The project aims at design and fabricates an intelligent solar powered vehicle which is used to monitor the vehicle’s engine temperature, vehicle speed and vehicle pollution on LCD display. The parameters along with GPS coordinates will be sent to RTO authorities in the form of SMS using GSM technology. The alerts regarding abnormal parameters are given through buzzer.   GPS is the acronym for Global Positioning System. It is employed to find the position where the user is located on the earth. This information is provided by the GPS with the help of the data it receives from the satellites. Solar energy is stored in to the battery. To run the vehicle using battery power supply.   The main controlling device of the whole system is a microcontroller. Pollution sensor, IR sensor, LCD, Buzzer, GPS and GSM are interfaced to Microcontroller. The Microcontroller continuously monitors the pollution, Vehicle speed and engine temperature levels along with GPS location coordinates. The Microcontroller automatically sends the information of abnormal parameters to predefined numbers (RTO) authorities. The Microcontroller horns an alarm and visual alerts on LCD screen. The Microcontroller is loaded with a program written in embedded ‘C’ language to perform the task.  

The major features of this project are:  

1. Continuous monitoring of Engine temperature.
2. Continuous monitoring of vehicle pollution.
3. Continuous monitoring of vehicle speed.
4. Track the location of vehicle using GPS technology.
5. Alerts regarding abnormal parameters through buzzer.
6. To run the vehicle using solar energy.
7. SMS to RTO authorities regarding abnormal parameters.
8. LCD based alerts.

  The major building blocks of this project are:  

• Solar panel
• Charging circuit
• Rechargeable battery
• PIC Micro controller
• CO sensor
• Temperature sensor
• IR sensor
• DC Motor with Driver.
• Buzzer.
• GPS.
• LCD display.
• GSM.
• Crystal Oscillator
• Reset
• LED indication.

  Software’s used:  

1. PIC-C compiler for Embedded C programming.
2. PIC kit 2 programmer for dumping code into Micro controller.
3. Express SCH for Circuit design.

    Regulated Power Supply:

       

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