Microcontroller Based Device for Road Oddity Notification

This paper presents the design and implementation of a microcontroller based road oddity notification device that augments road safety for vehicle drivers. The device installed inside the driver’s cabin will deliver electronic notifications of approaching road oddities visually to the driver on an LCD screen by making use of Radio Frequency Receiver and Transmitter module controlled by a PIC microcontroller. The receiver segment (placed inside the vehicle) when it is in the vicinity of the transmitter will receive the data from the transmitter module (placed near the oddity). This information can be retrieved and used to detect, identify, and display information. The system is capable of providing real-time road-based information to the vehicle driver: providing directions, cautions on speed limits, school zones and can eventually replace cluttered and unreliable road signs creating a new standard in on-road safety for vehicles.