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Grand River Transit

Driver Management & Safety System Project

May 28th, 2013

ITS Canada ACGM

8:30am

Safety System Project

Agenda

• Background

• Region of Waterloo / GRT

• DMSS Project Initiation

• DMSS System Components

Grand River Transit – Driver Management & Safety System Project

• DMSS System Components

• Next Steps

Region of Waterloo

• Population of over

500,000

– Expected to reach

729,000 by 2031

• Well known for being


• Well known for being

both a centre for

advanced

manufacturing and

technical innovation

Grand River Transit

• Operated by Region of Waterloo since 2000

• Amalgamation of Kitchener and Cambridge

Transit Services

• Current fleet about 240 vehicles

• Approximately 2700 bus stops on 60+ routes


• Approximately 2700 bus stops on 60+ routes

GRT Facts

GRT 2000 GRT 2011 GRT 2014


GRT 2000

• 9.4 million riders

• 330,000 service hours

• 140 buses

GRT 2011



• 238 buses

GRT 2014



• 252 buses

GRT Facts

� 2012 Ridership: 21.3 million

– 8% increase over 2011

– More than double 1999 ridership of 9.4

million


– Over 90,000 daily boardings in peak months

– Fleet size: 235 (increased from 140 in 2000)

� 635,000 annual hours of service

� Passenger revenue $26 million

� 46 boardings/ hour

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Project Background

• Threat Risk Vulnerability & Security Plan Study– LEA Consulting & Globe Risk International hired to conduct review,

assessment, and provide recommendations

– Final Report Completed 2009

– Recommendations included:

• Improved liaison and ongoing communication with Police, Fire


• Improved liaison and ongoing communication with Police, Fire

and EMS

• Increased and improved CCTV surveillance coverage

• Increased level and training of security personnel

• Find and install a method of securing or immobilizing parked

buses

DMSS Project

• Transport Canada's Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program (SHIP)

– In coordination with LEA and GRT, proposal submitted end of

2009

• Proposal Objectives:

– Design / Deploy / Integrate a pilot deployment of a driver

management system (DMSS) compliant with the Canadian ITS management system (DMSS) compliant with the Canadian ITS

Architecture

– Improve driver management, tracking, and increase public

safety on the GRT fleet

– DMSS would also address recommendations to implement

method of securing the GRT fleet from unauthorized use

• Transport Canada Funding Approved in 2011


DMSS Project

• Benefits:

– Improve mobility and transportation efficiency,

productivity, safety and security for passengers

– Increase operational and regulatory efficiencies for

system users and public agencies

– Improve data collection for more effective policy – Improve data collection for more effective policy

planning and operational management


DMSS Vendor Selection

• Process Involved Transit Operations, Fleet, Planning and other Regional staff such as IT.

• Technical consultant support provided by LEA Consulting on DMSS Project

• RFP for supply and installation of DMSS released in Summer 2011Summer 2011

– Vendor selected in Fall 2011 (Digital Electric)

• DMSS Tested and Installed in 2012 on subset of GRT fleet

– Worked with bus manufacturer to ensure system

integration with vehicle systems


Driver Management Safety

System FunctionsSystem Functions

DMSS Objectives

• Utilize proximity card based access control of GRT

vehicles, to allow for management and control of fleet

operation

• Enable vehicle transmission lock out to unauthorized

personnel through access control cards

• Allows driver to swipe access card to log into on-board • Allows driver to swipe access card to log into on-board

systems

• Allow vehicle to be left running in a locked state, but will

prevent the transmission from engaging

• Audit trail of DMSS and card validation

• Provide safety bypass feature to DMSS


DMSS System Components

1) Vehicle Access Control (Front End)

• Vehicle transmission locking

• Proximity based access card log-

on system to enable unlocking

of transmission


of transmission

• Vehicle Bypass mode

DMSS System Components

2) Driver Management (Back End)

• Access card administration / management

• Event logging


Primary System Functionality

Transmission Locked

Card Swiped

Driver Seated


Card Swiped

Driver Off SeatData

RecordedWiFi

Card Declined Card Accepted

Vehicle Movable

Transmission

Unlocked

DMSS

Server

Vehicle Access Control

Vehicle Transmission Lock

Locked Conditions:

� Initial startup

� Driver unseated for 6 seconds


Unlocked Conditions:

� Valid card swipe

� Bypass switch enabled

Vehicle Access Control System

• Proximity Based Access Card System

� Incorporated with existing employee ID card

� Permission level set by management

� Supervisors, System Administrator, etc


Vehicle Event Logging

• Captures Status Change for:

� Seat switch – Driver seated/unseated

� Card swipe – Valid card/invalid card

� Bus lock – Bus locked/unlocked

� Bypass – Bypass switch on/off


� Bypass – Bypass switch on/off

� Controller Enclosure door – Open/Closed

Vehicle to Server Data Transfer

• Data transfer between each vehicle and central

system through WiFi

�Location in wash-bay area – common entrance area for vehicle

upon re-entry to depot

• Event logs downloaded from each vehicle

• Software updates and access control updates sent to vehicles


• Software updates and access control updates sent to vehicles

Driver Management

Access Card Management

� Management have ability to grant and

remove DMSS access (via employee cards)

� Status of driver’s license by MTO used to

determine driver accessibility


determine driver accessibility

Bus Event History:

� Access to historical data for each vehicle

with filtering capabilities

Lessons Learned

• Installing the DMSS on different bus builds (models and

years) became a challenge

• The coordination between DMSS and the existing facility

access control system was found to be beneficial

• The knowledge and experience gained from this project

will allow for possible future deployments of the DMSS will allow for possible future deployments of the DMSS

into other transit buses


Next StepsNext Steps

Next Steps

• Deploy other access control restriction for vehicles

• Expansion of pilot DMSS from 26 to 52 buses in 2013

• Review potential & budget for fleet wide implementation

in 2014.

• Integration with other on-board systems

– CAD/AVL

– Mobile surveillance

– Farebox


Project Participants

• Region of Waterloo / Grand River Transit

• LEA Consulting Ltd

• Transport Canada

• Digital Electric Inc.


Questions?

• Thank You!

Neil Malcolm, MES, MCIP

Project Manager, Transportation Planning

Region of Waterloo / Grand River Transit

W: (519) 575-4027

C: (519) 897-0447


C: (519) 897-0447

Nathaniel Lam, P.Eng

Electrical & Communication Systems Engineer

LEA Consulting Ltd.

625 Cochrane Drive, 9th Floor, Markham, ON, L3R 9R9

T: 905-470-0015, ext. 237 n F: 905-470-0030 n www.LEA.ca

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