About OnBoard
OnBoard is a patented Bus Identification and Navigation System developed by IIT Delhi to assist visually impaired users in boarding the correct bus.
OnBoard is licensed to RLF for global implementation.
The system has been successfully tested in Delhi and Mumbai on multiple bus routes, and now being deployed in other cities.
For this innovation, Prof. M. Balakrishnan & Prof. P.V.M. Rao received a National Award from the Department of Science and Technology.
The device solves two challenges faced by persons with visual impairment
Helps identify the route number of the bus
Helps identify the location of missing the bus door
Working Principle of OnBoard
OnBoard Features
OnBoard’s Journey
Ongoing Deployments
500 buses in Bangalore with BMTC
Supported by - Continential
500 user modules distributed in Bangalore
200 buses in Mysore with KSRTC
Supported by - GIZ India
400 user modules distributed in
Mysore
Awards
2015
National Award
2008
Innovative Student Project Award, INAE (National Award)
2008
Best Industry Relevant Research, FITT, IIT Delhi
2007
IIT Delhi Alumni Association Award
Papers Published
2015
Bus identification system for the visually impaired: Evaluation and learning from pilot trials on public buses in Delhi
2012
Study of challenges faced by visually impaired persons in accessing public buses and design and user testing of an affordable bus identification and homing system for the visually impaired
2010
User triggered bus identification and homing system: Making public transport accessible for the visually challenged
