An IoT Enabled Real Time Communication and Location Tracking System for Vehicular Emergency

Abstract

Abstract: The concept of remotely connecting and monitoring real-world devices or things over the internet is known as the Internet of Things or IoT. Various IoT solutions and services can make our life easier and even safer. With the continuous rise in the number of accidents and criminal activities occurring on the roads every year, developing an IoT enabled special system for vehicular emergencies can make a lifesaver system. In order to detect different predefined vehicular emergency situations, an IoT-enabled real-time communication and location tracking system for vehicular emergencies is developed in this paper. It then sends the location information and emergency type to the relevant parties, such as family members, the closest hospitals, and police stations through a SMS. Immediately after meeting with an accident or any other medical or criminal emergency, the system either detects the emergency and starts automatically or maybe triggered manually, depending upon the type of emergency the system initiates communication with the central control room/ hospital/ rescue team/ po- lice and shares critical information like emergency type, location information with easy to access link to the google location, name of the owner of vehicle and also the details of the vehicle like registration number, car make and model, colour, etc. The prototype of the proposed system is developed using an Arduino Uno board, GSM modem, GPS modem and uses a MEMS accelerometer for detecting the accident automatically.

Index Terms: Industry 4.0, IoT, Tracking and Safety, Cloud Application, Wireless Communication.