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GPS-Based Fleet Telematics System (FTS)

TABLE OF CONTENTSProject Title:...................................................................................................................................................3Selected ITAC Program:.................................................................................................................................3Research Team:.............................................................................................................................................3

PI:...............................................................................................................................................................3Researchers:..............................................................................................................................................3

ICT Industry Partner(s):..................................................................................................................................3Abstract:........................................................................................................................................................3

Summary of the project or business idea:..................................................................................................3SIGNIFICANCE OF the research to ICT industry and community:...............................................................4How your project is innovated:..................................................................................................................4Summary of the research component required:........................................................................................4

Introduction:..................................................................................................................................................5The applicants and the comnile owners:...................................................................................................5About US:...................................................................................................................................................5The reason for the grant request:..............................................................................................................6Our objectives:...........................................................................................................................................6Our activities:.............................................................................................................................................7

Background:...................................................................................................................................................7The scope of the problem in general:........................................................................................................7Our addressed system:..............................................................................................................................7Fleet Telematics System:...........................................................................................................................7The system includes:..................................................................................................................................8How will a GPS-based fleet telematics system improve your business?....................................................9The Project is part of:...............................................................................................................................10

M2M technology in the “wide-sence”:.................................................................................10M2M applications:................................................................................................................11

Competing companies and products:......................................................................................................12Local Competing companies and products:..........................................................................12Global Competing companies and products:........................................................................12

Competitive advantage:...........................................................................................................................14R&D Required:.........................................................................................................................................14SWOT Analysis:........................................................................................................................................15Potential barriers and the action plan:....................................................................................................16

Objectives:...................................................................................................................................................17Statement of Proposed Research (SPR):......................................................................................................17Methods and Procedures:............................................................................................................................17

The main objectives to be achieved:........................................................................................................17The activities and the procedures:...........................................................................................................18Some of the methods to achieve those objectives:.................................................................................21The Milestones:.......................................................................................................................................21The experts needed in the staff members:..............................................................................................22

Facilities and Equipment:.............................................................................................................................23Hardware tools required:.........................................................................................................................23Software Tools required:..........................................................................................................................24Computers:..............................................................................................................................................24Books:......................................................................................................................................................24

The Budget:..................................................................................................................................................24Salaries:....................................................................................................................................................24


Facilities and Equipment:.........................................................................................................................25Office supplies:.........................................................................................................................................26Travel Costs:.............................................................................................................................................26Other Costs:.............................................................................................................................................26

List of References:........................................................................................................................................27Bibliography:................................................................................................................................................27Appendices:.................................................................................................................................................28

Annex1: Budget :......................................................................................................................................28Annex2: Tools and equipments:...............................................................................................................29Annex3: Market Analysis:........................................................................................................................30Annex4: Financial Expected:....................................................................................................................31


PROJECT TITLE:

GPS-Based Fleet Telematics System (FTS)

SELECTED ITAC PROGRAM:

ARP (Advanced Research Projects)

RESEARCH TEAM:

PI:Name Contact Details Role

Prof.Dr. Hassan Mohamed Abd Elaal Elkamchouchi

Email:[email protected]

Mobile:+201

Supervisor and consultant

RESEARCHERS:

Name Contact Details RoleAttallah joseph Attallah


Mobile:+20100958961

Hardware manager and developer

Michael Boshra William


Mobile:+20101087972

R & D and marketing manager and designer

Michael Erian Mohareb


Mobile:+20100747442

Software manager and developer

ICT INDUSTRY PARTNER(S):Organization Name Contact Name Role

ABSTRACT:

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT OR BUSINESS IDEA:

ComNile, headquartered in Alexandria, Egypt, is a start-up company founded for the purpose of creating the first customized Fleet Telematics System (GPS-based Vehicle tracking system, OBD-based Mechanical remote Diagnostics, Fleet Security and Control, Remote Vehicle Disabling Systems and in vehicle emergency call system).

mailto:[email protected]




ComNile specialized till now in Fleet Telematics Systems (FTS) design and development and in the future its business extend to include all the M2M (machine to machine) applications.

ComNile is comprised of two business units: Embedded GPS-based Fleet telematics devices and the associated monitoring web and software applications.

Our solution focuses on meeting the needs of two types of customers: Fleet Telematis system (FTS) for companies engaged in fleet management and interesting in monitoring such movement and remotely support and diagnosis vehicles, and Vehicle Telematics System (VTS) for the individuals that care about monitoring their own cars movement and the security of their cars.

Our business depend on supplying the market with embedded fleet telematics devices based on each of the GPS in determining the vehicle locations and OBD to scan the internal vehicles information ( like: oil level, fuel consumption, any faults in the vehicle component) beside the ability of Fleet Security and Control and Remote Vehicle Disabling Systems .

Also supply the customers with the Fleet telematics system associated monitoring solution either: web based applications, desktop applications and mobile phone applications.

ComNile offer customize Fleet Telematics System solutions to meet the customer needs and help in improving his business, provide them with a real solutions not just options.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH TO ICT INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY:

As the GPS based vehicle tracking and monitoring solutions become one of the essential services around the world, and recently in the Egyptian market; so introduce new GPS based vehicle tracking and monitoring solutions will have a good response in the market, educating the market about how the tracking and monitoring solutions would affect and improve their business. Systems are very popular with people in the transportation business. It is a good way for fleet owners to keep an eye on their vehicles and track their movements and ensure that there is no misuse on the parts of the drivers.

HOW YOUR PROJECT IS INNOVATED:

Our GPS based Real Time Fleet Telematics system can give you specific information about the vehicle's current location and about its previous locations and the overall mileage. It informs you about the vehicle's speed, you are alerted if the vehicle exceeds the legal speed limit and about the various stops the vehicle makes. You receive alerts about whether the oil needs to be changed. You can remote control the vehicle's door locks, lights and various other electronic devices. You can send SMS, have a two way communication with the drivers and inform them about the routes to be taken and so on. If you want to pick up a delivery from a certain location, you can track your vehicle nearest to the area and dispatch them over without loss of time.

The GPS based Fleet Telematics Locater Device also allows you to remotely turn on or turn off the ignition. Give you information about the internal car component status for diagnosis


purpose, so in case of failure you can call the car support team and send them the car location and the internal car information.

SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH COMPONENT REQUIRED:

Our research components divide into two main components: hardware component and software component. The hardware component include: GSM/GPRS modules, GPS module, OBD modules and other testing boards, for the software component we will need Microsoft visual studio 2008 license.

INTRODUCTION:

As mention, ComNile, headquartered in Alexandria, Egypt, is a start-up company founded for the purpose of creating the first customized Fleet Telematics System (GPS-based Vehicle tracking system, OBD based Mechanical remote Diagnostics, Fleet Security and Control, Remote Vehicle Disabling Systems and in vehicle emergency call system).

ComNile Co is a company in the Technology incubation program (TIP) that related to ITIDA in Alexandria with cooperate with Mubarak city for researches and application technology (Muscat).

THE APPLICANTS AND THE COMNILE OWNERS:

1-Michael Erian Mohareb:

Communication Engineer, good experience in development software under C# environment, administrating and developing Oracle database, leader of software team, responsible for design the software and assign tasks for software team members.

2-Michael Boshra William:

Communication Engineer, good experience in R&D, good experience in project management (self study for PMP course), responsible about R&D for the prototypes, collect information about the competitive products.

3-Attallah Joseph Attallah:

Communication Engineer, good experience in Hardware devices design and development, Product design and development, Cisco certified Network engineer (CCNA, CCNP in progress).

ABOUT US:

Our team have a lot of achievement that we are so proud of it as: 1st place in Made In Egypt (MIE) competition that belong to IEEE, reach to the finals in morocco in Arab Business Plan competition that belongs to ASTF, our graduation project in GPS tracking systems sponsored


with IBM in Egypt and Texas Instrument Co in USA, choose as one of the best 10 graduation project in Nahdet El Mahrosah company in cooperate with the industry modernization organization, will represent Egypt in the next November in Made In Arab world (MIA) competition that belong to the ASTF, have the third place in the Alex business plan competition that belong to ITIDA incubation program in Alexandria.

THE REASON FOR THE GRANT REQUEST:

About the reason for the grant request , we are starting up company and we need the fund to buy the testing and development tools and to recruit engineers staff to develop the two parts of the prototype both the hardware and the software, another part of the fund will be paid for market survey about the customers’ requirements and the suitable prices for them, a part of the fund will be paid for advertisement and marketing our prototype and working to make it a better than the competitive products.

OUR OBJECTIVES:

The objectives to be achieved through this funding, reaching to a real prototype in the period of 8 months of development that have the following feature:

a) Determine the vehicle location based on GPS.b) Determine its proximate location using the cellular tower ID in case of absence of GPS

data. c) Able to connect through the GPRS over the cellular network to web server where the

location and car status data stored.d) Able to log the vehicle data for 5 days with update rate of one reading every 3 sec.e) Sending alarm for the stored phone number in case of exceeding the speed limit and if

the car leave its place in case of parking mode.f) Two way SMS to control the car doors, lights and turn of the car ignition.g) Configurable device via SMS.h) The device support reading and scanning the car information like (oil level, fuel level,

determine the source of any fault occur) and transmit this data to remote web server.i) Automatically calling emergency services in case you have an accident by pressing a

panic button.

While in the part of software, we plan to reach to web application that has the following feature:

a) Web application able to connect the remote devices via internet connection.b) The software server application can serve about 100 simultaneous connections from the

remote devices.c) Large database that can store the information of all the 100 vehicles for about 2 months

with update rate of one reading every 3 sec.d) Customize reports depending on the customer needs, the customer can ask the

application about fuel consumption report, stopping times, exceeding the speed limit…etc.


e) Human interactive GUI that help the customer to track his vehicles and show all the previous data about it from the database.

f) Also mobile phone applications to remotely control the car via two way SMS will be available.

In the business and marketing side, we plan that we will get deal in the period of the first year and we will sell in the range of 100,000 L.E, and the next year our prototype become real product, distribute it in the Arab world.

OUR ACTIVITIES:

The kind of activities to be conducted to accomplish these objectives, we divide our work and tasks, so Michael Boshra William will attend a course in Project management (PMP) to get experience and be able to manage our project, while Michael Mohareb will attend a course in C# and database, while Attallah Joseph will attend a course in Embedded system design and Networking.

BACKGROUND:

THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM IN GENERAL:

There are annually over 22,400 traffic accidents within the Egypt, causing 3,500 traffic deaths and close to 18,900 injuries. Our target is to reduce the number of road death by 30 percent by 2011. So we are developing our Car Telematic system (In vehicle emergency call system, Vehicle tracking system, monitoring of vehicle health and remote diagnostics). The objective is to facilitate the development and use of IT based intelligent safety systems, in order to reduce the number of dead and injured in traffic.

OUR ADDRESSED SYSTEM:

Our addressed system is called Fleet Telematics System (FTS) for companies or Vehicle Telematics System (VTS) for individuals.

FLEET TELEMATICS SYSTEM:

Fleet Telematics System (FTS) is the management of a company's vehicle fleet. Fleet telematics includes commercial motor vehicles such as cars, vans and trucks. Fleet (vehicle) management can include a range of functions, such as vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, fuel management and health & safety management. Fleet telematics is a function which allows companies which rely on transportation in their business to remove or minimize the risks associated with vehicle investment, improving efficiency, productivity and reducing their overall transportation costs, providing. These functions can be dealt with by either an in-house fleet-management department or an outsourced fleet-management provider.


THE SYSTEM INCLUDES:

1. GPS VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM:

The most basic function in all fleet telematics systems is the vehicle tracking component. This component is usually GPS based, but sometimes it can be based on a Cellular triangulation platform. Once vehicle location, direction and speed are determined from the GPS components, and then transmit this information to a Fleet Management software application using mobile cellular networks.

2. MECHANICAL REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS:

Advanced fleet telematics systems can connect to the vehicle's onboard computer, and gather data for the user. Details such as mileage and fuel consumption are gathered into a global statistics scheme using On-Board Diagnostic systems (OBD).

3. DRIVER BEHAVIOR:

By combining received data from the Vehicle Tracking system and the onboard computer, it is possible to form a profile for any given driver.

4. FLEET SECURITY AND CONTROL:


Fleet Security and Control includes security of the vehicle while stopped or not in operation and the ability to safely disable a vehicle while in operation. This allows the fleet manager to recover stolen or rogue.

5. Remote Vehicle Disabling Systems:

Remote vehicle disabling systems provide authorized users at remote locations the ability to prevent an engine from starting, prevent movement of a vehicle, and to stop or slow an operating vehicle. Remote disabling allows a dispatcher or other authorized personnel to gradually decelerate a vehicle by downshifting, limiting the throttle capability, or bleeding air from the braking system from a remote location.

6. In vehicle emergency call system:

Automatically calling emergency services in case you have an accident by pressing a panic button.

7. Auto insurance: Pay as you drive theory.8. Remote monitoring of vehicle health.9. Temperature, pressure, fuel level sensor.

HOW WILL A GPS-BASED FLEET TELEMATICS SYSTEM IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS?

If you're the owner or manager of multiple vehicles and Want to know the importance of GPS-based fleet telematics system for your business ,it is in the following points:


a) You can be sure your vehicles are being productive and where they're supposed to be at any given time.

b) You protect your drivers and your reputation in the face of customer disputes, vehicle theft and accident claims associated with your fleet.

c) When handling customer service calls about scheduled stops or deliveries, it is easy for you to provide accurate and timely information.

d) You are sure your drivers are taking the most efficient routes to their jobs.e) You can measure and manage fleet safety.f) You can insure that your drivers and vehicles as secure as they should be.g) You can have more accurate timesheets from drivers.h) You can save on fuel.

Therefore Fleet telematics is a function which allows companies which rely on transportation in their business to remove or minimize the risks associated with vehicle investment, improving efficiency, productivity and reducing their overall transportation costs as it shows in the following table:

Action Method ResultsFull Efficiency Monitor driver patterns such

as shifting patterns, engine idle times and speeding.

Improve fuel economy by 0.5 mpg per truck.

Driver Efficiency Monitoring vehicle location, status and driver.

Reduce dispatching overhead by 33% .

Reduce driver overtime by 12%.

Optimizing Driver Time Capture specific delivery details. Including arrival, waiting and departure times.

Boot load efficiency from 62% to 83% in first quarter of service.

Safety Monitor real-time driver performance, pre-accident event details.

Jack-knives reduced by 50% in 1st year.

THE PROJECT IS PART OF:

This project is part of a technological industry called M2M.

M2M TECHNOLOGY IN THE “WIDE-SENCE”:

M2M refers to data communications between machines. M2M is most commonly translated as Machine-to-Machine but has sometimes been translated as Man-to-Machine, Machine-to-Man, Machine-to-Mobile and Mobile-to-Machine. Among cellular telephone service providers, M2M means Mobile-to-Mobile, and is used to describe calls that do not involve land lines. Like all


evolving technologies, its definition continues to evolve, but it generally refers to telemetry or telematics that is accomplished using networks, especially public wireless networks.

M2M can also mean the family of sensors, middleware, software and applications that help improve efficiency and quality by tying together a myriad of sensors with mission critical applications like asset management, ERP, and CRM.

M2M APPLICATIONS:

Applications can be found in almost any segment and environment including:

Telemedicine. Public transport. Mobile computing. Industrial processes. Vending machine. Information & Display. POS (Point Of Sale). Digital Broadcasting. AMR (Automated Reading). Security / Surveillance. Fleet Telematics System(FTS) Auto Telematics.


M2M Device Population Estimates for (ARC – DLJ – Ericsson) products:

Device Population Estimates

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Ericsson

COMPETING COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS:

LOCAL COMPETING COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS:

There are no competing companies in Egypt in fleet telematics system, but there is only one company called GPS-Egypt working in GPS tracking systems.

Weakness:

It is only a distributor and does not have it is Owen produced system so there is no customized system is available.

It is only working in GPS tracking systems and does not have a complete fleet telematics system (In vehicle emergency call system, Vehicle tracking system, monitoring of vehicle health and remote diagnostics).

Strengths:

It is the first company working in GPS tracking system in Egypt. Few other companies working in this area are distributed to other companies for the

GPS navigation system only.

GLOBAL COMPETING COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS:


Company Name Brief Description Main ProductsStars Navigation Technologies Ltd.

Stars Navigation Technologies Ltd. designs, develops and manufactures GPS tracking system products, including AVL and personal tracking system.

GPS tracking systempersonal tracking systemvehicle trackerwired GPS receiverweb base vehicle tracking systemBluetooth GPD data loggerBluetooth GPS camera reminder

San Jose Technology, Inc.

San Jose Technology, Inc. is a GPS (Global Positioning System) hardware and turnkey solution manufacturer specializing in mobile and marine GPS receivers/antennas.

GPS/GSM personal trackerGPS/GSM vehicle trackerGPS/GSM fleet managementGPS receiver modulesGPS data loggersGPS timer

Systems & Technology Corp.

Systems & Technology Corp. is a market leader in the Geographical Information System (GIS), Navigation (Navi) and Automatic Vehicle location (AVL) sectors.

AVL Tracking DevicesAVL Tracking Software SolutionIntelligent Personal Tracking SystemsNavigation Engine Software

BJTEK Navigation Inc.

BJTEK Navigation Inc. correlation personnel invest the GPS industry from 1998 until now to accumulate the quite long time and the experience.

GPS navigation systemscar tracker

Cheng Holin Technology Corp.

Cheng Holin Technology Corp., also known as CHT, was established in October 1993 when we focused our main product line in the communications field that included paging systems and transceivers. As early as from 1996 we extended our product ranges to include GPS related items

tracking system including GPS engine boardsGPS/AVL/GSM security fleet management tracking systemboat tracking systempersonal trackerscar alarm systemGPS re-radiators


TeamSharp SpaceTech Inc.

TeamSharp SpaceTech Inc. is a technical R&D team made up of senior navigation and aerospace technology specialists in the field of GPS / Navigation / Tracking research.

GPS- modulizedPDA navigation.automotive boat security systems- topGPS security guardslock security trackersvehicle fleet management and dispatching systemsGPS taxi safety control and dispatching systemsmotorcycle security systemsdata loggersGSM personal monitoring securityhome security systems

Weakness:

1. Lack of knowledge of the needs of the Egyptian and Arab markets.2. There height expensive products.3. A few of these companies are engaged in the manufacture of a complete fleet

telematics system.

Strengths:

1. Their experience, particularly in the field of marketing.2. Their high financial.3. Wide range of customers as their market already has the knowledge about these

systems.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE:

The main competitive advantages we have are:

Providing our customers with not only integrated systems but also with real solutions for their problems.

Low cost with compare to others. We offer a very good after sell services (periodically maintenance, training, support). Customized solutions . Periodically researches and development to innovate new solutions. Variety in products and services, which make variety in prices that suits all customers. Discounts for companies that buy more than 100 products. We can create a market need for our solutions. Consultancy and after sale service.

R&D REQUIRED:


Company structure Divided into three teams:

Hardware team. Software team. R&D team.

The R&D team is the most important team in our company structure because it is the team that guarantees that our company walks on the right track and achieves the Leadership in the market and always makes us different and distinct from other competitors.

We guarantee that our R&D team achieves this Leadership and differentiation by:

1. Find contact with international companies working in the M2M and FTS fields to learn from their experiences in this area .Through their scientific papers they sent to us or by traveling some of the staff that working in our company to these international companies to take training courses and benefit from their experience and from the techniques they have, To be able to challenge them in the future.

2. The existence of a specialized team in the work of the meetings with customers and companies that are supposed to use this service to determine their requirements and Proposals.

SWOT ANALYSIS:

Strengths:

1. We are the first company works in the field of Fleet Telematics System (FTS) in Egypt.2. We make customer solutions not fixed importer products.3. Consultancy and technical support after Sales.4. Excellent technical knowledge of the system, because it will develop and designing by

our team and not importer product.5. Product variety that allow the customer to choose between several products that

suitable with his company.6. High level security for the software and the database of the systems.

Weaknesses:

1. We have not enough funding for such high-quality companies.2. The Lack of experience especially in the field of marketing.3. Limited resources.

Opportunities:

1. The market needs of this kind of products.2. The absence of real competitors in this field, not only in the Egyptian market but also in

the Arab markets.

Threats:


1. The Governmental bureaucracy especially in extracts the license.2. Delay in bringing this product to domestic markets due to lack of funding that could

cause other companies to put this product to these markets.

SWOT matrix:

Strengths Weaknesses

Opportunities Achieve a very high proportion of sales

Marketing the idea to gain the investors who finance the

project

Threats Exploitation of the expected high proportion of sales to convince investors and to overcome the red tape.

Production of products Keep pace with restricts

GovernmentTwinning with major marketing

companies

POTENTIAL BARRIERS AND THE ACTION PLAN:

Potential barriers Action planThe Governmental bureaucracy especially in extracts the license.

Production of products Keep pace with restricts Government.

Non-dependence on the domestic market only, but we will work on the invasion of the Arab and global markets gradually.

We have not enough funding for such high-quality companies.

Marketing the idea to gain the investors who finance the project.

The Lack of experience especially in the field of marketing.

Take professional courses in business management and marketing.

Twinning with major marketing companies.


OBJECTIVES:

Our objective focus in two main parts: Development of prototype, marketing

About the product development, develop reliable prototype for Fleet Telematics systems based on GPS and OBD, develop reliable web application that connect to the remote hardware locator devices and collect the location data and the car internal information during 8 to 9 months from the starting of development.

Make market survey to study the case study in companies that the Fleet Telematics System technology will affect their business and improve it.

Become the first company the leading company in market education about the vehile telematics, tracking and GPS technology.

For marketing, get connection with the large companies that interested in M2M especially Fleet Telematics system (FTS), Our vision and mission, to become a unique locally supplier for Fleet Telematics System(FTS) and also dominate the Arab world in M2M (Machine to machine) industry, offer cost effective solutions that offer our customers a competitive advantage to improve their business.

STATEMENT OF PROPOSED RESEARCH (SPR):

About the development, we plan to develop a reliable prototype from Fleet Telematics system that could serve small fleets of vehicles about 100 vehicles that could connect to the system simultaneously, in the period of 8 to 9 months from starting of development. Our prototype will be a real product after other 3 months of testing and improvements and this mean that we will get a reliable GPS based Fleet Telematic device that have two way communications with remote server and with many other options in checking the internal parts information of the vehicles, also the capacity of the server will reach to get about 200 simultaneous connection from the devices and the database will be extended to hold the data for about 2 months of continuous data stream.

In the marketing side, we plan to get the GPS tracking license during the first 8 months this mean during the development period, target the companies that buy the prototypes and get an agreement to cooperate in marketing and developing the prototype to become product, target the Egyptian market and held seminars, workshops and events in the moths no: 6,7,8 to educate and spread the Fleet Telematics System(FTS) importance among the companies that its business involves in applications that the Fleet Telematics System(FTS) may help them.

METHODS AND PROCEDURES:

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED:

The project design and main objective as mentioned before is a prototype of a fully functional GPS-based Fleet Telematics System consisting of:


1. A web server that will host and manager all the data coming from a vehicle as speed, location, and the vital diagnosis codes from the vehicle and the data from like engine-load, fuel level and many others.

2. This server will be able to handle about 200 vehicles sending much information every 10 second and a database which will easy the access for the developers and for the system to be very fast to get the data from it.

3. A device that will collect all the previous information from the vehicle and send it to the web-server that device will be consisting of :

a. GPS Receiver Module.b. GPRS Module.c. OBD II codes reader ICs. d. Microcontrollers with an operating system on them.

4. Making a plan to get what does the market needs in this product and in the service that will be given to them (The web-server) that is by making meetings with the biggest car agents in Egypt like Mansour and Ghabour. Because this system will make a highly distribution for their cars and increase the quality level of services.

5. The last objective is trying to get the hard ware component from the biggest manufacturing companies all over the world till we get the highest quality and the least prices.

THE ACTIVITIES AND THE PROCEDURES:

The different activities that will accomplish these objectives are provided in an MSproject file that will be attached to the files that explains all the activities and the resources and duration needed to achieve them.

And some of their images in below.

The charts are including the milestones of the project.


SOME OF THE METHODS TO ACHIEVE THOSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Training our engineers about the latest technology of coding the operating system on the Microcontroller and the Web-Server developers about C# and Java and SQL server 2005. By that we will be able to achieve the deliverables of the desired hardware and software.

2. Getting the best of engineers by interviewing them.3. Arranging workshops about the prototype idea before starting to make sure that we are

going in the right way that the market asks and needs the when the prototype is finished another workshops to determine the quality of the product and whether it’s satisfying the market needs and what development should be done.

4. Contacting the component suppliers to get the best deals i.e. the best quality and the best prices.

5. Searching the web to get the latest updates of this technology in the world and know how they develop their engineers and their products.

6. Participating in every ICT event worldwide to get the latest form the world and to get others opinion in the field we working in.

7. Case study of the companies in Egypt to get what they need.

THE MILESTONES:

Milestones for hardware device:

NO Task Name End Date 1 Developing Two way SMS testing board 12/17/2009

2 Implementing two way SMS to send GPS data to pre programmed phone no

1/7/2010

3 Developing Geofencing function in the device 2/4/2010

4 Studying the OBD II protocol 3/18/10

5 Processing the OBD data 4/15/10

6 Development of simple TCP/IP connection over GPRS via the GSM/GPRS module

5/20/10

7 Testing and validation 7/8/10

Milestones for the software server:

NO Task Name End Date 1 Developing TCP/IP Library 12/21/09

2 Developing Google Earth class library 1/11/10

3 Finishing the database 3/1/10

4 Mobile client application 5/21/10

5 Web site designing 4/2/10

6 The overall system inteface 7/2/10

7 Uploading and configuration the software on the server 9/17/10

And the more detailed activities and tasks are included in the ms project file attached.


THE EXPERTS NEEDED IN THE STAFF MEMBERS:

No Title Expertise

1 Senior embedded system developer

1. +4 experience in development embedded systems using C language.

2. Testing and validation for embedded system design.

3. Experience in microcontroller (AVR- ARM) platform.

4. PCB design and testing.5. Familiar with AT commands.6. Familiar with microprocessor architecture.7. Good acknowledge in Protocol: Uart, SPI,I2C, CAN.8. Good background in Product design and

development.

2 Junior embedded system developer

1. 1-2 experience in AVR programming and development.

2. Familiar with microcontroller communication protocols.

3. Have a good experience in networking design.4. Good background in development embedded

application under C and basic environment. 5. Good troubleshooting skills.

3 Junior embedded system developer

1. 1-2 experience in AVR programming and development.

2. Familiar with microcontroller communication protocols.

3. Have a good experience in networking design.4. Good background in development embedded

application under C and basic environment. 5. Good troubleshooting skills.

4 Senior Software Developer1. +4 years of experience in web development

technologies preferably in telecom industry2. Strong knowledge of Web technologies (session

management, HTTP protocol, etc.)3. Experience of Linux, MySQL and OOP a bonus4. Fluent English5. Advanced experience of Object Oriented principles6. Advanced experience ASP.NET & AJAX7. Advanced experience of C# and visual studio 2008

8. Advanced experience of web programming9. Advanced XML and XML processing skills10. Advanced of UML and design patterns (Preferred)11. Strong Knowledge experience in HTML / Java Script

and CSS


12. Experience in XML/XLS.13. have the ability to understand the business

requirements

5 Junior Software developer1. 1-4 years of experience in web development2. Advanced of SQL Server 2005, Triggers & Stored

Procedures3. Advanced experience of .NET 3.5 Framework &

ADO.NET 3.54. Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database

technologies (e.g. Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL)5. Advanced experience of C# and visual studio 20086. Advanced experience of windows programming

6 Junior Software developer1. 1-4 years of experience in web development2. Advanced of SQL Server 2005, Triggers & Stored

Procedures3. Advanced experience of .NET 3.5 Framework &

ADO.NET 3.54. Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database

technologies (e.g. Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL)5. Advanced experience of C# and visual studio 20086. Advanced experience of windows programming

7 Software designer1. Develop professional web page design and layout2. Coding website using all programs3. Web adverts, e-Marketing, templates and other

marketing campaign materials4. Coding websites using HTML,5. Excellent experience in XHTML& CSS.6. Excellent experience in Flash Design & Flash Action

Script7. Excellent experience in JavaScript and

Dreamweaver8. Good knowledge of working with themes9. Excellent experience in Photoshop and Front Page

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT:

HARDWARE TOOLS REQUIRED :

Item name No of itemsGSM/GPRS modem 5GPS module 5GSM antenna 5GPS antenna 5RFID reader 2RFID Tags 10


Hot air gun(Heater) 2AVR microcontrollers IC s 20AVR programmer 2Double layer copper board 2Glossy paper(Stadler) 2USB modem 2Bread port 5Voltage regulator 5Bluetooth modem 2USB to serial converter 5Avo-meter 5Lithium battery 2OBD IC 10AVR developed board 3Data logger module 5SensorsCablesOther components

SOFTWARE TOOLS REQUIRED:

Software toolVisual Studio licenseSQL server licenseGPS Gate software

COMPUTERS:Item name No of itemsComputer 10Printer & scanner 1

BOOKS:Book Name Series Author

Car Telematics and Wireless M2M

M2M Research Series

Tobias Ryberg team: Hanna Hallberg Tobias Ryberg Berg Insight

THE BUDGET:

SALARIES:

Role (name) Salary percentage of time(month)

Salary x percentage

Supervisor (Prof.Dr. Hassan Mohamed Abd Elaal Elkamchouchi)

10,000 12 120,000

Hardware manager ( Attallah 3,500 12 42,000


Joseph Attallah)Software manager(Michael Erian Mohareb)

3,500 12 42,000

R&D manager (Michael Boshra William)

3,500 12 42,000

First Junior software developer 3,500 12 42,000Second junior software developer

3,500 12 42,000

Senior software developer 5,500 12 66,000Software designer 2,000 8 16,000 First Junior Embedded system developer

2,000 12 24,000

First Junior Embedded system developer

2,000 12 24,000

Senior software developer 4,000 12 48,000Total 508,000 LE

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT:

Type Item name No of items

Price per item(L.E)

Total price(L.E)

Hardware Tools GSM/GPRS modem 5 900 4,500GPS module 5 400 2,000GSM antenna 5 50 250GPS antenna 5 100 500RFID reader 2 175 350RFID Tags 10 10 100Hot air gun(Heater) 2 150 300AVR microcontrollers IC s 20 20 400AVR programmer 2 150 300Double layer copper board 2 100 200Glossy paper(Stadler) 2 50 100USB modem 2 850 1,700Bread port 5 100 500Voltage regulator 5 50 250Bluetooth modem 2 350 700USB to serial converter 5 125 625Avo-meter 5 150 750Lithium battery 2 225 450OBD IC 10 175 1,750AVR developed board 3 300 900Data logger module 5 350 1,750Sensors 1000 1,000Cables 500 500Other components 2000 2,000


Total Hardware Tools 21,875 LESoftware Tools Visual Studio license 3,000

SQL server license 2,000GPS Gate software 550Total Software Tools 5,550 LE

Total Tools 27,425 LE

OFFICE SUPPLIES:Type Item Name Total Price(L.E)Stationary Personal cards 600

Brochure 2,000White papers 300pens 100Others 1,000Total Stationary 4,000 LE

Miscellaneous Lab Materials

Hot air 250PCB Driller 250Other 500Total Miscellaneous Lab Materials

1,000 LE

Total Office Supplies 5,000 LE

TRAVEL COSTS:

Event & Country

Price per ticket(Arrival & Return)(LE) * No of tickets

per diem(LE) * days

Total price(LE)

Gitex Dubai 2,750 *3 275 * 3 d 9,075CeBIT Germany

2,750*3 275 * 3 d 9,075

Total 18,150 LE

OTHER COSTS:Item Name No of Items Price per item(L.E) Total price(L.E)Computers 10 3,000 30,000Report Preparation 500Publication Costs 3,000Telephone and Postage

500

Papers(Car Telematics and Wireless M2M Book)

8,250


Total Other Direct Costs

42,250 LE

LIST OF REFERENCES:

• L. Figueiredo, I. Jesus, J.A.T. Machado, J.R. Ferreira, J.L. Martins de Carvalho, Towards the Development of Intelligent Transportation Systems. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Proceedings, Oakland, CA, 2001, 25-29.

• Garmin. “What is GPS.” [online]. Available: http://www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/index.html

• T. Yunck, G. Lindal, C. Liu, The role of GPS in precise Earth observation, Position Location and Navigation Symposium, Dec. 1988, 251-258

• GSMWorld. [online]. Available: http://www.gsmworld.com/technology/faq.shtml• J. Cai, D. Goodman, General Packet Radio in GSM, IEEE Communications Magazine,

35(10), 1997, pp 122-131.• S. Godavarty, S. Broyles and M. Parten, Interfacing to the On-board Diagnostic System,

Proceedings Vehicular Technology Conference Vol. 4, pp. 2000-2004, 24-28 Sept. 2000.• SAE J 1850 May 2001, Class B Data Communication Network Interface, 2004 SAE

Handbook, SAE International, 2004.• SAE J 1979 April 2002, E/E Diagnostic Test Modes Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031: April 30,

2002, 2004 SAE Handbook, SAE International, 2004.• NMEA 0183 Standard for Interfacing Marine Electronic Devices, Version 2.0, National

Marine Electronics Association, Mobile, AL, January 1992.• J. Brittain, I.F. Darwin, Tomcat: the definitive guide (O'Reilly, 2003).• K. English, L. Feaster, Community geography: GIS in action (ESRI Press, 2003). • MARIS. [online]. Available: http://www.maris.state.ms.us/index.html

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Abad-Burgos A et al. (2005) El proyecto Galileo y su influencia en el mundo del transporte. Carreteras 138: 97-104

• Abd El-Gelil M, El-Rabbany A (2005) A hybrid autonomous positioning system for public transportation. Geomatica 59(1): 49-59

• Bakula M (2005) Static code DGPS positioning based on three reference stations. Geod. & Cartogr. 54(2): 81-92

• Banyai L (2005) Investigation of GPS antenna mean phase centre offsets using a full roving observation strategy. J. Geod. 79(4-5): 222-230

• Erol CB, Arikan F (2005) Statistical characterization of the ionosphere using GPS signals. J. Electromag. Waves Appl. 19(3): 373-387

• Even-Tzur G, Agmon E (2005) Monitoring vertical movements in Mount Carmel by means of GPS and precise leveling. Surv. Rev. 38(296): 146-157

APPENDICES:


ANNEX1: BUDGET :

Eligible Costs

Breakdown ITAC Funds(LE)

Partner Funds(LE)

Total(LE)

Salaries Role Salary months perPI 10,000 12 100% 120,00

0120,000

Software manager 3,500 12 100% 42,000 42,000Hardware manager 3,500 12 100% 42,000 42,000R & D manager 3,500 12 100% 42,000 42,000Junior software developer(1)

3,500 12 100% 42,000 42,000

Junior software developer(2)

3,500 12 100% 42,000 42,000

senior software developer

5,500 12 100% 66,000 66,000

Software Designer 2,000 8 66% 16,000 16,000Junior Embedded system developer(1)

2,000 12 100% 24,000 24,000

Junior Embedded system developer(2)

2,000 12 100% 24,000 24,000

senior Embedded system developer

4,000 12 100% 48,000 48,000

Total Salaries 508,000 LE

508,000 LE

Equipment

ITAC Purchases

TypeHardware tools(as in the Equipment and Tools table)

21.875 21.875

Software tools(as in the Equipment and Tools table)

5,550 5,550

Non ITAC PurchasesTotal Equipment 27,425

LE27,425 LE

Office Supplies

Stationary Personal cards 600 600Brochure 2,000 2,000White papers 300 300pens 100 100Others 1,000 1,000

Miscellaneous lab materials

Hot Air 250 250PCB Driller 250 250


Others 500 500Total supplies 5,000

LE5,000 LE

Travel Event Tickets price Per DiemGitex Dubai 2,750 *3 275 * 3 d 9,075 9,075CeBIT Germany

2,750*3 275 * 3 d 9,075 9,075

Total Travel 18,150 LE

18,150 LE

Other Direct Costs

Computer Costs

No of items Price per item 30,000 30,00010 3,000

Report Preparation 500 500Publication costs/Page Charges 3,000 3,000Telephone and postage 500 500Papers(Car Telematics and Wireless M2M Book) 8,250 8,250Total other direct costs 42,250

LE42,250 LE

Indirect CostsTotal Project Cost

600,825 LE

600,825 LE

ANNEX2: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS:

Type Item Name No of Items

Hardware ToolsGSM/GPRS modem 5GPS module 5GSM antenna 5GPS antenna 5RFID reader 2RFID Tags 10Hot air gun(Heater) 2AVR microcontrollers IC s 20AVR programmer 2Double layer copper board 2Glossy paper(Stadler) 2USB modem 2Bread port 5


Voltage regulator 5Bluetooth modem 2USB to serial converter 5Avo-meter 5Lithium battery 2OBD IC 10AVR developed board 3Data logger module 5SensorsCablesOther components

Software ToolsVisual Studio licenseSQL server licenseGPS Gate software

ComputersComputer 10Printer & scanner 1

BooksCar Telematics and Wireless M2M

ANNEX3: MARKET ANALYSIS:

ANNEX4: FINANCIAL EXPECTED:

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