A Smartphone-Based Solution to Manage Hazardous Materials Transportation: A Review

Abstract

Management solutions of hazardous materials transportation use in-vehicle embedded devices. Smartphones have had powerful edge computational capabilities at extremely feasible costs which encourage the development of many mobile applications, including vehicles accidents detection applications. Smartphone sensors associated with those applications support real-time tracking of vehicles and enable the detection of abnormal conditions. The integration of smartphone information with databases of vehicle traffic monitoring departments increases the speed of detecting potential accidents and allows interaction with drivers to determine transport schedules, restrictions, and possible route changes. So, the objective of this paper is to compare mobile applications using smartphone telemetry information. Results show these applications may reduce the effects caused by accidents involving the transport of hazardous materials, such as traffic jams, human health, and environmental damages.