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Efstathiadis, Doukas
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Silkoglou, Christos
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2015-06-03T15:58:14Z
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2015-09-27T05:56:41Z
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2015-06-03
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https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/172
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Advanced Technologies for Fleet Management Systems
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masterThesis
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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School of Economics, Business Administration and Legal Studies, Executive MBA
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2011-01
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Efstathiadis Doukas and Silkoglou Christos, 2011, Advanced Technologies for Fleet Management Systems, Master's Disssertation, International Hellenic University
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heal.abstract
In this paper, we studied the technologies used in a dynamic fleet management
system. A dynamic fleet management system is being divided into four technological
fields:
the fleet management system control centre
the on board technologies and vehicle mobile data terminal
the mobile and satellite communication infrastructure
The fleet management system control centre is the core of a Fleet Management
System. The Fleet Management system control centre is responsible for obtaining,
processing and distributing information for better use of the system, the infrastructure
and the services. The control centre includes all systems and tools necessary for
providing guidance to the vehicles as well as management of the fleet. Technologies
included in this field are: Electronic Data Interchange, Push Technology, Floating Car
Data, Application Service Providers, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information
System, Geofencing, Agent-based computing, and Front-End Intelligence.
The on board technologies are the technologies used on the vehicle to acquire all the
necessary data in order to have a clear view of the status of the vehicle, its freight and
its position. All this information is transmitted with a selected communication system
to the control centre. The on board system can also provide bi-directional
communication with the driver and the router operator in the control centre in order to
reschedule the vehicle’s route. Technologies included in this field are: Mobile Data
Terminal, Sensors, Controller Area Network, Wireless Sensor Network, GPS receiver,
Smart mobile phones and PDAs.
The mobile and satellite communication infrastructure is the technological field that is
used for the communication between the on board terminal and the control centre.
Technologies included in this field are: Global System for Mobile Communications,
General Packet Radio Service, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Radio Frequency
Identification and Global Positioning System.Finally we have presented cybercars whose technologies are emerging, with some of
them to have already been applied in industrial scale and others to be in a prototype
state. Nevertheless this technology is the future of the fleet management systems.
Technologies included in this field are: Obstacle avoidance, Navigation and
communication, Parallel parking, and Platooning.
For every technological field that is presented, relatively papers are being
demonstrated for someone to understand better the technology and its application.
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Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 4
Introduction............................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1 .................................................................................................... 11
1. Fleet Management System Control Centre........................................................... 12
1.1: Technologies that affect data exchange and processing. .................................... 13
1.1.1: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).......................................................... 13
1.1.2: Push Technology. ................................................................................... 14
1.1.3: Floating Car Data. .................................................................................. 14
1.1.4: Application Service Providers................................................................. 16
1.1.5: Remote Sensing...................................................................................... 17
1.2: Technologies that improve data visualization and area control. ......................... 17
1.2.1: Geographic Information System (GIS).................................................... 18
1.2.2: Geofencing. ............................................................................................ 19
1.3: Technologies that assist in computational methods and decision making. ......... 21
1.3.1: Agent-based computing. ......................................................................... 21
1.3.2: Front-End Intelligence. ........................................................................... 24
Chapter 2 .................................................................................................... 25
2. On-Board Technologies....................................................................................... 26
2.1: Introduction to Vehicle On-board System (VOS)............................................. 26
2.2: Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) ......................................................................... 26
2.2.1: MDT description ................................................................................... 26
2.2.2: An example of a MDT........................................................................... 27
2.3: Sensors and Sensors Network .......................................................................... 27
2.3.1: Sensors .................................................................................................. 27
2.3.2: Controller Area Network (CAN)............................................................ 27
2.3.3: A CAN application ................................................................................ 28
2.3.4: Wireless Sensor Network....................................................................... 28
2.3.5: Hybrid systems...................................................................................... 29
2.4: GPS technology on Vehicle ............................................................................. 30
2.4.1: GPS receiver parts and function............................................................. 30
2.4.2: Description of a GPS receiver in details................................................. 31
2.5: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)............................................................ 32
2.5.1: Definition of Radio Frequency Identification ......................................... 32
2.5.2: Application of RFID.............................................................................. 32
2.6: Smart mobile phones and PDAs....................................................................... 33
2.6.1: Smart mobile phone and PDA description.............................................. 33
2.6.2: Smart phones application....................................................................... 33
Chapter 3 .................................................................................................... 34
3. Mobile and Satellite Communications Infrastructure........................................... 35
3.1: Mobile Communications Infrastructure............................................................. 36
3.1.1: Wide Area Networks (WAN).................................................................. 36
3.1.1.1: Global System for Mobile Communications......................................... 37
3.1.1.2: General Packet Radio Service. ............................................................. 38
3.1.1.3: 3G. ...................................................................................................... 39
3.1.1.4: 4G. ...................................................................................................... 40
3.1.2: Personal Area Networks (PAN). ............................................................. 40
3.1.2.1: Bluetooth............................................................................................. 41
3.1.2.2: Zigbee. ................................................................................................ 42
3.1.2.3: Radio Frequency Identification. ........................................................... 43
3.2: Satellites Communication Infrastructure. .......................................................... 44
3.2.1: Global Positioning System...................................................................... 44
Chapter 4 .................................................................................................... 47
4: Cybercars ............................................................................................................ 48
4.1: Introduction to cybercars .................................................................................. 48
4.2: Description of a cybercar’s technology ............................................................. 48
4.2.1: Main problems in cybercar technology ................................................... 48
4.2.2: Obstacle avoidance................................................................................. 48
4.2.3: Navigation and communication .............................................................. 49
4.2.4: Parallel parking ..................................................................................... 49
4.2.5: Platooning ............................................................................................. 49
4.3: Dynamic fleet management system for cybernetic transportation..................... 50
Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 53
References:.............................................................................................................. 55
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heal.advisorName
Tarantilis, Christos
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heal.committeeMemberName
Tarantilis, Christos
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Balabanis, Prof. George
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Vlachos, Prof. Dimitris
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School of Economics and Business Administration, Executive MBA programme
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