Cellphone Awareness Inside Vehicles Using Embedded Device And Android Application

Abstract

Over recent years, cellphone use while driving has become an alarming problem. There has been an increasing rate of accidents concerning distracted driving. Therefore, the motive of this work has been to focus on removing distractions involving notifications on mobile phones to try and discourage or prevent the use of mobile phones while driving. The android application is designed to help drivers to focus on their driving. The buzzer placed inside the car is made to remind the driver to switch to Driving-Mode before they begin to drive and to not be interrupted while driving. The application enables this feature simply with the press of a button.The research for this work led to the development of an application which was compatible for android smartphones with android versions of 6.0 and above. The testing was only conducted inside private cars and the range of the access point was limited throughout the area inside the car. This system was however, not tested using large vehicles. The connectivity of the smartphones and the access point proved to be successful. Although the average time required for the access point to set up was 3 seconds. The range was also measured, and it was concluded that the connection remained stable up to a diameter of 2 meters.