Vehivle Motion Tracker
Vehivle Motion Tracker
Built a modular in-vehicle motion sensor system for real-time vehicle dynamics logging, completed within a $50 total budget.
Validated system performance through road testing across multiple driving conditions (braking, elevation changes).
Designed a custom vibration-isolated enclosure that protected sensors and maintained data reliability throughout testing.
This project is a modular in-vehicle motion sensor system designed to measure and log real-time vehicle dynamics, built independently as a low-cost, self-contained data acquisition device.
I served as Project Lead, responsible for hardware selection, enclosure design, embedded programming, and testing.
Hardware Design: Built the system around an Arduino-based microcontroller with an MPU6050 accelerometer/gyroscope and GPS module.
Enclosure Design: Engineered a custom two-piece FDM 3D-printed (PLA) enclosure with vibration isolation (brass standoffs, rubber O-rings) and structural reinforcement for stable in-vehicle mounting.
Embedded Programming: Programmed embedded data acquisition software to capture and analyze real-time acceleration and angular velocity data.
Testing & Validation: Validated system performance through road testing across multiple driving conditions (braking, elevation changes), confirming reliable motion data capture and enclosure durability.