MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641002016 A) filed by R. M. K Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 8, for 'hybrid sensor network for vehicle impact detection and remote alerting.'
Inventor(s) include B Jayaram.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Road traffic accidents are a significant global public health issue, with delayed ambulance response being a key factor leading to avoidable deaths and serious injuries; conventional vehicle safety systems lack the capability to automatically send location-based notifications and differentiate between minor and major accidents, resulting in low system reliability due to a lack of alerts or unnecessary false alarms. The proposed project is an Intelligent Road Accident Alert and Rescue System, based on the embedded Arduino platform, which utilizes GPS GY6M V2 and GSM SIM800C modules, along with MEMS accelerometer sensors ADXL-series), to automatically detect car accidents, identify the severity and direction of the accident (front, rear, left, or right), and send SMS and call notifications with exact GPS locations and Google Maps links to pre-charted emergency contacts and rescue services. Accident detection is achieved by constantly monitoring X and Y-axis acceleration, which then uses threshold-based logic to distinguish between minor and serious accidents, displaying the accident state using a 162 LCD display and sounding audible alarms. This system is cost-effective, utilizing easily accessible components, and can be readily retrofitted into existing vehicles without requiring internet connectivity to operate."
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