GPS Tracking System

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Table of Contents

No.	Section
01	Description
02	Features
03	Installation
04	Usage
05	Requirements
06	Contributing
07	License
08	Credits
09	Contact
10	Video Demo

Description

The GPS Distance Tracking System is a project developed as part of the CSE-211s course at CSE Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. The main objective of this project is to create an embedded system that accurately tracks the distance a user travels between two points using GPS coordinates. The system is implemented Using the Texas Instruments TM4C123G LaunchPad and provides real-time visual feedback to the user through LEDs.

Features

The GPS subsystem performs the following tasks:

1. Gets the coordinates of the starting point Using UART Protocol.
2. Gets the coordinates of the endpoint and calculates the total distance Between Them.
3. Provides visual feedback to the user using built-in LEDs based on these criteria:
   • If the distance from the target ~ 0 m | Green LED Turn on (destination is reached).
   • If the distance from is saved to EEPROM | Blue LED Turn on (Data is Saved).

The trajectory of the distance traveled must satisfy the following criteria:

1. The total distance between the start and end points should be greater than 100 meters.
2. The path from the start point to the endpoint should form a non-straight line similar to the provided baseline path.

Note

The system calculates the distance between the starting point and the endpoint and compares it with the distance obtained from Google Maps.

Installation

To install the GPS Tracking System, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   https://github.com/Omar-26/GPS_Tracking_System.git

2. Connect the TM4C123GXL LaunchPad to the GPS module and configure it to receive GPS coordinates.

3. Open the project in Code Composer Studio (CMake is also required for building).

Usage

To use the GPS Tracking System, follow these steps:

1. Power on the GPS Distance Tracking System.

2. Select any starting point on Google Maps and mark it as the starting Point.

3. Walk or travel to the destination point.

4. The system will provide visual feedback through the built-in LEDs as follows:

   • ${\textsf{\color[RGB]{3,140,90}Green}}$‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎| Target destination is reached.
   • ${\textsf{\color[RGB]{30,144,255}Blue}}$ ‏‏‎ | Total Distance is Saved.

5. Ensure that the calculated distance is within an error margin of 5% compared to Google Maps.

Requirements

To successfully run the GPS Tracking System, you will need the following:

Hardware

• Tiva™ C Series TM4C123GXL (ARM Cortex M4F Based) LaunchPad
• Ublox NEO-6m GPS Module
• Connecting cables (USB, serial, etc.)

Software

• Keil 5
• mapping API as a data visualization (Python)

Contributing

Contributions to the GPS Distance Tracking System project are welcome. To contribute, follow these instructions:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new branch for the feature or bug fix you want to add.

3. Make your changes and commit them with a detailed description of what you did.

4. Push the changes to the branch and create a pull request on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU AGPLv3 License.

Credits

This project was developed by Team Work as part of Introduction to Embedded Systems Course. Special thanks to the faculty staff at the CSE Department for their support and guidance throughout the course and the project.

Contact

For any inquiries or support, please contact:

Omar Ashraf	Ahmed Sallam	Abdelrahman Ezz	Abdulrahman Ahmed	Ahmed Helmy
Mohamed Atta	Kareem Mostafa	Khalid Doma	Shourok Amr

Video Demo

You can find a video demonstration of the GPS Distance Tracking System at the following link: Link to Video Demo