ROAD SAFETY SYSTEM

Project Title

ROAD SAFETY SYSTEM

Project Area of Specialization Artificial IntelligenceProject Summary

Road safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. A safe car with the right car seat is a good start to keeping your child safe on the road, but there are many dangers in and around your vehicle to be aware of. Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement of speed limits. Almost 90% of road accident can be avoided by strictly enforcement of speed limits. In order to achieve this objective, we propose a project to develop a system that detects cars driving at speeds over specified limit and inform concerned authorities immediately. In this project we have another main functionality to limit the speed of the vehicles. This speed checker provides a digital display for the information of the motorists, which should not exceed the maximum speed limit permitted for their vehicle. Another main purpose of this product is to prevent vehicles thefts. Automobile thefts are increasing by the year in the world. The vehicle theft is a universal problem. In order to avoid this type of circumstances, the functionality is achieved by detecting vehicle status in theft mode and by sending an SMS which is generated automatically. In today’s world very large number of people owns a vehicle. Vehicle theft is common and a mainstream issue, which is faced by everyone at insecure parking places. Several underlying problems resulted in an increase in vehicle theft, ranging from sheer human ignorance, to the lack of vehicle parking structures. The safety of the public vehicle is extremely essential. Current security systems have certain vulnerabilities.

Project Objectives

At the present time, the rate of crime is increasing rapidly because it is a kind of evident from the actual fact that thefts became a matter of routine. Particularly these vehicles may incur huge losses on the part of the amount invested on these vehicles. To overcome this problem, there are numerous technologies that are available in the market such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) systems. In the present days, most of the vehicles are designed with GSM based vehicle theft control systems, which provides the protection from thefts even if they are parked in the parking area. The proposed GPS vehicle theft tracker project detects the vehicle theft then activates the tracking system. Microcontroller reads the vehicle co-ordinates using the GPS modem. Then Microcontroller sends text SMS to the owner of vehicle using GSM modem. We have provided Ignition lock with this project. System activates the vibration sensor once the user removes key from the lock. After this if system detects the vibration then it acknowledges it as an invalid access to the vehicle. The system treats it as a vehicle theft and immediately turns on the buzzer and sends text SMS to the user. Then microcontroller continuously sends SMS to the owner of vehicle. This SMS contains longitude and latitude of the vehicle. The owner of vehicle can use this message contents into Google map and can track the exact location of the vehicle. Thus using car theft detection using GPS and GSM technology project, we can achieve the purpose of vehicle theft detection and prevention. Every day we hear news about vehicle theft. Some of these vehicles are never traced. However with the use of the advanced vehicle theft tracking system, owner can find his/her car in few minutes. Based on these reasons, it is proposed that a GSM-based vehicle anti-theft system development is designed and developed to improve the performance of the current vehicle security system. Somehow if there is another way of transmitting the alarm to the vehicle owner that is not limited to the audible and line of sight, the system can be upgraded. SMS is a good choice of the communication to replace the conventional alarm. The main objective of this project is to design, construct and test a GSM-based vehicle anti-theft and speed monitoring system that can be used to improve the performance of vehicle security system and assist in preventing road accidents.

Project Implementation Method

GPS is used to detect the latitude and longitude of any location on the Earth, with exact UTC time (Universal Time Coordinated). This device receives the coordinates from the satellite for each and every second, with time and date. GPS offers great accuracy and also provides other data besides position coordinates, we will into look it shortly.

We explain how to test or interface GPS module using a computer and microcontroller module. For interfacing GSM with computer we either need USB to Serial Converter or Arduino Board. Here we are using Arduino board to interface GPS. We only need Arduino Board, GPS module, computer and 12v/3.3v adaptor for power supply. Here we have used GPS receiver Module SKG13BL

Before connecting to the computer, we first need to remove the Arduino IC (Atmega chip) from the Arduino Board, as we only need the serial circuitry of the Arduino. This is called the Gateway mode.

Now do the connection like given in below picture:

1. GPS TX pin to Digital PIN 1 of Arduino (TXD)
2. GPS Ground Pin to GND PIN of Arduino
3. GPS Power (3.3v) Pin to 3.3v PIN of Arduino

After connections, connect the USB cable to the computer, open your Arduino IDE software in computer, select com port and open serial monitor to listen the serial port and Power up the Arduino and GPS module.

Arduino is used for controlling whole the process with a GPS Receiver and GSM module. GPS Receiver is used for detecting coordinates of the vehicle, GSM module is used for sending the coordinates to user by SMS. And an optional 16x2 LCD is also used for displaying status messages or coordinates. We have used GPS Module SKG13BL and GSM Module M590E.

When we ready with the hardware after programming, we can install it in our vehicle and power it up. Then we just need to send a SMS, “Track Vehicle”, to the system that is placed in our vehicle. We can also use some prefix (#) or suffix (*) like #Track Vehicle*, to properly identify the starting and ending of the string, like we did in these projects: GSM Based Home Automation and Wireless Notice Board

Sent message is received by GSM module which is connected to the system and sends message data to Arduino. Arduino reads it and extract main message from the whole message. We compare it with predefined message in Arduino. If any match occurs then Arduino reads coordinates by extracting $GPGGA String from GPS module data (GPS working explained above) and send it to user by using GSM module. This message contains the coordinates of vehicle location.

Benefits of the Project

In the case of personal vehicle the proposed system can be used for immediate help, which can be provided using SMS details to the vehicle fitted with this system. If any unfortunate accident occurs, the victimized car can be tracked using GPS technology.  Insurance companies most of the times, a fake accident environment is set up to receive the claimed amount. The insurance companies can implement this car system in the insured vehicle. The system would record every detail of the vehicle before as well as during the accident has occurred. The insurance company can easily analyze the data recorded and find out whether the accident was set up or it actually occurred. This will allow the insurance company to avoid giving falsely claimed money.

Vehicle tracking system makes better fleet management and which in turn brings large profits. Better scheduling or route planning can enable you handle larger jobs loads within a particular time. Vehicle tracking both in case of personal as well as business purpose improves safety and security, communication medium, performance monitoring and increases productivity. In the coming years, it is going to play a major role in our day-to-day living. The main objective of the project is to incorporate different types of sensors so that they help in decrease the chances of losing life in such accident which we cannot stop from occurring.

Whenever accident is alerted the paramedics are reached to the particular location to increase the life expectancy. This device invention is much more useful for the accidents occurred in deserted places and at night time. This vehicle tracking and accident alert feature plays much more important role in day to day life in future.

There are many applications of this theft detection/speed control system using GSM technology. Few of them are listed below:
GPS car theft detection can be used in transportation vehicles of companies, schools, colleges and industries.
This project can be used in private and commercial vehicles.
This project is easy to install and easy to use.
We get the exact co-ordinates of location; there is no chance of errors.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

1. M590E GSM GPRS DIY Kit 900M-1800M SMS Message 
Specifications:
This Module is a standard AT instruction set
Support at 900M-1800M, GSM frequency band
Can be connected: MCU for TTL
If you test after, no TCP connection, Please try to send:AT+XISP=0
Voltage: 5V
Current: 1A
Frequency: 900/1800
Size: 50mm x 50mm
Serial Comms Voltage Level: TTL works but 3.3V is preferred
Initial baud rate differs between devices but it can be changed (Most common initial baud rates are 9600, 38400, 115200)

2. Ublox NEO-6M GPS Receiver with Integrated Antenna

This is a complete GPS module that is based on the Ublox NEO-6M. This GPS module uses the latest technology from Ublox.This miniature GPS receiver (31 x 24 mm) with an integrated ceramic antenna is ideal for flight control.

• Based on Ublox NEO-6M GPS receiver
• Cold start time of 38 s
• Hot start time of 1 s
• Recapture time of 0.1 s
• Wide supply voltage: 3.3 V to 5 V
• UART interface
• Integrated ceramic antenna
• Small size: 31 x 24 mm

3.      ADXL335

• Ultralow power: as low as 23 ?A in measurement mode and 0.1 ?A in standby mode at VS = 2.5 V (typical)
• Power consumption scales automatically with bandwidth
• User-selectable resolution
  • Fixed 10-bit resolution
  • Full resolution, where resolution increases with g range, up to 13-bit resolution at ±16 g (maintaining 4 mg/LSB scale factor in all g ranges)
• See data sheet for additional features.

4.       Arduino UNO

Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on 8-bit ATmega328P microcontroller. Along with ATmega328P, consists other components such as crystal oscillator, serial communication, voltage regulator, etc. to support the microcontroller. Arduino Uno has 14 digital input/output pins (out of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), analog input pins, a USB connection, A Power barrel jack, an ICSP header and a reset button, Ignition key, PCB board, 5V regulated power supply, bread boards, buzzer, 16*2 LCD display, and Ignition system sample of any vehicle.

The delivebles:
A complete automobile theft, monitoring and speed control system. 

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemType of Industry IT , Transportation , Health , Security Technologies Artificial Intelligence(AI), Internet of Things (IoT), OthersSustainable Development Goals Good Health and Well-Being for People, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	80000
GSM GPRS module 900M-1800M SMS Message	Equipment	5	6500	32500
GPS Receiver with Integrated Antenna	Equipment	5	2000	10000
Accelerometer	Equipment	5	800	4000
SBC Micro controller	Equipment	5	3400	17000
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+	Equipment	1	6500	6500
PCB Printing	Miscellaneous	1	5000	5000
Stationary	Miscellaneous	1	5000	5000