What is SVB ?

The Smart vehicle Box is a multi-functional project in which a modern feature can be implemented in any car in order to offer a sophisticated option. The first feature is about the detection of accidents, the smart vehicle box can integrate to any car a hardware kit who allow to detect the accident in real time and keep 2 contacts (usually the emergency and family of victims) updated when an accident happens. This feature is based on some shock sensors who send a signal to a smart board in which a light treatment is implemented to catch the type of the signal sent and send an sms to 2 contacts (saved on the 1st setup of the SVB). The second feature is a feature for obstacle detection, the SVB warn the driver about potholes, speed bump, and all unseen obstacle, this functionality is based on some ultrasonic sensor who read the distance continuously and calculate the variance, if this one is greater than a certain range, the SVB will send an alert sound to the indoor speakers. The 3rd feature is a known one, it’s about the tracking and tractability. The SVB is equipped by a GPS, and GSM, this 2 options allow us to implement a GPS tracker. It makes the car traceable and keep the vehicle owner informed about the care moves, and other movement information, like the speed, the history. The SVB is connected to a cloud server in which a web portal is hosted, the user can connect using any web browser to monitor 1 or multiple vehicle in real time. This feature can be also used for the investigation in some accident cases. Our innovation in this feature is the localization based on the SMS sending. Every car equipped by an SVB has his own MSISDN, we can locate it using an android application by pressing one button, the response will display the car position after 2 or 3 seconds. This feature can be used for parental control, or can help fighting against car theft. In case when the user doesn’t have the SVB app installed, there is a possibility to locate the vehicle by sending a simple SMS containing “Where are you?” or equivalent in French/Arabic, the car will respond by an SMS indicating the address where the car is located and a google map link which can be opened with google map or any android mapping app. The 4th functionality is a lock. Using any smartphone, we can click on a simple button, put a password and the car engine will stop immediately and keep the start engine circuit frozen and the can can’t be started for a moment. This functionality helps on fight against car theft. If the android app isn’t installed the car can be stopped using a simple SMS containing “STOP” and the password.

The latest feature is the WIFI on board. A hotspot is created when the SVB is installed on the car The SVB allow to the car passengers to keep connected to the internet via a secure mobile WIFI network.

Who can use the SVB ?

Simplly everything with 4 weels and more like cars, vans and trucks ...etc