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    The document describes a location tracking and alerting system that uses an MSP430 microcontroller interfaced with a GPS module, GSM/GPRS module, and vibration sensor. The system is intended to send an alert message with the accident location to a recipient's phone if a vibration from an accident is detected. It obtains the location from the GPS module and sends it along with the alert via the GSM/GPRS module. The system was implemented and able to successfully send a text with the object's location when vibration was detected, allowing for quick emergency response.

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    The document describes a location tracking and alerting system that uses an MSP430 microcontroller interfaced with a GPS module, GSM/GPRS module, and vibration sensor. The system is intended to send an alert message with the accident location to a recipient's phone if a vibration from an accident is detected. It obtains the location from the GPS module and sends it along with the alert via the GSM/GPRS module. The system was implemented and able to successfully send a text with the object's location when vibration was detected, allowing for quick emergency response.

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    The document describes a location tracking and alerting system that uses an MSP430 microcontroller interfaced with a GPS module, GSM/GPRS module, and vibration sensor. The system is intended to send an alert message with the accident location to a recipient's phone if a vibration from an accident is detected. It obtains the location from the GPS module and sends it along with the alert via the GSM/GPRS module. The system was implemented and able to successfully send a text with the object's location when vibration was detected, allowing for quick emergency response.

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    Location Tracking and Alerting System

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    The document describes a location tracking and alerting system that uses an MSP430 microcontroller interfaced with a GPS module, GSM/GPRS module, and vibration sensor. The system is intended to send an alert message with the accident location to a recipient's phone if a vibration from an accident is detected. It obtains the location from the GPS module and sends it along with the alert via the GSM/GPRS module. The system was implemented and able to successfully send a text with the object's location when vibration was detected, allowing for quick emergency response.

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    Location tracking

    and
    alerting system
    Abstract:-
     Due to advancement in technology an automatic vehicle locator was introduced which
    combines along with a software and helps us to track our own vehicle and it also guides the
    shortest path to be taken to reach our destination as earlier as possible.

     Thus we can make a location tracking and alerting system using above technology, which will
    help us in mishaps like accident, by sending an alert message along with accident location to
    recipient’s mobile or even to a nearby hospital.

     This is achieved by interfacing MSP430 launch pad with GPS module, GSM/GPRS module.

     Vibration sensor is used to indicate the vibration during accidental situations.


    Survey:-

     India has progressed at an enormous rate that many companies have establish themselves here.
    These companies have a huge work force. Arranging the transportation to such huge force is
    difficult task.

     This has led to many mishaps like accidents, therefore the proposed tracking system with
    vibration sensor will help us in finding the location of vehicle through satellite communication.

     GPS and GSM/GPRS based location and tracking system will provide effective, real time
    location of object, mapping and reporting this information back to monitoring device and
    improving decision making abilities in such situation.

     Using geographic position and time information from the Global Positioning Satellites (GPS)
    will provide the current location the of the object.
    Problem Formulation :-

     “What is a location tracking and alerting system” ?

     “why do we need this system” ?

     “How will it benefit the persons using this system in his daily life activities” ?

     “How to send an alerting message to near by hospitals or recipient’s mobile number in case of
    accidental situations” ?
    Tool survey:-
    MSP430 : The MSP430 is a mixed-signal microcontroller. Built around a 16-
    bit RISC CPU, the MSP430 is designed for low cost and, specifically low
    power consumption embedded applications. configurations featuring the
    usual peripherals: internal oscillator, timer including PWM, USART, ADCs
    etc. The MSP430 does not have an external memory bus, so it is limited to
    on-chip memory (up to 512 KB flash memory and 66 KB RAM).
    Vibration sensor : it is used to detect the vibrations and sudden
    modulation in sensor. Its output may be high or low. Here we have used
    the sensor which gives the output as High when accident occurs( i.e.
    active High logic vibration sensor).
    Vibration sensor MSP430 launch pad
    GPS module : Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that uses
    satellites and ground stations to measure and compute its position on Earth. It
    works on ‘Trilateration method’ where satellite and GPS receiver generate the
    same pseudocode signal at the same time. The transmitted pseudocode signal from
    satellite is then received by the GPS receiver. These two signals are compared and
    the difference between these two is the travel time. When receiver knows the
    distance and location of satellite from three or more satellites revolving around the
    Earth , desired location can be tracked.
    GPS module
    GPRS\GSM module : GSM represents the second generation (2G) cellular phone
    technology. Use of short message service (SMS) over GSM network has resulted
    into growing interest in use of GSM network for remote access.
    However use of GSM-SMS technology for remote access is not suitable for the
    applications that require higher data rate, real time monitoring and/or
    connectivity through internet. For such applications the technology suitable is
    GPRS which is often described as 2.5G cellular technology that lies between
    second (2G) and third (3G) generations. Compared to 3G, 2.5G (i.e. GPRS), has
    an easy migration path from 2G and hence has evolved relatively faster. GPRS
    applies a packet radio principle to transfer data. Most popular applications of
    GPRS that is location tracking, where data collected from the system being
    monitored is forwarded over GPRS link to internet and received on the web
    server.
    GPRS module
    Methodology and Implementation :-
    The vibration sensor is fed with +3.3v as shown
    and the code is typed in Energia IDE and is
    dumped into MSP430 launch pad. When
    accident occurs vibration sensors detects
    vibration and sets green colored led of MSP430
    to On condition for some interval indicating
    output as High, otherwise it treated as no
    vibration i.e. output as Low the magnitude of
    vibration to send an alert can be adjusted in
    the program.
    If this sensors output is higher than the
    threshold magnitude of vibration then MSP-
    430 detects the change in sensor output and it
    tries to access the location with the help of
    GPS module, i.e. by converting output of Tx
    of GPS to degree-decimal format which gives
    the current location of the system.
    The GPS module and GSM/GPRS module and MSP430 launch pad are connected as
    shown in Fig-5. The GPS module is fed with +5v dc supply and the transmitter terminal
    is connected with pin3 of launchpad and it sends the latitude and longitude
    coordinates received from satellite, thus sends the data in National Marine
    Electronics Association format (NMEA) to microcontroller later with help of program
    this NMEA format is converted into degree and decimal format.

    GSM/GPRS module is fed with +12v dc supply as shown and based on the GPRS working
    bandwidth values of microcontroller is set without this setting the devices can’t
    communicate with each other. Tx pin of GPRS is connected with Rx pin(14) where
    response for given AT commands is displayed and message (i.e. location of the object )is
    sent to assigned recipient’s mobile number with required message.
    The Rx pin will receive the commands from MSP-430and the total transmission of data in
    GPRS module is serial communication.
    Conclusions:
    By programming MSP430 launch pad and
    interfacing launch pad with GPS module,
    GPRS module and vibration sensor, an
    alerting message along with object
    location was seen in recipient’s phone
    number. Thus location tracking and
    alerting system was built successfully which
    helps to take quick response during such
    mishaps.
    Observation
     
    We have seen that GPS module doesn’t give proper
    location in presence of obstacles like in indoors or in
    dense tree regions or in underground places etc. thus this
    we can’t predict the right location of the vehicle in these
    situations.
    GPS accuracy depends on sufficient received signal
    quality. GPS signal gets affected due to multipath,
    ionosphere, electromagnetic interference etc. This leads
    to error of about 5 to 10 meters in GPS signal. 
     
    Application:
    location tracking and alerting systems are used for operational functions such as
    security, dispatch and collecting on-board information.

    These are also used for fire detector in large vehicles like train, bus etc. because
    the vehicle like train contains large number of people and the sending alert of
    fire accident can save many lives.

    The applications of this project can also be seen in


    different domains like military, navigation, automobiles, aircrafts, fleet
    management, remote monitoring, remote control, security systems, tele
    services.

    Also in location based services enabled devices, vehicle scheduling, car


    navigation, accident analysis.
     Future Scope :
    We can use our system to assist the traffic. By keeping the kits in the entire
    vehicles and by knowing the locations of all the vehicles.
    We can reduce the size of the kit by using GPS+GSM on the same module
    and accuracy can be increased by 3m by increasing the cost of the GPS
    receivers.

    Can be adopted to detect bomb by using bomb detector, also with high
    sensitivity vibration sensors can be adopted in vehicles to detect accident.
    We can use EEPROM to store the previous navigating positions up to 256
    locations and we can navigate up to N number of locations by increasing its
    memory.
    References :

    MSP430 Microcontroller Basics by John H. Davies.


    https://www.ijariit.com/manuscripts/v4i3/V4I3-1478.pdf
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285431088_MSP430_based_vehicle_
    tracking_system_using_wireless_technology/amp

    https://www.electronicwings.com/sensors-modules/gps-receiver-module
    https://www.electronicwings.com/sensors-modules/sim900a-gsmgprs-module
    https://www.elprocus.com/gsm-architecture-features-working/

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