AN INTELLIGENT SYSTEM TO DETECT POTHOLES, HUMPS AND AVOIDS COLLISION OF VEHICLES ON ROADS

Abstract

One of the major issues faced by developing countries is the maintenance of roads. Well maintained roads contribute a major portion to the country's development. Identification of potholes and humps on roads not only helps the drivers to avoid accidents or vehicle damages, but also helps the respective authorities to look after the quality of roads. This paper deliberate foregoing pothole detection techniques that are being used and proposes an economic solution to identify the potholes and humps and its corresponding height and depth measures. The proposed system uses Global Positioning System (GPS) which captures the geographical coordinates of the potholes and hump. The sensed data includes pothole depth, height of the hump and geographic location, which is sent through Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) transmitter. The values are received by GSM receiver and it is stored in a computer which acts as a database. This serves as a valuable source of information to the vehicle drivers and government authorities so that precautionary measures can be taken to evade accidents. Signal warning of danger is given in the form of flash messages with an audio beep to the vehicle drivers to avoid the accidents or vehicular damages.