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INTELLIGENT BRAKING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES

Ashwin Francis1, Abel Antoo2, Jerald John3, Augustin Sagar4, Sreejith K5

1,2,3,4 UGscholars, Dept. of Mechanical Engg. Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, KTU
5Asst. Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engg. Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, KTU
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Abstract - - In most urban areas of the world especially in between tractor/semi-trailer. Intelligent braking system has
India accidents related to transportation and automobiles a lot of potential applications especially in developed
cause a huge number of fatalities. This can be contributed to countries where research on smart vehicle and intelligent
the poor infrastructure, lack of road etiquettes and almost highway are receiving ample attention. The system when
nonexistence of measures to enforce laws of the road. On integrated with other subsystems like automatic traction
average, 1214 accidents take place every day in the country. control system, intelligent throttle system, and auto cruise
The Intelligent braking system could play an important role system, etc. will result in smart vehicle maneuver. The driver
in reduction in the number of accidents by a simple solution at the end of the day will become the passenger, safety
of governing the speed of the vehicles. It uses GPS accorded the highest priority and the journey will be
coordinates to locate the present zones that are the most optimized in term of time duration, cost, efficiency and
accident prone like schools and hospital areas. The vehicle comfortability. The impact of such design and development
entering to these zones will acquire the assigned speed limit will cater for the need of contemporary society that aspires
by the activation of brakes. quality drive as well as to accommodate the advancement of
technology especially in the area of smart sensor and
Key Words: Intelligent braking system, GPS supported actuator. The emergence of digital signal processor enhances
braking, automobile braking. the capacity and features of universal microcontroller.

1 .INTRODUCTION 1.2 Working

In most urban areas of the world especially in India The overall system is designed so that the position of the
accidents related to transportation and automobiles cause a vehicle is determined using GPS coordinates and
huge number of fatalities. This can be contributed to the corresponding values are fed into the DSP for processing,
poor infrastructure, lack of road etiquettes and almost resulting in the DSP issuing commands to actuator to
nonexistence of measures to enforce laws of the road. On function appropriately. The most popular systems like
Antilock Braking Systems (ABS), Traction Control and
average, 1214 accidents take place every day in the country.
Stability Control employ different types of sensors to
The Intelligent braking system could play an important role
constantly monitor the conditions of the vehicle, and
in reduction in the number of accidents by a simple solution
respond in an emergency situation. An intelligent braking
of governing the speed of the vehicles.
system includes a GPS module integrated either in a smart
phone or a navigation system which continuously acquire
1.1 Principle vehicle’s position and sends to the microcontroller through
Bluetooth. The microcontroller processes the data and
Intelligent Braking System uses GPS coordinates to locate the controls the brake pressure by using solenoid valves and
present zones that are the most accident prone like schools thus actuating the brakes.
and hospital areas. The vehicle entering to these zones will
acquire the assigned speed limit by the activation of brakes. 2. COMPONENTS
The traditional medium used for brake system (compressed
air) can be now controlled with the speed and precision
(A). Electronic Brake Control Module
offered by modern electronic abilities. Intelligent Braking
System (IBS) introduced in commercial vehicles providing
The controlling element of the intelligent braking system is a
rapid brake response and release for every single wheel
microprocessor-based Electronic Brake Control Module
therefore ensuring safety. The extremely rapid response
(EBCM). If the vehicle is equipped with traction control, the
time provided by the electronic control can be used for
microprocessor is called the Electronic Brake Traction
crucially shortening the braking distance by introducing
Control Module (EBTCM). Inputs to the system include four
advanced control of braking system operation. Such a
wheel speed sensors, Bluetooth module, the brake switch,
complex task imposed to the control of braking system
ignition switch and unswitched battery voltage. Outputs
cannot be based on the driver abilities and need to be done
include three bi-directional motor controls, four indicator
independently of the driver. The advanced strategy for the
controls, two solenoid controls, and the system enable relay.
braking force management, proposed here, is based on
A serial data line, located in terminal 9 of the Data Link
intelligent controlling of the braking forces distribution
Connector (DLC), is provided for scan tools.
between the front and rear axle of power-driven vehicle
and/or between towing/trailer combination and/or

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The EBCM/EBTCM monitors the speed of each wheel. If any HC‐05 module is an easy to use Bluetooth SPP (Serial Port
wheel begins to approach lock-up and the brake switch is on, Protocol) module, designed for transparent wireless serial
the EBCM/EBTCM controls the motors and solenoids to connection setup. The HC-05 Bluetooth Module can be used
reduce brake pressure to the wheel approaching lock-up. in a Master or Slave configuration, making it a great solution
Once the wheel regains traction, brake pressure is increased for wireless communication. This serial port Bluetooth
until the wheel again begins to approach lock-up. This cycle module is fully qualified Bluetooth V2.0+EDR (Enhanced
repeats until either the vehicle comes to a stop, the brake is Data Rate) 3Mbps Modulation with complete 2.4GHz radio
released, or no wheels approach lock-up. Additionally, the transceiver and baseband. It uses CSR Blue core 04‐External
EBCM/EBTCM monitors itself, each input (except the serial single chip Bluetooth system with CMOS technology and with
data line) and each output for proper operation. If any AFH (Adaptive Frequency Hopping Feature).
system malfunction is detected, the EBCM/EBTCM will store
a DTC in non-volatile memory (DTCs will not disappear if the (C). Arduino UNO
battery is disconnected).

FIG 3. Arduino UNO

Arduino is an open-source platform used for

building electronics projects. Arduino consists of both a
physical programmable circuit board (often referred to as a
microcontroller) and a piece of software, or IDE (Integrated
Development Environment) that runs on your computer,
FIG 1. Electronic brake control module used to write and upload computer code to the physical
board. The Arduino does not need a separate piece of
hardware (called a programmer) in order to load new code
Components of EBCM are- (1). Hazard Lamp and Turn Signal
onto the board – you can simply use a USB cable.
Lamp Flasher (2). Electronic Brake Control Relay (3).
Additionally, the Arduino IDE uses a simplified version of
Electrical Connector C201 (4).Instrument Panel Ground
C++, making it easier to learn to program. Finally, Arduino
Connection (5). ABS Ground Connection (6). Body Control
provides a standard form factor that breaks out the functions
Module (BCM) (7). Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Control
of the micro-controller into a more accessible package.
Module (8). Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM)
Features:
(B). Bluetooth Module (BC-05)
Microcontroller: ATmega328
Operating: Voltage 5V
Input Voltage (recommended): 7-12V
Input Voltage (limits): 6-20V
Digital I/O: Pins 14 (of which 6 provide PWM
output)

(D). GPS module /Smart phone

The GPS module used in our Project is integrated in the

smartphone which is used to pair the phone with the
FIG 2. Bluetooth Module
Bluetooth module in the micro controller. GPS module can

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also be used with a navigation system. It continuously ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

locates the vehicle’s position and sends the feedback to the
microcontroller through Bluetooth. We thank Mr. Sreejith K, who is the professor in mechanical
engineering at Jyothi Engineering College Cheruthuruthy, for
The schematic representation of Intelligent Braking System his guidance and support. We are also thankful to the entire
using GPS is illustrated in the below figure. It consists of Mechanical Engineering Department of Jyothi Engineering
EBCM, Arduino (microcontroller), Bluetooth module, and a College for their suggestions and help.
GPS module.
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FIG. 4 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM “REVIEW ON INTELLIGENT BRAKING SYSTEM”
International Journal on Recent and Innovation
3. CONCLUSIONS Trends in Computing and Communication. Vol: 4
Issue: 4, April 2016.
In this report the innovative idea of implementing
intelligent braking system is discussed and thereby analysed
its various parameters for regular realistic application.
Intelligent braking is one of the smart options which can be
implemented in various applications for stopping a moving
body without jerky motion. Intelligent Braking System (IBS)
is an efficient and modern method to reduce the number of
accidents by governing speed in cities, highways and other
urban areas hence making our roads safer for everybody, as
it uses GPS coordinates to locate the present zones that are
the most accident prone like schools and hospital areas. By
the implementation of this ‘Intelligent Braking System’ in
automobiles, we are looking at a reduction in almost 15% of
road accidents and related fatalities in the designated areas.
We can also control rash driving to a certain extend and help
in the enforcement of speed limits.

We have used the previous work on advance braking system

and used that to define the basic braking control problem
and have developed intelligent control method for this
system. Clearly the approaches and conclusions that we
present are somewhat preliminary and are in need of further
significant investigations. Our present work realized us that
implementation of this smart system can feasible and of real
time use. Approaches and conclusions that we present are
somewhat preliminary and are in need of further significant
investigations. While making some changes we can use this
on any available vehicle. Also improved and precise
programming is necessary for real time operation.
Application of intelligent braking system for critical dynamic
condition need to be analysed.

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