Vehicle Towing Automation System

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume V, Issue I, January 2018 | ISSN 2321–2705

Vehicle Towing Automation System

Sreya Fernandes¹, Nisha Mariam Thomas¹, Manisha Sharma¹, Kevin Thomas Joseph¹, Dakshayani G²

¹Student, Fr.C.R.I.T, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharastra, India
²Assistant Professor, Fr.C.R.I.T, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharastra, India

Abstract- Vehicle towing is the procedure of towing away- vehicles parked in non-parking areas or areas causing hindrance to ongoing traffic, including wrecked vehicles. Such vehicles are either locked by a jammer or are taken away by the traffic regulatory team, after which the vehicle owner must pay the requested fine to retrieve the vehicle. This procedure is followed all around the world to penalize citizens who park their vehicles in non-parking areas or whose in areasthat obstruct ongoing traffic. In our project, we aim to increase the vehicle towing system’s efficiency by completely automating it, thereby helping the traffic regulatory team, the government and its’ citizens. The project is currently being developed as per the requirements of the Navi Mumbai Traffic Police.
In this project, we will design an automated vehicle towing system that is implemented using two methods – one is a digital lock that can be unlocked by entering the correct password on the keypad attached and second is scanning the perpetrator’s vehicle’s number plate. The user interface will include two applications – one for the perpetrator and the other for the traffic regulatory (TRT) team. The details of the vehicle would also be updated and linked with the RTO, thus making it possible for the perpetrator to pay the fine immediately via our payment gateway. Our complete system includes a digital lock, Google Vision for scanning the vehicle number and a payment gateway for paying the fine.
The system aims at reducing the complexity of the current system that requires a user to manually head over to the traffic police to pay their fine. Perpetrators unfamiliar with a particular area may face a lot of problems in doing so as the current system is neither clear nor specific about the entire vehicle towing process. Furthermore, the TRT may run out of locks or not be able to tow all vehicles that are parked in areas that cause hindrance. Our system’s automated outlook overcomes all these drawbacks. Furthermore, corruption is reduced as it discourages any officials from collecting bribes so as to release vehicles.

Keywords-Traffic Regulatory Team (TRT), Towing, modified jammer, Non parking area, payment gateway.

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