Automobile Accident Detector using Wireless Communication

Abstract

With the advent of science and technology in every walk of life the significance of vehicle safety has increased and the main priority is been given to decrease in accident on roads. This causing every death on road accidents every 20 seconds in the world according to WHO. The Microcontroller alone with accelerometer sensor, GPS and GSM modules shorten the alarm time to a large amount and locate the site of accident accurately. Subsequently the time for searching the location is reduced and the person can be treated as soon as possible which will save many lives. In the existing accident detection systems, there is a problem of false alarms or situations where immediate help is not necessary. In such cases the driver must be able to manually switch off the alert system and stop the sending of message.