UTP CarPool System

• Main Author: Do, Duc Kien
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2007
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/9696/1/2007%20-%20UTP%20CarPool%20System.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/9696/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Transportation has been one of the main problems with students in university, especially for university in the remote area. Only a minor portion of students has their own transport, more over, the University Tecknologi Petronas is located far away from the city, students there have faced a lot of difficulties when they want to go out of the campus. UTP car pooling system has been developed with the purpose to overcome that problem. The system will let a student share his private vehicle with one or more people that have common or aligned destination. This concept has been familiar in the United State and many countries in Europe but not in Malaysia. UTP Car Pooling System is a web based system will be implemented by open source software, which will bring the flexibility and reusability to the system. Apache will be used as Web Server while MySql will be the backend Database. PHP will act as a middleware, to generate the dynamic content to display at the client side. Because of mobile blooming and characteristic of car pooling system, the system will take the advantage of wireless technology to provide service to mobile users via their hand phones. The system development will consist of three phases with three particular versions. During the first phase, the system will be set up on PC platform, so that user can access the service via their computers. After the second phase, a lot of enhancement will be made such as ability to notify users via email and SMS. The last phase will produce another version for micro browser, which is totally supported by every hand phone. At that time, UTP Car Pooling System will have ability to bring an alternative method of transportation to UTP student, which can help them to overcome one of their main problems. Mobility is the main characteristic that makes UTP car pool system different from others one. Most of the systems now, based on author's research does not support handphone as well as SMS notification, which are the most used in communication. Therefore, UTP CarPool System does not only promote this concept system in UTP as well as Malaysia, but also a deep enhancement of car pool system fields.