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Vol.2 , No. 6, Publication Date: Oct. 11, 2015, Page: 283-297
 but like double - edged sword this development has given rise to a most jeopardizing crime that is, “car theft”. There has been gradual increase in the incidents of car theft but declining trends in tracking these vehicles. The stolen cars are sometimes sold out by changing their chassis number in another city or neighboring countries. But as the technology is advancing, more and more security systems are also flourishing in the market. Now by the use of satellite or mobile phone it is easy to track the mobile vehicles. This device is known as GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking service. Generally, the tracking of vehicles is done by connecting to the vehicle’s tracker through the use of GPS (Global Positioning System) while mostly, the vehicle is brought to halt or probably by passage of notification message to the current handler. A model is developed using matlab simulink whereby only the vehicle’s current location is being tracked. After checking for the validity of the vehicle’s tracker identification in the previous section, will then proceed into the simulink design to get the vehicle’s current location. In locating the vehicle with the proposed software, there is a need for hardware both in the vehicle (transmitter with a GPS locator) and a receiver which is connected to the computer system. After many simulation trials, the vehicle’s data collected was used to show proper analysis, assessment and evaluation of the entire system at a glance after the simulation. Once the source code is accepted and access is being granted, the car tracker simulator using matlab and a road map was popped - up which gives more details about the ongoing or prevailing conditions of the car. A red indicator showing the location of the vehicle and the various conditions surrounding is seen which in turns gives all necessary details required. This research work is a model in which if all the necessary measures is taken into consideration will give effective result in the apprehension of the car theft and at the same time the car itself. These will also prevent the destruction of the car by the thieves, can also help to track the thief and also assist in improvising adequate solution to car theft in Nigeria.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/902.jpg)
| [1] | Adekunle Adefemi Adeyemi, Mechatronics Department, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Adejuyigbe Samuel B, Mechatronics Department, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. |
| [3] | Olorunfemi B. Julius, Mechanical Department, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. |
| [4] | Adeyemi H. Oluwole, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State Nigeria. |
| [5] | Akinruli Folajimi, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. |
Live has been made more interesting and progressive in the twenty –first century with improved technology. This shows the power of the country (Nigeria) but like double - edged sword this development has given rise to a most jeopardizing crime that is, “car theft”. There has been gradual increase in the incidents of car theft but declining trends in tracking these vehicles. The stolen cars are sometimes sold out by changing their chassis number in another city or neighboring countries. But as the technology is advancing, more and more security systems are also flourishing in the market. Now by the use of satellite or mobile phone it is easy to track the mobile vehicles. This device is known as GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking service. Generally, the tracking of vehicles is done by connecting to the vehicle’s tracker through the use of GPS (Global Positioning System) while mostly, the vehicle is brought to halt or probably by passage of notification message to the current handler. A model is developed using matlab simulink whereby only the vehicle’s current location is being tracked. After checking for the validity of the vehicle’s tracker identification in the previous section, will then proceed into the simulink design to get the vehicle’s current location. In locating the vehicle with the proposed software, there is a need for hardware both in the vehicle (transmitter with a GPS locator) and a receiver which is connected to the computer system. After many simulation trials, the vehicle’s data collected was used to show proper analysis, assessment and evaluation of the entire system at a glance after the simulation. Once the source code is accepted and access is being granted, the car tracker simulator using matlab and a road map was popped - up which gives more details about the ongoing or prevailing conditions of the car. A red indicator showing the location of the vehicle and the various conditions surrounding is seen which in turns gives all necessary details required. This research work is a model in which if all the necessary measures is taken into consideration will give effective result in the apprehension of the car theft and at the same time the car itself. These will also prevent the destruction of the car by the thieves, can also help to track the thief and also assist in improvising adequate solution to car theft in Nigeria.
Keywords
Car Alarm, Software, Tracking, Tracking Device
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