By Y.Rajender(08H61A04C5) P.Raghu(09H65A0409) K.

Srinivas Rao(09H65A0410)

Aim of the project

In todays world vehicle tracking has become a big necessity A vehicle tracking system is an electronic device installed in a vehicle to track vehicles location and display system using SD-card The information we are stored in SDCard for the later analyses to download the personal-computer. Aiming for low cost and easy operation

Existing methods
Lojack -Uses radio frequency transmitter but not implemented in India LORAN -Uses radio frequency transmitter not implemented in India DGPS -Increases the accuracy but is quite expensive Most of small transport companies dont use any vehicle tracking system at all due to its high cost and complex user interface.

Novelty in my solution
Using

PSoC (programmable system on chip) which is low cost and has several configurable blocks which can be used to add more features Sd card is interfaced With microcontroller to retrieve the data.

Basic principle

The position is taken by the GPS receiver through GPS Satellite Sd-card and RTC interfacing with the microcontroller.

Specifications

RS232 interface between GPS Rx and PSoC using first UART Second UART of PSoC for RS232 interface Can retrieve data at any time using sd-card Power can be derived from Vehicle battery itself

Block Diagram

GPS Module

RTC module RTC Block

PC (Optional)

PSoC

LCD

SD-Card

Programmable system on chip (PSoC)

The PSoC architecture

UART

PSoC interconnect view

Algorithm steps
start Initialize UART
GPS modem receives the data and send it to microcontroller

Interface sd card with microcontroller

Interface GPS reciever with the Microcontroller

Microcontroller takes the GPS data and send it to sd card

From sd card we can send the GPS data from microcontroller to user

End

Block Explanation

SD-Card is used to store the GPS locations

GPS Receiver
-used to receive the satellite navigational data and calculate the position of the vehicle

PSoC CY8C24966
- used to interface the GPS receiver with GSM modem

Tools and Language Used

Tools Used -PSoC Designer software to develop the code Hardware used -CY8C29466-24PXI microcontroller -GPS receiver -GSM Modem -Mobile phone for sending and receiving sms

Applications

Mainly used for fleet control Stolen vehicle searching Race control in sports Animal tracking (wild life study)

Advantages over other scheme

Can be used for air applications as it is using the satellites for positioning No access fee required to access the navigational data. Reliable vehicle tracking.

Disadvantages

Still expensive Limited by the resolution (few tens of meters) No map based software hence for city applications not suitable. Needs care and handling (or requires rugged packing on top of the vehicle)

references

GPS-based tracking systems for taxi cab fleet operations

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?u www.godrejsecure.com www.google.com www.wikipedia.com

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