Automatic Pothole Detection System using Laser

Abstract

Abstract: Identification of pavement distress such as potholes and humps not only helps drivers to avoid accidents, but also helps authorities to maintain roads. This project discusses previous pothole detection methods that have been developed and proposes a cost-effective solution to identify the potholes and humps on rods and provide timely alerts to drivers to avoid accidents or vehicle damages. Lasers are used to identify the potholes and humps. The proposed system captures the geographical location coordinates of the potholes and humps. It can actively learn the knowledge about the suspension system of the host vehicle without any human intervention vibration model to infer the presence of pothole while the vehicle is hitting the pothole. As a proof of concept Raspberry Pi based prototype of proposed system is designed and going to be developed for small application. Keywords: maintained roads, cost-effective solution, geographical location, pothole.