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Project Synopsis

Smart Box is a project that allows the collection of road roughness (measured in IRI) and displays it on a mobile map application.

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The Problem: Pavement roughness is a significant indicator of driver satisfaction. Rough pavement offers an uncomfortable and unsafe driving experience and increases fuel consumption and emission levels. 

Our Solution: Ensemble a smart box that collects sensor data and calculates the IRI. Develop a mobile application that displays a map overlay of the road with different colors based on IRI values.

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Project Overview:

  • The Smartbox takes in raw data from GPS sensors and accelerometer sensors.
  • The server takes in this data through the app and processes it to store it in the database.
  • The server sends trips (selectable by the app) that get displayed on the Google Maps API.
  • The app can also start and end recording.