ICT Convergence Public Bicycle System using Smart Phones

The earth has been suffering from global warming and experiencing unusual weather caused by increased fossil fuel usage in the industrialization period. In spite of the continuous effort to resolve the problem, the amount of fossil fuel usage is increasing constantly. Public bicycle system has been introduced as a solution to the fundamental problem of the existing public transportation systems. Also public bicycle system has another advantage that riding bicycle can keep the users in good health. In this paper, a new ICT convergence public bicycle system is presented which resolves the problems of existing public bicycle systems. The presented system has strong points in low installation fee and low maintenance expenses. The effectiveness of the presented system will be proven by analyzing case studies.