SIGTRAN: um sistema integrado de gestão de transporte acadêmico para monitoramento em tempo real

Abstract

This paper presents the development of an integrated real-time tracking system for university transportation in Quixadá, with the objective of improving the punctuality, safety, and time management of students from the UFC and IFCE institutions. The proposal is based on the use of emerging technologies, combining embedded devices with ESP32, communication modules via LoRaWAN, navigation satellites, and mobile data modems, with a robust back-end implemented in Java Spring and a mobile application developed in Flutter. The solution allows continuous monitoring of buses and dynamic calculation of the estimated time of arrival (ETA), as well as offering personalized notifications to users. The development followed an agile approach using the Scrum Solo methodology, enabling continuous integration between hardware and software and the execution of tests in a controlled environment, which evidenced the system’s effectiveness, despite specific challenges related to geolocation noise and delays in data transmission. As future perspectives, it is proposed to optimize the prediction algorithms, expand the implementation to the entire fleet, and include new features that enhance the scalability and robustness of the system.