Automatic Accident Detection and Alert System in Developing (AADAS) Countries with minimal road Safety Measures, Case Study: Buea and Muyuka (2016-2020)
Anye D.W Igwacho
Brief introduction
Purpose:
The aim of this paper is to design a prototype and a simulation of an ADAS and verify its effectiveness on the road
Introduction
Background:
Road Traffic accidents are a frequent phenomenon among youths ,and in general among the population which is due to the fact that some of these youth are beginning to experience “real driving” on high ways and on express roads and also due to the dilapidated roads.
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BUEA MOLYKO ACCIDENT YESTERDAY
“Accident between a military truck and a pickup vehicle in Molyko around the Police Station. Some civilians are feared dead at least one confirmed.”
“Two lecturers at the University of Buea have reportedly perished in a car accident along the Tiko-Douala Highway yesterday.” Source: Journal du Cameroun
” Tangwa Ledzemo Stephanus died after his car crashed into a tree around the GCE Board area in Molyko early on Sunday morning.” Source: Journal du Cameroun
“Ghastly Road Accident; 18 Dead along Ekona-Muyuka Highway”…” Sixteen members of the Molyko-Buea based Choral group called Wana wa Wonja, their driver and the truck driver all died on the spot with only the assistant to the truck driver who survived and is responding to treatment in hospital.”
“Atleast two people have died in a car accident in Molyko – Buea, South West Region on Friday, 20th October 2017.” Source crtv.cm
These are some of the few cases of Road Traffic deaths due to road accidents as
reported by local media
Causes of Accidents.
high speed, drunk and driving, diverting minds (answering a phone or texting while driving), over stress,
AADAS is a detection system that alerts the driver if their attention on the road is loss, or if they are over speeding (it alerts them to reduce their speed)the system alerts the driver when it notices that the vehicle is not under his attentive control, if the driver does not take control(it stops the car, do nothing) and if an accident occurs it initiates a call to the ambulance emergency unit or send an SMS(and also send the GPS location of the accident), while alarming and calling for help and the police unit ,the unit agencies must now dispatch the closest health respondents to the scene or the unit agent must direct the those at the scene to the closest hospital
The alert could be continues(screaming,) or it sends an alert or SMS via GSM MODULE to the the telecommunication company of the registered number , where the company can now place a call to the closest emergency unit(the ambulance could try and stabilize the patient if the meet half way) which could mean the difference between life and death
The system is activated by strong vibrations which are captured by vibration sensors
SMS is sent via GSM module to the closest hospitals to major highways and notorious accident spots
The device at the hospital access the location of the vehicle through GPS module
Each ambulance will have a civilian GPS receiver (GPS navigation system)
Vibration sensor module
What existed before? Airbags great invention in 1968, TPMS to regulate tire pressure with respect to terrain
the School Traffic Controllers Project in Buea & Limbe developed by CAROSAF
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