DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC BRAKE FAILURE INDICATOR

Abstract

Increasingly, a growing number of people rely on vehicles for transportation in today's fast-paced world and this augmented dependency calls for the pressing need for improved road safety measures. Despite advancements in automotive technology, brake failures persist as a significant threat on the roads, leading to numerous accidents and fatalities worldwide. As a way to address this critical concern, this project aimed at the design and installation of an automatic brake failure indicator for vehicles which emerges as a pivotal innovation to revolutionize the automotive safety system. A brake failure indicator is a technologically advanced safety device that automatically detects potential braking system malfunctions or deficiencies in the system, providing drivers with audible warning signals. The project entails the integration of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering principles to develop a reliable system. The automatic brake failure indicator assumes significance by providing an additional layer of protection against brake failures that could lead to accidents. The study phase to realize this project was put into five parts, the first part consisted of the literature review of the already existing system. Then the mechanical phase including the various parts needed for the system was defined and general analysis strategies were formulated. Using adequate software, the Proteus was employed for the design of the circuit and Arduino IDE for the system programming. The second part entails a detailed overview of the braking system components and the last part of the project was the step-by-step analysis of the system and then the assembly of the components and tests were done, and then the discussion of the results was obtained from the test run to ascertain the success of the project.