Profile of company

The information, dispatching, communication and managing systems for municipal public transportation and scheduled public transportation are used in the following fields:

• the field of dispatching and other departments - managing and supervising transportation on the basis of evaluating positions of the vehicles in relation to the schedule; vehicle maintenance, dispatch office and other managing and control departments - all this with the help of one control SW - SPRINTER 2013 with a possibility of adding a HW solution of a radio network of transportation companies (radio communication data and voice switchboards) or radio networks of mobile operators
• the field of "intelligent vehicles" - components of on-board systems - on-board computers  EPIS 4.0, dispatching computers  EPIS 5 FCC, inner and outer vehicle LED panels, passenger LCD terminals, throwing switches (automatic), command receivers for people with impaired vision, vehicle camera systems, etc ….).
• the field of depots, vehicle data actualization and vehicle data collection - reading data from on-board computers and checking systems, obtaining operation logs, reading data from weightings and tachographs, etc.
• the field of intelligent stops and stationary panels (LED or LCD) - including communication with the dispatching, vehicles, vision impaired citizens, passenger warning systems, cameras, etc.
• the field of transportation routes and their administration – automatic throwing of switches, preference at crossroads, initializing "actions" at important points, etc.

Regarding these fields we offer system supplier services including system integrations of already existing components.

Company history

Ing. Ivo Herman, CSc.[/caption] The Ing. Ivo Herman, CSc. company was founded on 1.5.1990 for the purposes of producing and developing specialized electronic products with links to previously realized significant projects. The central program of the company consists of proposing and realizing electronic products from the fields of processing acoustic signals, high-frequency technology, database information and control systems, telecommunication systems; and trading activities. Regarding the above mentioned fields the company offers its customers a complex approach to the problems they want to have solved. 

The composition of the company ensures short innovation cycles and state of the art technical solutions. Many development assignments are now solved by 10 development operatives which guarantees short innovation cycles and fast development of applications. The work is executed in accordance with the wishes and requests from our customers the results of which are "fitted" solutions. One of the biggest advantages of  the company is its close connection to scientific circles and specialized technical equipment of  The faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication of the Brno University of Technology.

In 2006 we acquired new production spaces at  Brněnská 993 in Modřice which ensure sufficient space for further development. In 2007 we launched our own printing system SMT for printed circuits and thus became technologically independent. In 2008 we received the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system certificate. And in 2009 one of the most innovative public transportation information systems (not only in the  Czech Republic) was born (the EPIS 4.0 and SPRINTER 2010 on-board computer). 

Due to our hard work and ceaseless innovations we have become a system integrator in the field of information systems in a number of public transportation companies in the Czech Republic and now we are preparing a solution for the dispatching of IDS. Regarding the field of vehicle information systems we are capable of supplying complex solutions (we have completed the development of vehicle LED and LCD panels this year). In 2011 the development was initiated of a new type of on-board computer joined with a checking system for scheduled public transport including SW "backoffice", whose development is finishing. 

To supply You with a complete overview of the specialized capabilities of our company we would like to present You with a list of  contracts successfully completed by the Ing. Ivo Herman, CSc. company.

Activities of the company in the individual fields

The field of public transportation

• on-board computers for municipal public transit of the EPIS 4.x line - a new on-board computers EPIS 4.0A with a 7″  8″ LCD touchscreen. It consists of  an LCD touchscreen driver terminal and its own computer, which are interconnected with one cable. The on-board computer unit contains an industrial computer, a report and information desk and an intelligent power supply desk. All this is realized in a small compact form. This divided conception saves place on the dashboard and allows  simpler connection of other systems.
• on-board computers for scheduled public transportation - a new on-board computer EPIS 5.FC with a 10″ LCD touchscreen. It contains a printer with a long lifespan, a contactless card reader, a passenger display, GSM communication, GPRS or UMTS, WiFi, a triple station annunciator unit. It is based on ARM processors, 8 GByte hard memory, 1 GByte RAM memory.
• outer and inner vehicle displays - containing highly luminous LED diodes, allow displaying up to three lines of text: the number of the line, the destination and important stops. They are distinguished by high density of LED, low input power and outstanding readability. They are also produced in an economic version.
• unit monitoring the position of MSP - a device for monitoring positions of public transportation vehicles and for communicating with drivers via GSM/GPRS/GPS. As a standard they are produced with or without a double digital annunciator unit.
• Intelligent station panels- they are made for the purpose of informing passengers at loops via the LED or LCD technology. We were the first in the Czech Republic to integrate a camera for distant monitoring of the situation at the stop. As a standard they also contain an information system for people with impaired vision. We are also preparing a passenger WiFi connection with added station passenger LCD terminals (ipoint).
• managing public transportation radio networks - one or more base solutions of public transportation vehicles monitoring including voice and data communication via fast radio stations and an  SW SPRINTER for dispatching and depot departments including a possibility of a comparison of vehicle position with schedules.
• BSV system - a device for contactless (or automatic) throwing of trolleybus and tram switches (BSV) and identification of driving through of the vehicles (including buses) including opening barriers, garage doors, preferences - a vehicle part and a stationary part meant for distributor boxes including the supply of whole control boxes. It is also approved for use in trams.
• public transportation power supply units and sources -integrated power supply  IJN 10N a IJN 12 units, power supply relay NRJ 02 units and radio station sources of the  MR 15/12 (new type) and MR 02 lines and innovated air conditioning  MK 12V/10A transformers. Newly with an electronic relay.
• receivers of signalization from people with impaired vision EPNEV -  a line for the Czech Republic as well as Slovakia. Now also a new line of receivers for intelligent stops and trains.
• integrated digital annunciator units  supporting short, medium and long distance radio communication and containing an integrated FALSH disc - EPIS 2.45 and  simple vehicle EPIS 3.10 R meant for integrated public transportation system vehicles or integrated in position monitoring MSP modules. Coding is included in MP2 and from 2007 MP3.
• short distance data transfer systems using ISM bands for depots and track technologies (communication with the surroundings, night data transfer and contactless vehicle state scanning, etc.)

The field of high frequency technology

• receivers of signalization from people with impaired vision EPNEV - for municipal and scheduled public transportation, trains, station and home implementation for organizations and also a compact communication system with a voice player and wireless signalization for teller window employees ( the OAS system – orientation acoustic system for people with impaired vision and the sand-blind).
• receivers for city and village radios and security systems - receivers of the BIS series (wireless information system). They are developed both for analog signal processing and for digital data processing - a versatile data platform based on a high efficiency signal processor and digital signal processing (the PKZ series).
• GSM / GPRS communication systems for voice and data communication with technological vehicles (a cell phone substitute which is firmly connected to a vehicle or a train). The units also allow sending coded messages to vehicles or monitoring their positions.
• RFID systems – meant primarily for long-term temperature measurements and wireless reading of memory content.
• Components for television signal distribution.
• short distance data transfer systems using 2,4 GHz band for depots and track technologies (communication with the surroundings, night data transfer and contactless scanning of the states of vehicles)
• radio and data modems.

The field of managing systems, acoustic systems and converters:

• managing of switching on and monitoring of the state of street lighting via power lines up to the distance of 800 m-monitoring of light points – MSB.
• long-distance data collection systems (up to 3 km) –  COLL system.
• MP3 players for built-in and independent applications including remote control.
• signal systems composed of  LED diodes (e.g. for depots, switch state signalization, etc.).
• communication units connectable to the internet.
• data transfer convertors (RS 232/LPT, isolated RS 232 / RS 485 or RS 232 / RS 422, RS 232 / IBIS).
• other electronic devices.