GPS Tracking System for Low Maintenance Application

• Main Authors: Hazizulden, Abd Aziz, Nik Mohd Kamil, Nik Yusof, M. H., Abu Talip
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/1181/1/GPS_Tracking_System_for_Low_Maintenance_Application%5B1%5D.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/1181/

A GPS tracking system utilizing the license-free RF communication is proposed as viable alternative to using the available GSM network for low-cost maintenance. The proposed system is designed based on the popular 8-bit embedded system. It consists of a monitoring unit and a remote unit.Each unit is equipped with, among others, a GPS receiver and an RF transceiver as main components. While there is a need for the remote unit to be small and compact, the monitoring unit is also designed as a portable device. Prototypes are built for design verification. Initial functionality test shows that the system is capable of tracking mobile object not only in outdoor but also in indoor environment.