GPS/GSM based School Bus Boarding-Deboarding and Location Notifying System Mrs. Ashwini Sawant Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering V. E. S. Institute of Technology Mumbai, India. ashwini.sawant@ves.ac.in Pooja Narayanan Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering V. E. S. Institute of Technology Mumbai, India. 2020.pooja.narayanan@ves.ac.in Omkar M ourya Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering V. E. S. Institute of Technology Mumbai, India. 2020.omkar.mourya@ves.ac.in Sarthak Adhangale Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering V. E. S. Institute of Technology Mumbai, India. 2020.sarthak.adhangale@ves.ac.in Gaurang Kedare Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering V. E. S. Institute of Technology Mumbai, India 2020.gaurang.kedare@ves.ac.in Abstract—In many nations, school buses are viewed as effortless options for parents to send their children to their schools. However, nowadays, parents are distressed regarding their wards because of more incidents of students going missing. In certain situations, for the school bus to arrive, pupils may have to wait for a prolonged period. Waiting for school buses to drop off/pick up the children in the morning and then in the afternoon is a waste of time, even for parents, peculiarly with the congestion at peak hours. Certain technologies are available that are employed to guarantee the security of the students, yet they fall short of providing parents with efficient services. The proposed work describes the design of a Bus Boarding-Deboarding and Location Notifying System, capable of yielding effective services by providing the amenity to track the bus location using cutting-edge technologies like Global Positioning System (GPS ) tracking and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The suggested system uses RFID, GPS, and GSM technologies to track pupils within a school bus. Through short messaging services, parents may stay updated on their child's boarding/deboarding status, as well as monitor the bus route and estimate its arrival time. Safe and convenient school buses can cut back on the usage of private cars and eventually alleviate traffic congestion in cities, particularly during school hours. The suggested intelligent and secured tracking system for school buses allows parents to keep track of all buses. Keywords — Arduino, Global Positioning System (GPS), Monitoring, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Vehicle Tracking, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). I. INT RODUCT ION The safe and dependable transportation of kids to and from school on buses has become a concern for parents and teachers in this busy world. Bus delays can often result in lengthy wait times for school children. Sometimes, by mistake, kids board the wrong buses and get off at the wrong stops. Even the bus getting delayed due to small reasons makes the parents bothered. Recently, there have been several reports of school buses transporting youngsters going missing. In one instance, the bus was delayed because the driver was inexperienced and unaware of the routes. As many as three school buses disappeared from a school near the Salt Lake in Kolkata, causing panic among parents. About 40 children were transported in each bus, and all three drivers had their cell phones powered off. As a result, several parents visited schools when their children failed to arrive home at the usual hour. However, this perplexing issue can be fully resolved thanks to modern technology. School bus tracking systems significantly enhance the security of schoolchildren. There are a few such products already existing in the market. However, the suggested system is better than its counterparts as the used microcontroller is Arduino UNO. Additionally, it relays messages using the MFRC522 RFID Reader, NEO-6M GPS module, and SIM800A GSM module. The aforementioned components are reasonably priced, reducing total cost as a result. Each child is identified by their RFID-tagged school ID card, and parents are informed of their children's entry and exit status via a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) module. Parents would be notified if their child has boarded the bus or not. Additionally, the Global Positioning System (GPS) module notifies the parent (through SMS) of the current location of the bus. So, they may remain updated on its whereabouts and check to see if it is stalled in traffic. Even if the child is unable to board the school bus (while returning home), the parent is promptly notified. For avoiding such situations, and for helping parents to stay at ease, this Bus Boarding-Deboarding and Location Notifying System acts helpful. It helps keep them updated about all the concerns along the road and plan their work accordingly. The remaining paper is arranged as follows: Section II gives a brief overview of the existing work. Section III describes the overall concept and functioning of the proposed system. Sections IV, and V explains the results obtained and the conclusion of the proposed project respectively. All the references used are included in the References Section. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Electronics and Sustainable Communication Systems (ICESC-2023) IEEE Xplore Part Number: CFP23V66-ART; ISBN: 979-8-3503-0009-3 979-8-3503-0009-3/23/$31.00 ©2023 IEEE 534 2023 4th International Conference on Electronics and Sustainable Communication Systems (ICESC) | 979-8-3503-0009-3/23/$31.00 ©2023 IEEE | DOI: 10.1109/ICESC57686.2023.10193226 Authorized licensed use limited to: Charles Darwin University. Downloaded on August 03,2023 at 10:01:42 UTC from IEEE Xplore. Restrictions apply.