SafeRide
Lim Choon Yun
BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering – UC3F1410SE
Introduction
SafeRide is a proposed crowd-
sourcing system to exploit the full
usage hardware capability of existing
mobile device to enhance road driving
experience and reduce risks of traffic
accident due to poor road conditions.
With accelerometer and Global
Positioning System (GPS) capabilities
readily available throughout variance
of smart-phones make this system
possible. Community, especially road
users could help provide instantaneous
report to the system of defective road
via mobile device hands free.
Implementation
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SafeRide on Android app serve as a data
collection tool where it detect sudden
movement while driving to flag as
possible defects. All the possible defects
are being analyzed on Ruby on Rails
server to generate a defect density map.
SafeRide
Crowd-sourcing for better road conditions
Problem Statement
With high density and frequent usage of
roads, road continues to age and
damaged swiftly. Therefore, quick
location identification of road damages is
often impossible hence maintenance is
often insufficient to fix the defective
roads in time to ensure safety of road
users.
The reporting system available now is
extremely outdated where user would
have to make phone call or directly visit
authority’s office to send a complaint or
report.
How it works
Accelerometer
+ As conclusion, the initial product
GPS
Internet connection
These are the component that is widely
available and equipped with the mobile
devices nowadays. With complex
algorithms applied, these hardware can
turn into useful automated data collection
tools.
Pre- and post-program Insert your text here
Purpose
To utilize accelerometer of smart-
phone devices to file report without
distracting road users.
To crowd-source defective roads from
community and road users.
To utilize GPS information within camera
captured picture to file precise location of
defective roads.
To use GPS services to alert user
with reported poor road condition in
advance.
To ultimately minimize traffic accident
due to poor road conditions.
Conclusion
indicate that SafeRide works as an
automated assistant to submit reports
to authority.
There is still plenty of room for
improvement therefore, initial plan
after the project after the development
is to publish the application to Google’s
Play store for users to test run as
beta release, and feedbacks can be
gathered.
Lim Choon Yun (Marco) marco.cylim@gmail.com