GUIDE: MR. MOHITH JOHN, ASST. PROF. (Dept Of Applied Electronics &
Instrumentation)
NI PRODUCTS USED:
Software: NI LABVIEW 8.6.1
Hardware: NI USB 6009
THE CHALLENGE:
To develop a system for improving the standards of license issuing mechanism presently followed in the state of Kerala & in order to provide road safety to reduce bad driving habits as well as corruption.
In the present state, the examiner must be on field during the test. This includes a dedicated officer like the regional transport officer (RTO) himself fixing his stare at the many number of test takers undertaking their license test. This in fact leads to common human errors like observation, favoritism and corruption. Presently the movements of a light motor vehicle (LMV) like car, jeep etc are guided along an ‘H’ track. The test taker has to move his vehicle along the ‘H’ track in order to complete his driving test (this is the most commonly used driving test in Kerala). One or more inspectors from the motor vehicles department has to stay long hours in the field wasting large amount of man-hours. A real good test-taker cannot be accurately found from the existing driving license test.
The major challenge in the new system is the acquisition of reliable data from the field. Also a compatible software application with database facilities so as to store data from the test-taker and the field was a major development concern.
Hence to reach the final goal: ‘to ensure that the entire process of the driving test becomes completely automated which leaves no scope of individual discretion and negotiation’ was the final challenge.
THE SOLUTION:
In this novel practice, as a first step, the candidate enters the details on a front end generated on labview 8.6.1 software. The system will check for the age limit and process the entered data so that the test-takers data can be used to compile his final report. Once the front end ‘start; button is pressed, the candidate can proceed to the vehicle for undertaking his test. The IR sensors long the sides of the newly proposed ‘H’ track checks the performance of the candidate. This solves the problem of acquiring a feasible field data. Using a computer system the movement of vehicle along the track can be monitored. The system will give a “test failed” message if the candidate goes out of the track or hits a post kept at its edges or if the vehicle stops abruptly. On the successful completion of the test the system gives a “test passed” message.
At once, when the ‘stop’ button is pressed, the candidate will get the detailed test result from the system itself. Thus the intervention of a human observer like a responsible vehicle inspector can be completely avoided eliminating all the chances of errors, favoritism & bribery. This will ensure a nonstop and non tiring mechanism to select only the best of the best drivers those who are fit to enter the roads of India.
