The 555Timer Ic project

Speed Checker circuit project

The aim of this project is to develop a device to detect rash

driving on highways and to alert the traffic authorities in
case of any speed violation.

Nowadays, in our daily life most of the accidents occur due

to rash driving on highways which may lead to the loss of
many lives. Therefore, to overcome this problem, the following
project implements a speed checker to detect rash driving
on highways by using a timer.The main objective of this
system is to develop a highway speed-checker device that
detects rash driving on highways and alerts, traffic
authorities if the speed checker finds any vehicle violating the
set speed limits on highways.

The proposed system checks rash driving by calculating the

speed of a vehicle by using the time taken to travel between
the two set points placed on the road at a certain distance. A
set point consists of a couple of sensors comprising an IR
transmitter and an IR receiver, which are placed on either side
of the road. The speed limit is set by the police who use the
system depending on the traffic at each location.PCBWayThe
time taken by the vehicle to travel from one set point to the
other is calculated by the control circuit. Based on the time
that has elapsed between the two sensors, the control circuit
calculates the speed and displays the result on a seven segment
display. If a vehicle exceeds the speed limit between
transmitter and receiver, then this system emanates a buzzing
sound as an alarm and alerts the police.