ZIGBEE AND GSM BASED SECURE VEHICLE PARKING MANAGEMENT AND RESERVATION SYSTEM

Wireless technology is an emerging technology. This paper discuss about the secure car parking and reservation system using wireless technologies. The system includes three modules, parking lot vacancy monitoring module, parking lot reservation module, and security module. Parking lot vacancy monitoring module includes infrared sensors and Zigbee modules which are interfaced with PIC Microcontroller. Vacancy monitoring module detects the presence of vehicle in the parking areas and provide the status to the users in real time. Reservation module includes GSM modem which is interfaced with a coordinator system. The user can book their parking spots through SMS. Security module includes set of rules which ensures the security of user’s vehicle parked in their reserved parking spots. Security is one of the main concerns in this paper. If user’s vehicle has been accessed by an unauthorized person, SMS based indication will be provided and also the system will not allow the vehicle to exit from the parking bay .This system suits well for multilevel and closed underground car parking systems.