TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION......................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL............................................................................................................................... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........................................................................................................iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... iv
LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................................... vi
ABSTRACT............................................................................................................................ viii
CHAPTER ONE....................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the study....................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Problem statement ................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Objective of the study........................................................................................................... 4
1.3.1 Main objective................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2 Specific objective .............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 Research questions............................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Significance of the study ...................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Scope of the study ................................................................................................................ 5
1.6.1 Context scope .................................................................................................................... 5
1.6.2 Geographical scope ........................................................................................................... 6
1.6.3 Time scope ........................................................................................................................ 6
CHAPTER TWO...................................................................................................................... 7
LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................................................ 7
2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Theoretical framework ......................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Conceptual framework ....................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................... 13
METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................. 13
3.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 13
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3.1 Research design.................................................................................................................. 13
3.2 Setting and participants...................................................................................................... 13
3.3 Data processing and analysis.............................................................................................. 13
3.4 Development of the Project Design.................................................................................... 13
3.4.1 Hardware specification.................................................................................................... 13
3.4.2 Block diagram ................................................................................................................. 18
3.4.3 Circuit diagram................................................................................................................ 19
3.5 Working principle............................................................................................................... 20
3.6 Procedure............................................................................................................................ 20
3.7 Flow chart........................................................................................................................... 21
3.8 Summary ............................................................................................................................ 22
CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................................. 23
RESULTS................................................................................................................................ 23
4.0 Results of finding ............................................................................................................... 23
4.1 System design..................................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER FIVE.................................................................................................................... 25
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION.................................................................................... 25
5.1 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................... 25
5.2 Recommendation................................................................................................................ 25
5.3 Discussion and future study ............................................................................................... 26
REFERENCES......................................................................................................................... 27
APPENDICES.......................................................................................................................... 29
ABSTRACT This research work was done in the field of automotive safety. As head light are the major important thing in night drives, intensity of head light as per sun light has to be taken care of which is not available in automotive. This prototype of embeded automotive control system is made by using Arduino, sensors, LEDs and other accessories. A prototype of multi featured headlight system consisting turning headlight on, off, provides facility of automatic switching of headlight from low beam to high intensity beam in poor weather conditions, obstacle alert and keyless controling. Also this model eliminates the requirement of manual switch by the driver as switching takes place automatically. This model brought three different features of headlight system together. These features are automatic starting of headlight in night conditions, automatic light intensity adjustment with respect to opposite light beam and automatic switch ON during the moist weather conditions. This concept is very useful in the automobile field applications, which provides safety of driver during driving. The prototype has an automatic headlight intensity control system which is expected to dim the headlight to avoid this glare. This beam causes a temporary blindness to a person resulting in road accidents during the night. It was observed that the maximum spread angle of the headlight was 135˚. At the time the spread light from other sources reaches the sensor, its intensity would be very much reduced below the triggering threshold level. The sensitivity of a photo detector determined the relationship between the light falling on the device and the resulting output signal. While driving vehicle on road during the night time, a clear perception of the road and traffic is obligatory. The probability of accidents has been increased considerably nowadays especially during night due to the heavy traffic and inappropriate night vision. In order to ensure safety of the drivers and passengers, various viable techniques such as the obstacle alert system were employed in automobiles. A lighting control system establishes communication between various system inputs and outputs associated with lighting control with the help of central computing device. These systems impart right amount of luminance during night. The excessive headlight glare from the oncoming traffic deteriorates the eye sight of the driver resulting to temporary visual impair.
