Computerised public transport despatcher

Abstract

The project is a proposed method to improve public transport efficiency by computerisation of the despatching process. A large electronic board displays a despatch timetable to despatchers, bus drivers, passengers and other commuters at the bus termini. A 24 hour clock is displayed together with the 7 bus numbers having the most imminent departure times. Each bus number displayed is supplemented with its corresponding destination and departure time. The required departure of a bus is signalled by flashing text. The display is updated every minute by upwdard scrolling of the text.