Automated traffic accident detection

and ambulance management

Hari Sankar S, Jayadev K, Suraj B
{harisankarhss,surajbrox,jayadevk123}@gmail.com
BTech,Dept. of Electronics & communication, NITK, Surathkal
Road safety has emerged as a matter of prime concern today. The
first few minutes after an accident, where emergency services
need to be pressed into action with minimal delay is very
critical for a medical emergency. Studies on the Golden hour show
the importance of the first few minutes of the whole 60 following
a traumatic injury. The existing ambulance dispatchment system
from the city control room relies heavily on the victim's ability
to contact the control room and involves a lot of delays and
variability due to the human element involved.
The need of the hour is a comprehensive solution that
automatically detects the collision and also ensures the fast
arrival of the nearest ambulance on the spot thereby ensuring
rapid intervention in cases of trauma. We employ an in-vehicle
hardware module for accident detection, a centralized server for
ambulance management and an android application to guide the
ambulance driver to the spot and thereby reduce any delays.
The in-vehicle accident detection module consists of a Raspberry
Pi B+ microcontroller which detects the collision from the
irregularities in accelerometer readings. In case of an accident,
an alarm is triggered and the GPS coordinates of the victim are
then communicated to our central server. The central server has a
database of all the nearby ambulances and relays the victim's
location to the ambulance nearest to the accident location. On
the ambulance-driver side, our android application shows the
shortest route with the least traffic on Google Maps so that the
driver can reach the location very fast. The application also has
a variety of other features. The server is capable of handling
multiple accidents at the same time and can dispatch and monitor
all the ambulances simultaneously. In case of no injuries, the
victim can always switch off the alarm and carry on normally.
The system enables the automatic detection of accidents even when
the victim may be unconscious. Centralized dispatching and
monitoring of all ambulances can be done from a single terminal.
Multiple accident handling is achieved with almost zero human
element involvement. This is effective on a large scale as well.

Mob: Hari Sankar S: +918281800255, Jayadev K : +918547212600, Suraj B: +918971446869