Design of Vehicle Positioning System Based On ARM

Gogikar Sandeep Harshavardhan Velagapudi

M.Tech (Embedded Systems) Assistant Professor
Farah Institute of Technology, Chevella, Farah Institute of Technology, Chevella,
R.R. Dist, Telangana State, India. R.R. Dist, Telangana State, India.

ABSTRACT: This can provide early response and rescue of accident

Design of Vehicular monitoring and tracking system victims; saving properties and lives. The whole paper
based on ARM using GSM and GPM is proposed. is based on arm controller. This controller is used to
The vehicular module is used to track, monitor, and coordinate all the activities in the system. The
surveillance and finds the accident spot and intimate components details are ARM 7(LPC 2148), GPS
to the monitoring station. module , and GSM module (SIM 900).

In this project, if we want to identify our vehicle SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

location, we will send a SMS to the GSM modem Block Diagram:
which is interfaced with the LPC2148. The GSM
modem will receive the message and switch on GPS
Module and receives the position of the vehicle in
terms of latitude and longitude. And the same
information will be send back to the predefined
number. The architecture and working theory of this
system is introduced in details, and introduces the Fig.1
vehicle location system which uses the LPC2148 as a ARM (LPC 2148) :
control unit to combinative with GPS and GSM ARM stands for Advaced RISC Machine developed by
modules. ARM Ltd which is most widely used in number of
Embedded systems. Today ARM family accounts for
INTRODUCTION approximately 75% of all embedded CPUs making it
This project can be used to control the thefting of one of the leading architecture in the world. Previous
vehicles, track the thefted vehicles and finding the designs used 8 bit/16 bit devices, but the designers are
location of vehicle and also implement the scene of looking for highly integrated high performance ARM
accident alarm system. In this we are trying to program based 32-bit microcontroller. Heart of the design is
a GPS/GSM module incorporating an accelerometer to ARM 32 bit RISC processor, hence brief description
report occurrences of accident automatically via the was given about its specifications below.
GSM communication platform (using SMS messaging)
to the nearest agencies such as hospitals, police The basic block diagram of the system is as shown in
stations, fire services and so on, giving the exact fig 1, In this project, if we want to identify our vehicle
position of the point where the crash had occurred. location, we will send a SMS to the GSM modem
which is interfaced with the microcontroller. The GSM

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modem will receive the message and switch on GPS became obsolete for most purposes.
Module and receives the position of the vehicle in
terms of latitude and longitude. And the same GSM Module
information will be send back to the predefined
number. The architecture and working theory of this
system is introduced in details, and introduces the
vehicle location system which uses the LPC2148 as a
control unit to combinative with GPS and GSM.

The LPC2148 board consists of ARM7TDMI as its

core and it is designed by NSK. ARM7TDMI family
has good performance in situations where the energy
consumption is critical design goal. LPC2148 has
ARM7TDMI as its core is called CPU core. The Figure: GSM Modem
modules inside are connected by the CPU high GSM supports voice calls and data transfer speeds of
performance bus called Advance High performance up to 9.6 kbit/s, together with the transmission of
bus (AHB) and the peripherals are connected by VLSI SMS (Short Message Service). GSM operates in the
peripheral bus (VPB). 900MHz and 1.8GHz bands in Europe and the 1.9GHz
and 850MHz bands in the US. The 850MHz band is
LCD DISPLAY: also used for GSM and 3G in Australia, Canada and
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, many South American countries. By having
electronic visual display, or video display that uses the harmonized spectrum across most of the globe, GSM’s
light modulating properties of liquid crystals. Liquid international roaming capability allows users to access
crystals do not emit light directly. LCDs are used in a the same services when travelling abroad as at home.
wide range of applications including computer This gives consumers seamless and same number
monitors, televisions, instrument panels, aircraft connectivity in more than 218 countries. Terrestrial
cockpit displays, and signage. They are common in GSM networks now cover more than 80% of the
consumer devices such as DVD players, gaming world’s population. GSM satellite roaming has also
devices, clocks, watches, calculators, and telephones, extended service access to areas where terrestrial
and have replaced cathode ray tube (CRT) displays in coverage is not available.
most applications. They are available in a wider range
of screen sizes than CRT and plasma displays, and GPS Module:
since they do not use phosphors, they do not suffer Wireless communication module. This design adapts
image burn-in. LCDs are, however, susceptible to the current leading GPS technology and the integrated
image persistence. The LCD screen is more energy positioning chip LEADTEK LR9548S. Specifically
efficient and can be disposed of more safely than a Designed for OEM Applications, it is a GPS receiver
CRT. Its low electrical power consumption enables it module with high sensitivity, low power consumption,
to be used in battery-powered electronic equipment. It and 20 channels. Compared with other independent
is an electronically modulated optical device made up GPS solutions GPS9548 is able to help Users gain and
of any number of segments filled with liquid crystals continuously track GPS signals at a very low signal
and arrayed in front of a light source (backlight) or intensity, which means GPS9548 can be used in the
reflector to produce images in colour or monochrome. environment where it has never been thought to be
Liquid crystals were first discovered in 1888.[2] By accessible,such as Buildings of the city building, dense
2008, annual sales of televisions with LCD screens forest,garage, and many indoor environment, with a
exceeded sales of CRT units worldwide, and the CRT positioning accuracy of less than 10 meters. With only

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an addition of relevant circuit at the periphery, The key of software design is to write function
positioning information including time, longitude, Functions. Functions are realized by calling the
latitude, rate, moving direction, etc, can be output corresponding function, which includes four parts:
through the serial. GPS data analysis and extraction, encoding and
decoding PDU messages, sending and receiving text
PROPOSED METHOD: messages, and parsing and executing the command.
In this project, if we want to identify our vehicle After the first boot of the device, the locator is firstly
location, we will send a SMS to the GSM modem initialized, including selecting pin function of the
which is interfaced with the microcontroller. The GSM controller LPC2148, setting the serial port work,
modem will receive the message and switch on GPS initializing interrupt vectors and TC35i, and setting the
Module and receives the position of the vehicle in working mode.
terms of latitude and longitude. And the same
information will be send back to the predefined Then the program enters the five links of loop
number. The architecture and working theory of this command: 1) test valid GPS data. Wait until the GPS
system is introduced in details, and introduces the receiver module LR9548S has received valid data, at
vehicle location system which uses the LPC2148 as a the same time the GPS light is lit. If the data is invalid,
control unit to combinative with GPS and GSM. the GPS status indicator will always be off. 2) verify
overrun.
Program Flow:
Before running the main program, LPC2148 controller If the vehicle is overrunning, the gauge instantly sends
must initialize the runtime environment, which is, a SMS to predefined mobile phone users. 3) check if
writing start code for ARM chips, including the you receive a new message. If you do not receive a
exception vector table, stack initialization, the storage new message, then return to 1). If you receive a new
system initialization and target board initialization, message, you have to read the new message where it is
usually written in assembly language. If you use the stored and decode the contents of the received SMS. 4)
GPRS services developed on the basis of GSM while verify the password. If the password is incorrect or
using the SMS service for delivery of positioning non-command text, then delete the message and return
information, the program flow chart is shown in figure. to the article 1). If the password is the correct
command, then start parsing the messages, and execute
the corresponding subroutine command. 5) after the
treatment, remove the message in order to avoid the
situation that the full storage space can not accept new
messages.

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
 Latitude: 1753.8336,N;
 Longitude: 7952.4904,E;
 Latitude: 1752.9632,N;
 Longitude: 7952.2323,E;

Figure 4.2: Program Flow

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This setup can be made more interactive by adding a
display to show some basic information about the Author details
vehicle and also add emergency numbers which can be
used in case of emergency .Upgrading this setup is Gogikar Sandeep
Persuing M.Tech (Embedded Systems) in Farah
very easy which makes it open to future requirements
Institute of Technology, Chevella, R.R. Dist Telangana
without the everything from scratch, which also makes
State, India and Graduated in B.Tech (Electronics and
it more efficient.
Communication Engineering) in 2013 from JNTU
Hyderabad.
BIBILOGRAPHY
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Harshavardhan Velagapudi
No 1 PS to No 1 Tank to No 2 PS to No 2 tank (High
Working as Assistant Professor in ECE Dept. in Farah
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Institute of Technology, Chevella, R.R. Dist Telangana
Consultants, SCADA Mail List, [email protected]
State, India. Post Graduated in ECE (Embedded
(August 1997).
Systems) M.Tech. from VIGNAN’S UNIVERSITY,
[2] Lambert, Robert, "An Interview in Newport News, Vadlamudi, Guntur, A.P . He Graduated in ECE
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