Transport ...BAe Systems

PJB Systems were responsible for the software development of the Telematics Interface Module Installation Device (TIMID) running on Workabout mx. Typical of the data automatically processed via the hosted service is cumulative vehicle mileage (both business and private), engine speed and both GSM cell and GPS satellite vehicle positioning.

This provides the Man-Machine Interface to facilitate user data to be input directly to the TIMID, and TIM data to be displayed The telematics system allows vehicle and driver performance to be monitored and for the information to be communicated via a GSM mobile phone network.

This information is then configured at the hosted service and presented as customised reports in either real time or to a customer-specified timescale.

The in-vehicle unit delivering basic driver and vehicle information is the Telematics Interface Module – TIM. This consists of a small electronics unit and integral GSM phone modem contained in a plastic case positioned discreetly within the vehicle. The TIM connects to the vehicle power supply and specific sensors from which it will receive data inputs for communicating directly into the hosted service.

The processing and customer access end of the system – the hosted service, is an information hub developed by BAe Systems with the capacity to receive data and information from large numbers of remote and mobile assets.

This data is configured to customers’ specific requirements in terms of the format and frequency of information delivery, and is then made available via web based applications.