Date of Publication :14th March 2018

Abstract: Automatic detection of potholes and humps for alerting vehicle drivers to drive safely. The mobile application used in this system is an additional advantage as it provides timely alerts about potholes and humps. Identification types of surface distress such as potholes and humps to avoid accidents and vehicle damages. Ultrasonic sensors are used to identify the potholes and humps and also to measure the depth and height, respectively. It recorded the geographical location coordinates of the potholes and humps using a Global Positioning System receiver. The sensed-data includes pothole depth, the height of hump, and geographic location, which is stored in the database. This serves as a valuable source of information to the government authorities and vehicle drivers. Once the fault will be rectified the database updated automatically. Alerts are given in the form of an audio.

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