Shipping Container Monitoring Cum Tracking Sy...

Shipping Container Monitoring Cum Tracking System Designed With GPS & GSM

Author Name : Dr V Kumara Swamy, Dr Syed Jahangir Badashah, Rajeev Ponna, Chetana Kommi, Pratapagiri Vydya Amar Akhil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56025/IJARESM.2023.11123943

ABSTRACT

A shipping container is a device which is used to transport the materials through it. The main task of this project is to track the container and monitor it. The tracking helps in knowing the current location of the container. And one more important aspect of this project is that if there are any food items transporting in the container, it is important to reach the material in time otherwise the food gets spoiled due to over temperature and humidity present in the container. An alarm is used to notify the transporter when the temperature rises above the set value. This container tracking system is an electronic device designed by using GSM(Global System for Mobile communication) and GPS(Global Positioning System) modules interfaced with Arduino Uno board. The GPS will have a continuous communication link with the concern satellites in which it helps in gathering the global position data from them. The global position values are given in the form of latitudes and longitudes. And this data is fetched in the Arduino board. This Arduino board is programmed in such a way that it displays the latitude and longitude values of the position on a display which is connected to it. It also sends the data to the mobile number that has been programmed in the Arduino Uno through the GSM module. The GSM module doesn’t have any range restrictions, so the data can be transmitted to the device irrespective of the location of the device on the globe. Since the system needed to be carried to different locations on the earth to gather the different locations data, the system is designed as portable. We cannot charge the system where ever we want, so the system is designed with a high power rechargeable battery to escape this flaw.   

Key Words:  Main processing unit designed with Arduino Uno board, GSM module, GPS module, LCD, 12V-2Ah rechargeable battery with its charger, Buzzer, DHT11 sensor, etc.