OVERVIEW OF PROJECT
This project implements various
sensors to control several vehicle functionality and provides different status
information to vehicle user which enhances the vehicle handling or security
features. It includes those features which can be mounted on a heavy vehicle
with the purpose of making it smart and more interactive with user’s handling
and controlling capabilities.It includes safety, security and accident
prevention.
This project features the use of
IoT (Internet of Things) technology, using which we will be uploading our
current location(using GPS) and other sensor data to other remote terminal using
cloud computing.
Features which we have included based
on research and analysis are described below.
FEATURES
OF SMART AUTOMOBILE
1. REVERSE VEHICLE PARKING (RADAR OR IR SENSOR OR
ULTRASONIC) WITH CAMERA INTERFACING FOR REAR VIEW
=> Driver can safely park the vehicle
like truck easily by knowing the distance of different objects and accordingly
vehicle can be slowed down if some object is detected. While parking in reverse
gear camera should be ON and capable to take picture of whole rear view and the
same should be displayed on screen placed near to steering. If some object is
in danger limit distance then automatically vehicle should be slowed down by
applying brakes.
2. DISTANCE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE WITH
REFERENCE TO OTHER VEHICLE WHICH IS LEADING OUR VEHICLE.
=> If our vehicle is dangerously tail
gating the other vehicle in minimum than the safer limit of distance then a
warning alert should be there and vehicle speed should be reduced and slowed
down.
3. THEFT INTIMATION OF VEHICLE GSM/GPS BASED ENGINE
LOCK AND FINDING THE CURRENT LOCATION OF VEHICLE
=> If our vehicle is being stolen then
we should be able to stop the engine by sending the sms, battery power should
be cut off and if still the vehicle is being towed then we should be able to
find its current location on mobile through sms or email.
4. BATTERY, FUEL AND WATER LEVEL INDICATORS
=> It will indicate levels of battery, fuel
and water in automobile.
5. ALCOHOL SENSOR
=> If driver is drunk or drinking
while driving then vehicle should stop and a warning alert should be given to
driver like any alarm or vibration in seat.
6. EYE BLINK SENSOR
=> If driver sleeps say his eyes are
not open for say 15 seconds then vehicle should generate the alert signal and
stop itself automatically.
7. OVERLOAD SENSOR FOR HEAVY VEHICLES
=> It will measure the weight of load on
suspension of vehicle and it will generate the alarm if it is overloaded.
8. HEARTBEAT SENSOR
=> In case of driver having
cardiac-arrest,vehicle speed should be reduced and stopped automatically.
9. ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSOR
=> It will monitor the engine temperature
constantly and will sense the current temperature of engine.
FUTURE EXPANSION
10. User interactive Gesture based screen for various
sensor data and features
11. Using “cloud computing” communication between
automobiles (IoT)
12. Tyre pressure management system
13. Lane Detection
14. Night vision camera
15. CO2 level monitoring
COMPONENT DETAILS
NO.
|
COMPONENTS
|
1
|
Intel
Galileo board
|
2
|
IP
camera
|
3
|
Ultrasonic
sensor
|
4
|
Alarm
module(multi tone)
|
5
|
Gps
module
|
6
|
Temperature
sensor
|
7
|
Alcohol
sensor
|
8
|
Pressure
sensor
|
9
|
Heartbeat
sensor
|
10
|
Eye
blink sensor
|
11
|
Gas
sensor
|
12
|
Connecting
wires
|
13
|
|
PROJECT PLAN
PHASE 1:
1.
We will be completing the Reverse vehicle parking feature first, we will
interface ULTRASONIC SENSORandIP CAMERA with the Intel
Galileo board for the distance measurement and rear view.
2.
Alongside that we will interface
one more ULTRASONIC SENSOR for the distance measurement of other
vehicle which is ahead of our vehicle.
3.
We will display our measurement value
and camera output using a DISPLAY SCREEN or LAPTOP.
4.
We will interface one ALARM MODULE with the board and generate the alarm
according to our value of distance measurement and other sensors.
5.
Nextour goal will be to complete “Location finding using GPS” feature, we will interface
the GPS module with the board. The location
status will be displayed on a display screen or laptop.
(We
need to study about the engine, brake mechanism (or available machines) those
can apply brakes (or cut battery power from engine) according to our distance
measurement)
OTHER--
PHASE 2:
In this phase different sensors will be interfaced to
the board.
1.
ENGINE TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
2.
ALCOHOL SENSOR
3.
HEARTBEAT SENSOR
4. OVERLOAD SENSOR FOR
HEAVY VEHICLES(PRESSURE SENSOR)
With the previously interfaced components (in phase 1)
to the board we will interface above sensors one by one. Each sensor will be
displaying its value (and some symbolic indication) on display screen.Based on
the measurement value of different sensors, warning alert should be generated
(or vibration in seat) and different indications should be there on display
screen for each sensor.
(Again, to reduce the speed of vehicle according to
our sensor values signal should be generate to operate that device or machine
which can apply brakes and stop vehicle)
PHASE 3:
EYE BLINK SENSOR
BATTERY, FUEL AND WATER LEVEL INDICATORS
Above listed features
are not available ready made so we will have to make them first.
We will display the
value of fuel and battery level on display screen.
OTHER--
We will convert that
display into gesture based display and will be controlling various display
modes using our hand gestures. We will use the concept of internet of things
and upload some of the feature’s data using cloud computing to some remote
terminal.
SENSORS OUTPUT :
