Driver Assistance and Safety System for Accident Prevention Using Embedded Automotive Sensors Integration

Abstract

World Health Organization’s Global Status Report on Road Safety has outlined severity of road accidents. Traffic accidents happen due to various factors such as driver’s declined alertness, drunk driving, racing and disobeying traffic regulations. Current systems have partially helped in preventing accidents from happening, but there has been no extensive research on the situation of post accident course of action. In this article, the design and implementation of an on-board unit for vehicle safety monitoring system with a network of sensors is elaborated. With the data provided by the various sensors, the on-board unit directs a restorative course of action to the vehicle to supersede any human involvement to prevent the accident. A vehicular network is established where vehicles can communicate with each other. The Data collected in our centralized infrastructure can be analyzed to geotag various locations that are prone to a particular type of accident. In case of an accident, the nearby hospital that can provide immediate help is identified to mitigate the trauma undergone by the victims. The article discusses the vehicle safety monitoring system which is built using ATmega2560 microcontroller and Arudino integrated development environment (IDE) tool is used to develop necessary program for monitoring various sensors.