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Providing Accident Detection in Vehicular Networks through OBD-II Devices and Android-based Smart phones
Abstract:
The widespread adoption of mobile telephony has remarkably improved interpersonal communications in our society. Nowadays mobile phones resemble small multifunction computers, being characterized by a CPU power and RAM size similar to that of laptop computers available only a few years ago. The future trend is that more and more users own these intelligent mobile terminals, and that their main use gradually shifts towards functionalities including web surfing, social networking, multimedia streaming, online games, domestic applications, and so on. Under these premises, it is possible to introduce novel services using smart phones in many different contexts. At the same time, the automobile industry is undergoing a major strategically shift towards more ecological and secure vehicles, introducing also new vehicular services such as eco driving support and Internet access.

Existing System:
In existing system there is no on board diagnostics available for vehicles.

Proposed System:
The increasing activity in the Intelligent Transportation Systems area faces a strong limitation: the slow pace at which the automotive industry is making cars "smarter". On the contrary, the smart phone industry is advancing quickly. Existing smart phones are endowed with multiple wireless interfaces and high computational power, being able to perform a wide variety of tasks. By combining smart phones with existing vehicles through an appropriate interface we are able to move closer to the smart vehicle paradigm, offering the user new functionalities and services when driving. In this paper we propose an Android based application that monitors the vehicle through an On Board Diagnostics (OBD-II) interface, the OBD has a microcontroller with sensors such as fuel level, engine temperature, and an accelerometer. The

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status of the following sensors will be updated in the android mobile through Bluetooth technology.

BLOCK DIAGRAM: Vehicle Unit:

Power Supply

Engine Temperature Sensor PIC16F877A Fuel Level Sensor Accelerometer Micro Controller

LCD

Mobile Unit:

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Hardware Used:
PIC16F877A Microcontroller unit Level Sensor Temperature sensor(LM35) Accelerometer Bluetooth Module LCD Android Mobile

Software Used:
MPLAB Compiler Embedded C

Android Application Advantages:

Cost efficient technique since data can be analyzed in the mobile itself.

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Accident prevention.

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