In most big cities, there is a growing issue with the number of vehicles on the streets and the lack of parking space. Hence, in order to assist drivers in finding a suitable parking place quickly, the demand for automatic car parking systems is rising. The device developed in this project will help the driver in finding the space to park the vehicle and also inform if there are any objects near by so that the car could be parked in the parking space efficiently. In future, we can add more Internet of things (IoT) related aspects to this project such as it can be controlled by other devices and apps for finding the parking and making the car easier to park.
- Audience
- How to build the project
- Components needed to build the project
- Arduino Software Installation
- Documentation
- Project screenshots
- Usage
- Contributors
- Credits
This project will be helful to the drivers in parking their car at the right location and make a decision on where to park the car as this project detects the object in the close proximity and alarms the driver about it.
We build the Arduino based automatic car parking system by using the Arduino kit and different components such as ultrasonic sensors, resistors, wires. This project leads to creation of a kind of smart car parking system that will inform the car drivers about the availability of the car parking slots in the parking area and allow them to efficiently park the car avoiding any obstacles and vehicles on the way. The car driver will be informed about the presence of any device or obstacle near by during the car parking. This project has a very real, cost effective and efficient parking solution in the real world.
We need the below mentioned components to build this Arduino based device: 2) Buzzer 3) Potentiometer (if Required) 4) Ultrasonic Distance Sensor 5) Servo Motor (if Required) 7) Arduino UNO 8) LEDs 9) H-Bridge Motor 10) Jumper Wires 12) Capacitors 13) Resistors 14) Breadboards 15) Push Buttons
Arduino IDE can be downloaded from the link shown below : (https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software).
More information about the IDE and how to run the code can be found below: (https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage).
The main idea behind taking this project is to make parking more safer and efficient with the use of technology and embedded systems. This will result in great improvement in efficiency, space allocated for parking and more number of vehicles can be parked in the parking area.
Repository folder structure is mentioned below:
/images - All the project related images are kept in this folder. /src - In this folder all the code files are present including .ino files. /README.md - Current file which guides you through all the installation process and gives other useful insights about the project.
- Code is implemented on the Arduino IDE.
- Connect the Arduino UNO kit to the laptop's USB.
- Establish the wire connections on the Arduino kit and connect the ultra sonic sensors.
- Place the LEDs on the Arduino kit. 🤖
- Place the resistors.
- Bring a car and perform the test after executing the code.
Thanks for motivating us and giving us all the valuable information during the lecture sessions to build the project.