Parking made easy an embedded design

Abstract

The modern world is moving towards the term ‘Automation’ which makes life simpler and easier. The rapid rise in the number of vehicles has increased the necessity of consideration about the parking system in shopping malls, airports, universities etc. Embedded system design for a real time parking is the latest and the emerging trend in the materialized world. A cost effective, reliable and accurate parking system is of great desire. It is believed that a cost effective, reliable and accurate parking system can save the time and minimize human efforts to a great extent. In this paper we present a embedded system design of a real time parking guidance system using PIC 16F877A micro-controllers which employs the incorporation of wireless communication to provide the user with remote control of elements like lights, sensors, and appliances falling within their working range of the designated environment. This system is designed to help the users by assisting them with parking their vehicles in the car lot. The system will automatically provide all the details in the parking areas on the basis of processing all the sensors data. It is designed to be running on a low budget platform and in the meantime, allowing their developers to eventually expand their controls over a variety of electronic devices.