Abstract:
This project outlines the development of a Mobile Phone Usage Monitoring and Control System While Driving designed to enhance road safety by curbing distracted driving caused by mobile phone usage. With the advent of smartphones, destructed driving cases have gone up where many drivers are fond of texting while driving. Police records indicate that at least five in 10 motorists use their phone while driving. Despite regulations and awareness campaigns, many drivers continue to use mobile phones while driving, posing a risk to themselves and others. Existing solutions such as text message auto-reply, call blocking, or manual activation require driver intervention, which can be ignored or overridden, thus not providing effective monitoring and control. The project addresses this problem through the implementation of an innovative system that leverages advanced technology such as mobile sensing and control mobile phone usage while driving, with the goal of improving road safety and reducing accidents caused by distracted driving. This project discusses the hardware as well as the software modules involved in the mobile phone usage monitoring and control system while driving. The system uses a camera to monitor the use of a mobile phone by a driver while the vehicle is in motion. The system typically consists of sensors, microcontroller, and communication devices that are connected to a network. The sensors can detect the movement of the vehicle and the use of the mobile by the driver. The system has a user interface (a web-based dashboard) to allow administrators monitor and manage mobile phone usage data, set preferences, and configure system settings.
