Sam Naghshineh

Car Navigation System

This project has been implemented on a Nissan Pathfinder, it will soon be compatible with all other cars. The system will consist of a small form factor computer with capabilities of a normal computer. The housing of the computer is a special case custom built by myself which can withstand vibrations caused by normal day to day driving, with the help of viscous liquid dampers. The system will use a highly accurate gps system with my new system of dead reckoning to even locate car when gps data is temporarily unavailable. The car will be also equipped with an active gps reciever to locate the car during theft and also bring the robbery into a safe stop by various methods of engine halt, door lock, etc. The car can also be located using a web browser from anywhere including WAP browsers (cell phones).

Key Features Include:

• Audio Player (CD, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, …)
• Video Player (DVD, MPEG1, MPEG2, AVI, XVID, DIVX, …)
• Wi-Fi Connectivity via 802.11a/b/g
• Bluetooth connection for pairing with any phone device
• Bluetooth file transfer capable for sending and recieving any file with onboard computer and any device
• Music or Voice broadcasting with any bluetooth enabled device
• Internet Connectivity via Wi-Fi and if unavailable through GPRS connection
• Sensors (Oxygen, Fuel, Tire pressure, more than 7 temperature sensors, proximity)
• Navigation (via WAAS enabled GPS retrieve gps data accuracy to less than 1 meter), Fully loaded with Comprehensive street view maps and data of North America with over 7 million POI’s (Restaurants, Parking, Gas station, museums, buildings etc.) with phone numbers
• Available drive guidance through Car speaker (voice command guidance)
• Fleet protection with the help of GPS & GPRS technologies to track the location of your car from any computer with internet connection
• Dead-Reckoning capabilities incase of no GPS reception and at least an analog phone reception