An Implementation of Android-Based Mobile Virtual Instrument for Telematics Applications

Abstract

Telematics applications are established a vehicle communication environment to merge the information for the traffic safety, road navigation, remote business, A/V entertainment, etc. However, the researches between Google-Android mobile and OBD II/CAN Bus are rarely been discussed in the Android APP. This paper aims to implement an Android-based mobile device platform that successfully program CAN-Bus driver, which could correctly read the data on the ECUs in the vehicle. The results are graphically displayed as a virtual instrument on the mobile panel.