Intelligent Car Parking System Using WSN

Abstract

Numerous technologies are constantly being created due to the rapid rise in the standardization and automation of operational and management systems. It simplifies procedures and allows microelectronics technology to advance more often. It was managed by an Android app and controlled by sensor networks and parking systems. The wireless sensor network manages parking spot management, parking lot reservations, vehicle navigation, and other complex circumstances. This study suggests a wireless sensor network-based and android app-based intelligent parking system. Sensors installed beneath enable the cutting-edge parking system to function. The research suggests an intelligent parking system that uses wireless sensor networks and IR, magnetic, and light sensors. The ground-level sensors used by the advanced parking system function. The base station receives the node/slot information, and the base station delivers data to FTP. At the user’s request, FTP transmits details about nodes and spaces to mobile devices. The idea came from using an IoT application to control the automobile parking system, which is crucial to our daily lives. For this purpose, a mobile application for Android called Smart Parker was developed. It provides information about a parking lot, such as available or reserved spaces. Sensors at the base station will send information about parking spaces to the FTP server. The user of the innovative payment system is required to pay to park the car. Cash is first collected using cash counters, but maintaining them is challenging. Later, different methods are employed to collect the payment. The payment is made by an Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI) tag using RFID technologies. Smart, debit, and credit cards are contact methods, whereas RFID technology and mobile devices are contactless alternatives. The smart parking system on FPGA (Finite State Machine Modeling) works on two main modules, i.e., the identification module and slot checking module. The identification module identifies the visitor, and the slot-checking module checks the status. These modules are modeled in HDL and implemented on an FPGA. When a vehicle enters the parking lot, LCD determines whether space is available in the parking lot. If space is available, the stepper motor rotates, and the door opens for the vehicle entrance. The RF module is used to transmit and receive slot availability information. According to the information, the driver can park the vehicle. The host computer acts as a control unit. Once the host computer program runs, the FPGA, identification, and slot-checking modules activate. This system will be used and monitored for more wireless sensor network research