Vehicle Tracker

Published on 18 Apr 2022. Written by Naveen Lakkundi

It is reported that for every 14 minutes there is a vehicle stolen in India, and there is 44% rise in the theft and attempt to theft last year and only few of the vehicles reported are recovered. Theft has to be prevented, even after prevention some of the vehicles will be stolen. The vehicle’s position can be known and tracked, by this the thief can be caught and the vehicle will be recovered.

This project briefs about installing a vehicle location tracker, by this you will be able to find your vehicle. The tracker can be made by using a GPS, GSM and of course a microcontroller. The GPS detects the latitude and longitude of the vehicle and it can also detect the height of elevation. This system can send the exact position of the vehicle.

Project Description:

Arduino Uno: Arduino Uno is a Microcontroller based on Atmea328. It has 14 digital input/output pins and in which 6 of them can be used as PWM outputs, it also has 6 analog I/O pins, and a USB connection, a 16MHz ceramic resonator, a power jack, an IPSC header and a reset button.
GSM module: GSM stands for Global system for mobile communication, this GSM module can connect to a mobile network and can send text messages and perform voice call to other mobile devices.
GPS module: GPS stands for Global positioning system and by using this module the position of the device can be known that is the latitude and longitude can be known. This Module shows the elevation that is the height above the sea level.

Project Implementation:

Program Arduino Uno such that when you call the number of the GSM module, the GPS activates.
After activation the GPS detects the location of the vehicle.
The location is sent to the same number from which the GSM module had received the call.
User will know the location of the vehicle and can find the vehicle using the latitude and longitude.

Project Brief: This project can locate your lost, or stolen vehicle and using this location you can track the vehicle. You can also use this project to spy on someone who has borrowed your car, like to track where the car is going..

Software requirements:

Arduino IDE Version 1.8.5 : You will be needing Arduino IDE software for writing and uploading the program into the Arduino Uno board.

Programming language: Arduino programming (C++)

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