Detection of Pothole in Real-Time Using Android Based Application

Abstract

Road networks are the means of transporting, sharing and movement of goods and services from place to place in society. Road networks are also channels of communication in some parts of the world. Consequently, access to good road networks enhances the quality of life and work of people living in society. But the poor nature of design and development of road networks coupled with natural disasters such as heavy rainfall has brought about many unwanted potholes and scratches on the roads which are very dangerous to commuters and other road users as well as vehicles that utilize the roads. In addition, the lack of a proper road maintenance system has resulted in an ever-increasing number of potholes which endanger efficient transportation and road safety. Meanwhile road maintenance works has largely depended on manual detection and reporting The project conducts a study into the use of the internet of things to detect and report potholes on roads. The paper assembles an open hardware equipment and sensor to experiment the detection and reporting of potholes using GPS Tracker devices. The project presented the architectural design and system to detect, report and manage potholes and other road obstacles using GPS Tracker. The project also presented some prospects and challenges in the implementation of the internet of things GPS. The main components of the project are the Accelerometer, GPS and the Android smartphone. This project would be given to government road contractors to rectify the potholes and avoid accidents and help in traffic analysis. Also, our aim is to make safety systems affordable to every vehicle in the country.