Automobile speed sensing system with data transmission and surveillance capabilities

The number of drivers who violate the over speeding limit is increasing. This is due to the inefficient method being used by the authorities in detecting and identifying the perpetrators. If a more efficient system isn\u27t implemented then the number violations will continue to increase and will undoubtedly also increase the number of accidents caused by over speeding. The main objective of this thesis is to design a system which will aid the authorities in detecting and identifying the violators while also providing them with proof by recording the speed and video of the actual violation. The proposed system utilizes two RFID readers to detect the entry and exit time of a tagged vehicle in order to calculate its speed over a fixed road length. It will then send an SMS to the authorities containing the violator\u27s information as a notification of a violation whenever an over speeding infraction is detected. By using the system, the authorities can be notified whenever a driver goes beyond the speed limit effectively reducing the amount of time and manpower that needed in patrolling the roadways. The materials used are: YKD-8861 UHF RFID Readers, Passive RFID tags, Arduino Uno, TC35 GSM module, scaled down gantry, 1/18 scale RC car, Laptop with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and MySQL installed and connecting wires in between modules. After evaluating each module of the system, it is concluded that the designed Automobile Speed Sensing (A.S.S) System as functions accordingly and could be implemented as a full scale system that will assist in apprehending over speeding vehicles