GPS and GSM-based Smart Vehicle Tracking System

Abstract

Vehicle tracking is an essential part of the automotive industry to provide safety and security. The increasing number of vehicles in road traffic brings the importance of smart real-time tracking systems. Incautious and careless driving leads to accidents with serious fatalities and injuries that cause terrible social and economic costs. And hence, research on specific crash detection systems is so overly needed and is a significant issue in automotive systems safety. A vehicle tracking system has been developed and put into operation with the aim of monitoring the movements of any vehicle that is equipped with it, regardless of its location or time. This innovative system is based on a combination of a smartphone and an Arduino UNO, which are widely used technologies and cost-effective as compared to other options. The device installed in the vehicle uses GPS and GSM technology to function effectively. Though several crash detection algorithms have been invented, their coverage based on a few scenarios has been limited. Our tracking vehicle system is effectively implemented and designed to track the movement and location of any equipped vehicle from any longer distance irrespective of direction. Moreover, our proposed idea is to make effective use of popular technology with a combination of a smartphone along with an Arduino. A GSM module has been used in the context of this study to make it easier to send and receive SMS messages