Vehicle tracking accident detection and speed monitoring using wireless technology

Project Title

Vehicle tracking accident detection and speed monitoring using wireless technology

Project Area of Specialization Internet of ThingsProject Summary

In this project, we are developing a wireless system using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global System for Mobile (GSM) for vehicle vracking, Vehicle speed Monitoring and accident detection and reporting. If any accident occurs, this wireless device will send automated message to Emergency medical services (EMS) and a family member giving the exact position of the spot where the crash had occurred. So they can provide proper medical treatment to patients. Also it is used to control the speed of the vehicle as soon as is increases as we have set a limit in case of over-speeding it generates a message to some related authority or a family member.

Project Objectives

This research includes detection of a vehicle accident occurred somewhere. And trace the location by using the GPS which sends an automated message to emergency services and family members. Also in this system we can control the speed of the vehicle by monitoring the speed of the vehicle as soon as is increases as we have set a limit in case of over-speeding it generates a message to some related authority or a family member. This is to implement so that it should not result a road accident. The study explicates how impact or crash sensors will be used to detect accidents.

Project Implementation Method Stage 1

We started from a scratch with the idea of making simple vehicle accident tracker using a vibration sensor and detection only. But with time, research and our supervisor helped us to improve our topic of interest by motivating us to emphasize on unknown hazardous environmental situations. For which we added up the not only the accident detection but also we added the speed monitoring and control with the help of GSM/GPS module to enhance our research and project features. 

Through this project we can detect accident where it occurs, its location, its time and speed. Along with this we also added a speed monitoring feature which continuously monitors speedometer and we can a limit that whenever it exceeds the limit it can also be detected by the system.

Stage 2

At this stage we started evaluating the project and making a rough sketch of what the project is going to be and what things will be required to accomplish the goals. This requirement involved software requirements, hardware requirements, and circuitry schematics. We contacted different suppliers for a few rare hardware components and ordered them whereas common hardware was bought according to the circuit simulations.

 Stage 3

Stage 3 played a vital role in our journey of making the project. We called it as Designing stage which involved all the new and better designs of the circuit schematics to enhance the performance of the robot and to utilize the power by the best way possible. This process majorly relied on the work done in the previous stages. Prototypes were made and set in motion for testing. After the compilation of circuit schematics designed the circuitry accordingly and programmed the microcontrollers. At this stage the project took a physical form

  System Integration

This part proved to be the most challenging one throughout the project. The circuits were finalized, integrated together and tested. Firstly we integrated the tracker circuitry and tested it.

We came across only two problems which turned out to be of the GPS/GSM module initialization and the second one of sensitivity of the vibration sensor. The circuits were finalized, integrated together and tested. With a few calculations and research we accomplished these problems easily. Then we came onto the integration of the monitoring side. 

As we came across power issues in tracker circuitry so we were prepared and designed our battery according to its which turned out to be totally in our favor resulting in no issues. Now we were left with the integration of testing both sides together. 

This one took a lot of our time. There were range issues some programming issues prompted because both the sides had to be synced so the both sides should work alike. With the help of my fellow friends and some guide lines provided by our supervisor we are very much over these problems.

Benefits of the Project

In the start of this project we researched on how road accidents and crash of vehicles due to over speeding or other road incidents and also whether conditions  in this environment is controlled in this era, due to which many disastrous incidents have taken place before. We had a research on those particular incidents and started thinking on how to control such incidents if they take place again. After studying and researching on the previous equipment’s of controlling these incidents we gathered an idea and thought to come up with something that would be fully efficient of controlling such incidents if they are repeated again.

In a nutshell, we aimed on developing a machine in the form of a tracker , which would function wirelessly using a controller built in and with the help of the relevant sensors attached to the toy car in order to do a safe demonstration of tracker either it is working or not, it will detect the accident or crash of a vehicle whenever an unwanted or heavy vibration occurs as soon as it is detected it generates a text message  with the location co-ordinates, time, and speed information on any emergency medical services and another to the effected persons family member for urgent rescue or developments.

This tracker will help its users in different fields where human approach is difficult, in areas where mostly human resources are less or especially on highways or motorways and in extreme conditions. Also we added a feature of monitoring the speed by checking its speed only when its been over speeding for 5 to10 seconds constantly in that case it again generates message with location, time and also the speed. We planned on focusing on the flexibility of the tracker with the precision in the obtained readings to ensure the best results.

We have now fully accomplished what we wanted to accomplish or what we had an idea of producing. We are now fully able to control the speed of the vehicle with the over speeding feature wirelessly through a GPS/GSM module which has been connected to the considered numbers device. We are now able to detect the accident occurred or crash of the demo toy car it turns on the buzzer on the box, displays on the LCD and generates a text message on the number added in the SIM which is inserted in the GPS/GSM module. In the end after such a hard work we are fully satisfied with the efforts we have put in this. We are fully successful in achieving in what we wanted to achieve.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

We started from a scratch with the idea of making simple vehicle accident tracker using a vibration sensor and detection only. But with time, research and our supervisor helped us to improve our topic of interest by motivating us to emphasize on unknown hazardous environmental situations. 

For which we added up the not only the accident detection but also we added the speed monitoring and control with the help of GSM/GPS module to enhance our research and project features. Through this project we can detect accident where it occurs, its location, its time and speed. Along with this we also added a speed monitoring feature which continuously monitors speedometer and we can a limit that whenever it exceeds the limit it can also be detected by the system.

Design portion plays a vital role in our journey of making the project. Designing process involves all the new and better designs of the circuit schematics to enhance the performance of the robot and to utilize the power by the best way possible. Programming issues showed up throughout the process.

A lot of designs have been failed just due to weight issues so we ended up on building it in using a plastic box for the PCB and components embedded on them to make it light weight, strong, flexible and able to withstand harsh conditions and also for its protection from crashing with walls or solid substances we covered it with a formic sheet on all sides whereas on the other hand circuit schematics have been made which are perfectly working and in accordance to them flow charts are designed as well. Arduino Mega 2560 to work perfectly without any percentage of error, whereas necessary steps had been taken to build the hardware so that the tracker system itself doesn’t get affected by the environment.

Arduino IDE programming software is used to program the micro controller Arduino Mega 2560 to work perfectly without any percentage of error, whereas necessary steps had been taken to build the hardware so that the tracker system itself doesn’t get affected by the environment.

This had been the most time taking part of the project. In implementation you take a step ahead to bring your idea into physical practical object. Designing process involves all the new and better designs of the circuit schematics to enhance the performance of the robot and to utilize the power by the best way possible. 

Hardware is purchased, circuits are designed and tested using software’s but when it comes to the real time testing the things change allot. Programming issues showed up throughout the process. Voltage regulation is very important as it caused us in allot of money because high voltage burned allot of components. 

Along with this we also added a speed monitoring feature which continuously monitors speedometer and we can a limit that whenever it exceeds the limit it can also be detected by the system. 

Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemType of Industry Telecommunication Technologies Internet of Things (IoT)Sustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	11500
Arduino Mega 2560	Equipment	1	1400	1400
GSM SIM900A	Equipment	1	2500	2500
GPS	Equipment	1	1000	1000
LCD 20X4	Equipment	1	600	600
VIBRATION SENSOR	Equipment	1	150	150
Accelerometer sensor	Equipment	1	2500	2500
Piezo Sensor	Equipment	1	350	350
other componets	Miscellaneous	10	300	3000