BLIND SPOT DETECTION FOR AUTOMOBILES

ABSTRACT:

One of the most dangerous situations that a motorcyclist can find him/ herself in is in a lane that is about to be taken over by a Car, SUV, or Truck. Many riders spend a lot of time in a vehicle’s blind spot not realizing the dangers that they are in, (the area that is not covered by the mirrors on a car or truck). In order to see this area a driver must turn his/ her head to check what is in their blind spot. Unfortunately a lot of drivers out there don't bother to check their blind spots (they only use their mirrors) before making a turn or lane change. And as a motorcycle rider you don't want to be in that space when the driver of a much heavier vehicle wants to be there as well.

Diagram 2.1 above indicates where the blind spots are located on a car. This is the place where a rider should not spend a lot of time. The easiest way to tell if you are in a vehicle’s blind spot is to look into the car/ truck mirrors, if you cannot see the driver’s face... Guess what? You are in his or her blind spot. This means that you are invisible to the driver, unless they turn their head and check their blind spot before making a move.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:

Ø LPC2129 Micro controller Board

Ø JTAG Interface

Ø NULL Modem Cable.

Ø Ultrasonic sensor

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

Ø Keil mvision 3

Ø Embedded C

Ø LPC2000 Flash Utility

WORKING PROCEDURE:

In this project we will connect two ultrasonic sensors at the back side of the vehicle and it will give continuously the distance between the vehicle and the nearby vehicle. By using this distance we will conclude the vehicle is there or not in the blind spot ad if we will give the indication to the driver in the LCD display in the cluster as well as the LED indication in the mirror.