Vehicle Tracking System

Today vehicles are the common mode of

transportation and traveling, and the demand is increasing day by day. This is
a project used to identify the exact position of a vehicle. Here we aim to
implement a project to track a vehicle by using the GPS technology irrespective
of the purpose they are used.

Modules Used:

Software:

● JAVA
● Embedded C compiler
● MPLAB

Hardware:

● Wireless unit
● GPS module
● Micro controller

operating System
● Linux
GPS module

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in the world. The United States'
Global Positioning System (GPS), which as of 2007 is the only fully functional,
fully available global navigation satellite system. It consists of up to 32 medium
Earth orbit satellites in six different orbital planes, with the exact number of
satellites varying as older satellites are retired and replaced. Operational since
1978 and globally available since 1994, GPS is currently the world's most utilized
satellite navigation system. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the
standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide
autonomous Geo-

spatial positioning with global coverage. A GNSS allows small electronic

receivers to determine their location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) to within
a few meters using time signals transmitted along a line of sight by radio from
satellites. Receivers on the ground with a fixed position can also be used to
calculate the precise time as a reference for scientific experiments. The GPS
uses a constellation of between 24 and 32 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that
transmit precise microwave signals, that enable GPS receivers to determine their
current location, the time, and their velocity (including direction). GPS was
developed by the United States Department of Defense. Its official name is
NAVSTAR-GPS. The location information is available as latitude and longitude.
It gives the location data from time to time so that when emergency arises we
can know where exactly it has occurred.

BLOCK DIAGRAM

GPS MICROCONTROLLE
R

WIRELESS
MODULE

WIRELESS
MODULE

SYSTEM WITH JAVA

FRONTEND
DISCRIPTION
Vehicle section:

In this section the micro controller keeps processing the

data from the GPS. The data processed is stored in the micro controller and
transmitted via wireless unit to the central monitoring unit.

Monitoring Unit:

Here a database is created in which the details of vehicle

and the list of locations are being listed. Also, there is a list of nearby police
stations and hospitals corresponding to the locations.
If required the message is send to the vehicle which in
turn then sends the location. When a message is received from a vehicle, the
location send by it is analyzed and its corresponding police station and hospital
numbers are found out. After that messages are being send to the former ad
latter with the location.