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dc.contributor.author | Zeeman, A S![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Booysen, M J![]() |
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dc.contributor.coadvisor | ||
dc.contributor.other | Southern African Transport Conference (33rd : 2014 : Pretoria, South Africa) | |
dc.contributor.other | Minister of Transport, South Africa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-18T07:55:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-18T07:55:48Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015 | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.description | This paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by CE Projects cc. Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: proceedings@ceprojects.co.za | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 7-10 July 2014 "Leading Transport into the Future", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | The informal public transportation sector in Sub-Saharan Africa contributes significantly to public transport, and yet little is known about passenger mobility patterns. We propose a low cost system to measure occupancy in a minibus taxi, and to improve understanding of passenger mobility in the taxi industry. A low cost capacitive proximity sensor for seat occupancy detection based on the loading mode capacitive sensing technique is designed and integrated with cellular communications to provide real-time information. The capacitive sensor uses a single electrode to detect an occupant. We use modules for a dynamic wireless system integration where sensors can be added or removed without modifications. A mathematical model of the capacitive sensor is developed to determine the capacitance on the sensor’s electrode. The occupied capacitance is double the unoccupied capacitance. Our results show that the proposed capacitive sensor can distinguish clearly between an unoccupied and occupied seat for multiple seats. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Zeeman, AS, & Booysen, MJ, R 2014, Simple capacitive seat sensing for occupancy detection and passenger counting in minibus taxis, Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 7-10 July 2014 "Leading Transport into the Future", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-920017-61-3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45538 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.rights | University of Pretoria | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Informal public transportation sector | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Capacitive seat sensing | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Occupancy in a mini taxi | en_ZA |
dc.title | Simple capacitive seat sensing for occupancy detection and passenger counting in minibus taxis | en_ZA |
dc.type | Presentation | en_ZA |