Tire pressure monitoring system engaged with the vehicle safety system - simulate by VHDL

Abstract

The road safety still becomes an issue as early as the vehicle has been invented. There are several factors which could lead to the vehicle accidents including driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, driving recklessly or dangerously, and the failure of the driver to estimate the distance between vehicles also could lead to the accident. Other factor also included is the driver which usually overlooked the vehicle's condition including the tire pressure of the vehicle. If the vehicle's tire is at improper inflation, and has been driven at quite high speed, the vehicle is exposing to the risk of the accidents since the performance of the braking system is reduce and the worst case scenario which could occur is the tire blow out and cause the vehicle to rollover. Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is designed to warn the driver about the tire pressure of their vehicle at the comfort of the driver seat. This conducted study also developed TPMS that is engaged with the Vehicle's Safety System which is Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Electronics Stability Control (ESC). This safety system is believed could assist the driver in controlling the vehicle at critical condition. Simulated by using VHDL, this study has successfully achieved its goal when it could interpret the tire pressure and vehicle's speed at various conditions by sending signals in different color of Light Emitting Diode (LED) and at the most critical situation, the vehicle safety system which is ACC and ESC is then activated.