailments). More features can be added later to better demonstrate the powerful uses of DSP techniques. However, our first step to achieving such feats involves obtaining an accurate GPS signal.