Russel M. Dela Torre
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University
Abstract
The desire of men to conveniently commute and travel is evident in the staggering increase in the production and sales of automobiles. However, this pronounced rise in the usage of vehicles also brought a proportional increase in road accidents as indicated by local and international safety agencies reports showing a surprising number of vehicle accidents which rank it among the top causes of global deaths. The study aims to create a means of providing immediate response to car drivers during vehicular accidents. The study followed the framework of development and technology research in developing a technical model for monitoring and tracking mobile vehicles in outdoor environments using the Global Positioning System (GSM), Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), and Internet-of-Things (IoT). A drive-permission feature was also implemented to provide an anti-theft function. The system was subjected to technical functionality testing to check if the system performs its intended functions and the standard Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ ver 3) to evaluate user usability. The system achieved a functionality test result of 92.5% and a PSSUQ mean of 1.78. Based on the development and results of the testing and evaluation, it was concluded that (1) the system can monitor various vehicular events such as head-on collisions of the vehicle (bump and crash), the vehicle speed, location, heading, and time, and vehicle theft attempt, (2) a high degree of system functionality in terms of the mentioned vehicular events and the integrated web application, and (3) a PSSUQ score indicating a high level of system usability.
Keywords: global positioning system, internet-of-things, microcontroller, usability testing, vehicle monitoring, vehicle tracking
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