Counting in Vehicles: Passenger Counting Systems and Passenger Counters

DA-20 Directional passenger counter
The DA-20 directional sensor series is designed to count people in buses, light rail and other public transit vehicles. It detects the passage of people and determines their direction. It incorporates an innovative electro-optical approach.

DA-200 Stand-alone directional passenger counter
While our DA-20 directional sensors require a DL-10B Data-Logger to analyse and store counting data, the DA-200 is stand-alone. It incorporates a microprocessor that analyses the counting signals and memory to store the data.

DM-20 Multiple sensor bar
When working with wide doors, we can either use several sensors in an array or install a multiple-sensor bar, which is an elegant aluminium bar that integrated well in the original design of most vehicles.

GPS antenna
The GPS antenna is installed either on top of the vehicle roof or inside it, depending on the roof material. The antenna is connected to the DL-10B Data-Logger.

Network card
The DL-NET networking card permits connecting several DL-10B on-board computers together, for example in a train or a subway. All wagons can be networked together so that only one data transfer device needs to be installed.

DL-10B On-board computer
The Data-Logger is the backbone of our passenger counting system. It analyses the signals received from the counting sensors in real time, then stores the results in memory. It also records the vehicle's position from the GPS antenna.

DLR-10 Miniature on-board computer
The DLR-10 is a miniature version of our DL-10 Data-Logger. It analyses the signals received from the counting sensors in real time, then stores the results in memory. It also transfers data from the bus to the office computer.

GW-200 Communication Gateway
The GW-200 is Infodev's passenger counting solution for integrators. The Communication Gateway is the communication link between the DA-200 autonomous sensor and the third party on-board computer.

DC-10 Data-Collector
The DC-10 data collector is a tiny portable computer that fits easily in the palm of your hand. It links the vehicle's on-board computer and the garage computer, fulfilling two functions: downloading the data stored in the on-board computer and.

IR-20 Infrared modem
Two infrared links - one on the bus, the second in the garage's fuelling area -download the data automatically to the PC. The data is transferred while the bus is in the service docks, usually while refuelling.

ISSM-20 Intelligent spread-spectrum modem
A high-speed spread-spectrum transceiver installed inside the bus transfers its data to the PC computer in the garage. The spread-spectrum modem's long range provides more flexibility, allowing data transfers from distances of up to 500 ft.

Palm Pilot
The popular Palm Pilot is the ideal tool to monitor your passenger counting system in real time. Simply connect it to the on-board computer and see your passenger counts, GPS readings and configuration information. You can even make software updates with your Palm Pilot device. It is very practical, discrete and equipped with a long-lasting battery.

BusStops
The people counting data generated by the on-board microcomputer during the trip can be analysed in many different ways: spreadsheet, plots, graphs.

BusStops WebReports
WebReports is very easy to use, powerful and accurate. Diagnose problems more efficiently by producing data tables, line graphs or even bar graphs comparing different stops, routes or time periods.

IRMAN
The IR-20 infrared modem comes with the optional IRMAN utility. IRMAN is a practical software tool that keeps tracks of vehicle downloads and helps identify errors or vehicles that have a saturated memory.

Automatic Passenger Counting System (APC)
Directional passenger counting is Infodev's speciality. We installed our first directional counting system in a bus in 1995. Since then, we have refined and improved our counting system to provide counting accuracy above 95%, usually reaching 97-98%!

Traffic Light Priority System
Infodev's traffic light priority system is different from other such systems in that it uses a distributed architecture that requires no human intervention. Our sophisticated data acquisition systems know when to require a lengthening of the green light.

Preventive Maintenance
Infodev's integrated systems can be connected to many parameters in your vehicles. By monitoring these parameters, it becomes easier to single out vehicles that need maintenance and those that can wait.

Schedule Adherence
Infodev's schedule adherence system helps you identify problem areas, both in lead and lag times, so you can either adjust the schedules or optimize the routes.

Automatic Vehicle Localization (AVL)
Automatic vehicle localization systems (AVLS) are used to track vehicle movements and identify stops on a route. Infodev's AVLS can be added on our existing automatic passenger counting system (APC) using only a small GPS antenna.

Indoors Vehicle Localization
With Infodev's indoors vehicle location system, the driver parks his/her vehicle and simply walks away. The next day, the driver keys in the vehicle number and sees where it is on a representation of your garage or depot.

Video Event Recording
This compact digital video camera is a great complement to Infodev's APC system. Controlled by our on-board computer, it can have many uses.

Automated Voice Announcement
This automated voice announcement lets you communicate with your passengers without distracting the vehicle's operator. You can use it for next stop announcements, general or even promotional announcements.