Automated Sensor based Pothole Detection System for Preventing Unfortunate Causality

Abstract

Roadways have gained immense popularity and preference worldwide among other means of transportation. Orderly and well maintained roads provide vital contribution to economic growth. They pervade areas and helps to simulate economic and social development. In developing countries like India, maintenance of roads is an emerging concern as it creates disturbances to smooth travel and cause damage to vehicles. The key to monitor road conditions is by detecting road irregularities including potholes, humps, roughness levels etc. These irregularities have major impact on traffic safety and driving comfort to passengers. This study proposes a cost effective and power efficient solution for pothole detection. Here, a vision based approach is utilized to form an advanced piezoelectric sensor system in an unstructured habitat with the aim to prefect road surface, discover potholes and predict their extremity. Further, GPS determines the area of the potholes at local server.