Study and Realization of Driver Information Terminal on an Electric Bus Based on Linux

In view of new trends in the development of automobile instrumentation, a graphical user's interface for driver information on an electric bus is developed by MiniGUI and based on the embedded operating system-Linux, to realize digital automation in the future vehicle. A micro embedded operating system is established on the Flash card, and the process of development of driver information by MiniGUI are introduced. The driver information terminal can display in time the current charge of the battery and the speed of the electric bus.