Tracking and Controlling your car remotely using Arduino and Android

Actually, I got the idea when I saw this video. By removing the fuse in the car power section that connects between the car keys and the engine, you can turn off the engine. So, I decide to put a relay at this node to control whether I want to turn off the engine or not.

But, you can be too careful, since the max. current pass throw the fuse is a around 40 A. so it is too much high. You have to get the right relay.

I couldn’t find a 40A relay at any near electronics store to me, so I decided to get a relay kit (4 relays) each one can carry 10 A and use them in parallel to divide the total current on them.

1- I have bought a car fuse and disconnect it as shown in figure.

2- Use these 2 terminals and connect them to the relay.

3- Connect the relay board to the Arduino.

4- Place 1Sheeld on top of Arduino

1- Arduino Uno.

2- 1Sheeld.

3- Relay (12V- 40A) OR 4X Relays (10A).

4- Car Fuse

5- Android Mobile Phone.

6- Wires and Solder.

7- Battery

If this your first time to deal with 1Sheeld, you have to download the mobile application and the Arduino library fro here. As well, it would be better to try any other code form the documentation in order to feel free with it.

Basically, the code is so simple and easy. It based on sensing the if the car moved using the Accelerometer sensor for the smart phone, and then send you a SMS if the car moved as a notification for you. when you received that SMS, you have 2 options:

Firstly, to send the “gps” as an SMS for the mobile phone in the car to get the car’s position (Longitude and Latitude).

Secondly, to send “stop” as an SMS for the mobile phone in the car to stop the car by switching the relay we have placed instead of the fuse.

#include <OneSheeld.h>
char* gps = "gps";
char* stopp = "stop";
float lat ;                           
float lon ;
int lock = 12;
char charlat [12];
char charlon [12];
char readings [80];
boolean flag1 = false;
boolean flag2 = false;
boolean flag3 = false;
void setup()
{
  OneSheeld.begin();
  pinMode(lock,OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {  
  if(abs(AccelerometerSensor.getY()) > 1.5 )
  {
    if(!flag1)
    {   
      SMS.send("01004078579","The car is moving !!");
      flag1 = true;  
    }
  }
   if(!strcmp(SMS.getSms(),stopp)) 
  {
    if(!flag2)  
    {
      digitalWrite(lock,HIGH);
      flag2 = true;
    }
  }
  if(!strcmp(SMS.getSms(),gps)) 
  {
    if(!flag3)  
    {
      lat = GPS.getLatitude(); 
      lon = GPS.getLongitude(); 
      dtostrf(lat, 11, 7, charlat); 
      dtostrf(lon, 11, 7, charlon); 
      strcat(readings,"latitude is : ");   
      strcat (readings,charlat);  
      strcat(readings,"nLongitude is : "); 
      strcat (readings,charlon);
      SMS.send("01004078579",readings);                             
      flag3 = true;
    }                                        
  } 
}