TRANSEIT ELEVATED BUS
GUIDE: NILESH NAVGHARE
SARTHAK PAGAR ,SHIVANI PADAMVAR,DIPAK PADOLE,
SUMIT PADOLE AND SIDDHANT PAIKEKAR.
Abstract - The main aim of this paper is to illustrate the
technology used in straddling bus movements which are
used in most of the developed countries. This train is
equipped with a controller that enables the automatic
stopping of the train from station to station. This paper
presents the development process of a prototype for a
driverless straddling bus implemented using a ARM
microcontroller. Simulation for the system's circuits is done
with the aid of Proteus software. The hardware circuits,
which are built on printed circuit boards (PCB), are
interfaced with actuators and sensors for automation
purposes.
I. INTRODUCTION
• Transit Elevated Bus is a great invention to remove
the traffic jam in mega cities also known as Transit
Elevated Bus (TEB). Transit Elevated Bus or Transit
Elevated Bus (TEB) is a proposed new bus concept
where a guided bus straddles above road traffic.
There have also some alternative names such as
straddle bus, land airbus, or tunnel bus by
international media.In mega cities there have many
transportation systems to control the human
communication but more people we need more
vehicles to control it. There have many ways to
control it such as subway, metro rail, buses, BRT
(Bus rapid transit) etc. But there have many
problems also. Think about subway & metro rail,
it’s a high costly & long term to construct. Transit
Elevated Bus has the same functions as the subway,
while its cost of construction is less than one fifth of
the subway. If Government provides more buses
then road will jam & situation will be worse than
earlier. More buses mean more fuel uses and
deteriorate the air which is impact on
ourenvironment.Transit Elevated Bus is a cheaper,
greener and fast alternative to lighten their mind up
a bit. If we talk about BRT then Transit Elevated
Bus works as well as BRT. It noted that the giant
buses would not be able to use the bridges and
overpasses in the capital city. BRT buses are same
as like as giant & it can’t able to use the bridges and
overpasses but Transit Elevated Bus can use the
bridge & overpasses without harming the flow of
other vehicles this is another advantage of Transit
Elevated Bus.The Main advantage of Transit
Elevated Bus, it will save lots of road space. Transit
Elevated Bus is completely powered by municipal
electricity and solar energy system. In terms of
electricity, the setting is called relay direct current
electrification. The bus itself is electrical conductor,
two rails built on top to allow the charging post to
run along with the bus, the next charging post will
be on the rails before the earlier one leaves that is
why we call it relay charging. [1] It is new
invention, not available yet in other places.Because
of solar energy system, it’s will run without sound
but in terms of buses it will take much space of road
& also make sound pollution. This case is also same
for BRT system. In Transit Elevated Bus, there
haven’t any sound pollution & there will have no
smoke so, no air pollution. It’s totally environmental
friendly. The bus can save up to 860 ton of fuel per
year, reducing 2,640 ton of carbon emission.
II. HELPFUL HINTS
Working and Construction time required very less than BRT
and Subway. It can be completed 40km per in one year.
. It completely powered by renewable sources of energy like
Electricity and Solar. It can be easily available and pollution
free. . It doesn’t occupy extra space on the road and help to
decrease the traffic congestion in global countries.
One Train Bus has capacity to replace about 40 conventional
buses in one year.
. The Train Bus System can save up to 860 ton of fuel per
year, by reducing 2.640 ton of carbon (Co2) emission.
. The cost required to manufacture such buses is just 10% of
what is used to manufacture the Subways.
A. Reference
B. They explained about “RFID Based Metro Train
System”. This train is equipped with a controller
that enables the automatic stopping of the train from
station to station refer by Guruprasad Patil and Dr.
 C.R Rajashekhar.(International Journal of
Advancements in Research & Technology)
C. Enhanced &Integrated E-Ticketing - A One Stop
Solution”. The key benefit of this paper is that it
includes states of the art technology that
automatically calculates the correct fare based on
the distance refer by Akshatha R. and Dr. J
Meenakumari. (International Journal of Advance
Research in Computer Science and Management
Studies.)
D. Study on Transit Elevated bus”. This paper mainly
comprises of modules such as verification and
validation, fare calculation and report generation.
Refer by Arun.R, P.Gokulsrinath, S.Infant
Ezhilarasan, T. kaviyarasu.(IJRTER-2016
International Journal of Recent Trends in
Engineering and Research.)
E.
https://www.academia.edu/35593814/A_Review_on
_Transit_Elevated_Bus, IJSRD - International
Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol.
5, Issue 08, 2017 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613.
III. UNITS
It’s total height is 4.6m (15 ft.), there have two portions
one is straddle portion which height is
2.2m (7.22 ft.) & another portion is 2.4m (7.78ft.) for
passenger’s compartment. So, the passenger’s compartment
is
located above the 2.2m. This 2.2m will be vacant because
vehicles
will move through this vacant area.
It means vehicles lower than 2 m (6 ft. 7 in) high will be able
to
pass underneath the bus.The side width of it is 7m (23 ft.) &
there have two portions which are for the wheels at the end of
both
sides. The dimension of one wheel is one foot there have two
wheels so two foot. Total width is 7.63m (25 ft.). Total
length is 38m (125 ft.). There have three compartments each
compartment’s length is 12m (40 ft.) & there have two
portions which dimension is 1m (3.28 ft.) for flexible
movement such as to turn one to another road
• 3.
IV. SOME COMMON MISTAKES
The “bus” would run on tracks. It’s a mistake to assume
— as many people apparently have — that you could just
plop a straddling bus with rubber tires on any old roadway
and watch it go. Building tracks would be expensive and
present a whole host of design challenges.
2. It only goes straight
This is a big one. How does a 25-foot-wide elevated train
operating just above street traffic make turns? The 300-meter
test run last week didn’t include any. Can you imagine this
enormous vehicle making right-angle turns on ordinary
streets? (If you’re wondering, some thought has in fact been
given to the drivers who happen to be straddled by the bus at
the time it turns. Special traffic signals underneath the bus
would tell them to stop. What could go wrong?)
3. It can’t run on streets with overpasses
The bus is 16 feet tall and could not clear overpasses and
bridges in cities like Beijing, according to the Times.
4. It’s not even that good at straddling
Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit carries 1 million riders a day.
Photo: Wikipedia
Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit carries 1 million riders a day.
Photo: Wikipedia
The clearance under the “bus” is 2.1 meters, but the
maximum vehicle height in China is 4.5 meters. The one
thing the straddling bus is supposed to do — straddle — it
can’t do very well.
5. It’s just a fantasy to avoid building real transitways
This is the crux of the issue. Dedicated bus lanes can speed
transit riders past traffic — no gimmicky technology needed.
But cities have to be willing to claim that street space. If they
do, transit lanes can easily move many more people than car
lanes.
Indeed, the 14-mile bus rapid transit system in Guangzhou,
China, is closing in on 1 million passengers a day. Now that
the straddling bus has been debunked, maybe more places
will look to replicate Guangzhou’s real-life success instead of
fantasizing about something that will never happen.
IV.ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work is supported by the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (Grant No.61174185).
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