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CAR ELEVATOR PLATFORM USING ARDUINO-UNO

Sanket Gosavi1, Pratik Jambhulkar2
1,2Students, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, P.E.S’s Modern College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract - This paper aims to explain the application of using 89c52 microcontroller. When a car arrives at the gate,
mechatronics in the development of an Arduino-Uno based car it is detected by the IR sensor installed at entry gate. The
elevator platform. A mechanism to elevate the car/vehicle to a microcontroller receives this signal, checks for vacant spaces
desired level has been proposed. The proposed system assists in the parking and displays the count of cars in parking on
to transport the cars/vehicles to and from over-ground the LCD display. If there is a vacant space for parking, the
parking spaces while minimizing the land usage. Such a entry gate opens. Similarly, the system works for exit of cars.
system will help in accommodating several vehicles at two Finally, the paper concludes by reducing manual work and
different floors in a building. It can be efficiently implemented saving time.
in residential as well as commercial buildings.
3. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Key Words: Elevator Platform, Arduino Uno, Infrared
Sensor, L298N Motor Driver, 12 V Dc Motor, Rack and The goal is to manufacture a prototype for an automated car
Pinion. elevator platform while taking into account the size
(5cm*5cm*2cm) and weight (20g) of a miniature car model
1. INTRODUCTION as the design parameter.

In modern world, where parking space has become a very 4. COMPONENTS USED
big problem, it has become very essential to circumvent this
particular problem by implementing mechatronics system. 4.1 Arduino Uno
Nowadays parking systems are equipped with sensors and
microcontrollers which makes the task a lot easier. The
system being designed can be used in a parking tower at its
entry points and exit points. The proposed system will help
avoid the tedious driving efforts required to reach the
different floors in a building that has circular roadways
progressing towards the top. Hence the automated platform
will thus be very advantageous to take the vehicles at
different floors.

2. LITERATURE REVIEW

Khin Nan Aye et.al.[1] designed an automated car parking

system by using RFID and passcode technologies. In this
system, a parking tower with three floors and two slots per Fig -1: Arduino-Uno
floor on either side of the central lift was implemented. RFID
is a wireless technology to identify and track tags attached to
 Microcontroller: ATmega328
objects via radio waves. In this system, RFID identifies the
 Operating Voltage: 5V
vacant parking slots and updates it in the database. An
elevator is used to store the vehicles in the vacant parking  Input Voltage (recommended): 7-12 V
slots identified by RFID. The system consists of steeper  Input Voltage (limits): 6-20 V
motor for moving elevator, servo motor for turning the pallet  Digital I/O Pins: 14 (of which 6 provide PWM
to desired position and DC motor for placing the vehicles in output)
the specified parking slot. The paper concludes by  Analog Input Pins: 6
minimizing car parking area and thus saving time.  DC Current per I/O Pin: 40 mA
 DC Current for 3.3V Pin: 50 mA
Mohmmed Ahmed et.al.[2] described the concept of an  Flash Memory: 32 KB of which 0.5 KB used by
automatic car parking system. In this system, the entry and bootloader
exit of cars through the gate is sensed automatically by using  SRAM: 2 KB (ATmega328)
infrared (IR) sensors. The available spaces for parking are  EEPROM: 1 KB (ATmega328)
displayed on an LCD displayer. This project is developed  Clock Speed: 16 MHz

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4.2 IR Sensor 4.4 3-12 V DC Motor

Fig -4: 12 V DC Motor

Fig -2: IR Sensor

Pin No Function Name  60 RPM BO Motor – Straight

 Low density: lightweight, low inertia.
1 Supply voltage (5V) VCC  Operating Voltage (VDC): 3~12
 Shaft Length (mm): 8.5
 Shaft Diameter (mm): 5.5 (Double D-type)
2 Output voltage (0-5V) Output  No Load Current: 40-180mA.
 Rated Speed (After Reduction): 60 RPM
3 Ground (0V) Ground  Rated Torque: 1 Kg-cm

4.5 Rack & Pinion

4.3 L298N Motor Driver

Fig -5: Rack & Pinion

 High quality
 ABS plastic gear rack set
 Used for movement of elevator platform in
Fig -3: L298N Motor Driver vertical direction.

4.6 12 V Battery
Pin Name Pin Type
Pin No.
1 IN1 Input 1
2 IN 2 Input 2
3 IN 3 Input 3
4 IN 4 Input 4
5 EN A Enable
6 EN B Enable
7 OUTPUT A Motor 1 Fig -6: 12 V Battery

8 OUTPUT B Motor 2
 Lithium polymer battery (LiPo)
 Output Voltage: 11.1 V
 Capacity (mAh): 360
 Weight (gm): 45g

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 Dimensions: 12*30*55 (mm)  In this system, 2 DC Motors are connected to the

 Max Continuous Discharge: 30C (10.5A) L298N Motor Driver.
 Max Burst Discharge: 60C (21A)  The L298N Motor Driver is supplied with a 12V
Battery and is connected to Arduino UNO.
4.7 MDF  Infrared (IR) Sensor is connected to Arduino UNO.
 The Arduino UNO is supplied with a 5V DC Power
Supply.

Fig -7: MDF

 Medium density fibre-board (MDF)

 High internal bond strength
 Thickness: 3mm Fig -10: Circuit diagram for the system
 Used for making elevator platform, ground floor
and second floor  A wooden base is selected onto which an MDF is
mounted to create a ground level for the entry point
4.8 Wooden Base of the elevator platform. Even the floor on the
second level is made up of MDF.
 The platform is also made of MDF and it is attached
to the two racks fitted inside the guideways.
 The shafts of two 12V DC motors are coupled to
pinions which are meshed with the respective racks
on either side.
 An infrared sensor is mounted at the edge of the
Fig -8: Wooden Base platform to detect the car.
 Arduino board is placed at the bottom in the
 High Tensile Strength. wooden base.
 Used as base or supporting frame for the system.
6. WORKING
5. CONSTRUCTION

Fig -9: Block diagram for the system

Fig -11: Elevator platform at ground level

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7. CONCLUSION

In this paper, concept of automatic car parking is explained

with the help of a prototype which transports the car from
initial level to the desired level for parking purpose. The
system can be used for both entry and exit purposes of the
parking. As this system is a prototype, advancements in this
system will make it beneficial for industrial applications.
Ultrasonic Sensors can be used instead of Infrared Sensors to
increase the detecting range. Implementation of this system
in industries will avoid consuming large parking areas,
reducing manual work and thus saving time.

8. FUTURE SCOPE

Developments in this system will make it applicable for

multi-storied buildings. Along with the car parking
application, this system can be designed for transporting
heavy goods from ground/underground levels in stock
inventories of manufacturing industries as well as in mines.

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Fig -12: Elevator platform at second level Applications, Volume 8–Issue 07, 172-175, 2019
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 The coding for the system is done by using Arduino
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The speed of the motors is set to 60 rpm and the Computing Communication and Information System,
platform reaches the second level within 5 seconds Vol.8. No.1 –2016
and motors stop.
 Now, when the car exits from the platform onto the BIOGRAPHIES
second level, the infrared sensor reads 0 value and a
delay of 2 seconds has been given to the motors to SANKET GOSAVI
restart in clock-wise direction and hence the Student at P.E.S’s Modern College
platform will descend back to its initial bottom Of Engineering, Pune.
position. Branch: Mechanical Engineering
 Similarly, another platform can be used at the exit
side of the parking such that the initial position of
that platform would be at the top i.e. second level in PRATIK JAMBHULKAR
order to bring down the car. Student at P.E.S’s Modern College
 The range of infrared sensor is up to 7cm which is
Of Engineering, Pune.
why it is used in this prototype else for long range Branch: Mechanical Engineering
sensing, inductive or capacitive proximity sensors
can be used in actual industrial application.

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