Long range autonomous web-based tracking system for movement monitoring using integrated lora-gps devices

Roderick Roland Puvok (2023) Long range autonomous web-based tracking system for movement monitoring using integrated lora-gps devices. Masters thesis, University Malaysia Sabah.

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Abstract

Remote tracking system in general is a device that provides user with location information of the tracked object or target. The tracking industries have become important today as the demand for tracking of many sorts have increased, either for livestock, ships, city busses or even for personal. There are various tracking methods, including Global Positioning System (GPS) integrated ones like Global System for Communication (GSM) trackers and non-GPS methods like VHF trackers. GPS integrated remote tracking system are most common and found to be more practical as the information provided to the end user is in the form of target display or GPS coordinates which is straight forward and convenient. However, these methods have their limitations and constrains especially concerning power consumption, cost, coverage, data security and self-dependability. There are few low power wireless technologies available today such as the Zigbee and Sigfox. In this thesis, a movement tracking system was developed based on the consolidation of the relatively new Long Range (LoRa) wireless technology and the GPS device integrated using Arduino board as the microprocessor especially due to its low power requirement and long range communication capability. The system was first designed, assembled and tested for its detectability in many parameters range, environment and movements settings, and also for its accuracy. The result for all the detection test reveals that despites the system’s simple infrastructures, the system which was later introduced as the Find-X-Tech has an exceptional range of detection which is up to 5 kilometers radius as well as stable detection in many environment settings. At some points, observation unravel blind spots which is found to be due to geographical conditions. In terms of detectability in different movement settings, the test reveals that at straight road and sharp corners or U-turn, the detectability of Find-X-Tech are not affected. The accuracy test performed also found that the Find- X-Tech has an adequate accuracy range of 4.18 meters’ radius. Through all the tests performed, it is concluded that the Find-X-Tech is not only usable but also a reliable form of GPS integrated based tracking method. In terms of cost, the development and operations of the Find-X-Tech system which includes independent infrastructures, are beyond doubt extremely lower compared to other GPS based movement tracking systems. The power consumption is also much lower as the Find- X-Tech system only powered using 5 volt direct current for both its transmitter and receiver. In terms of the physical portability, the signal receiving station can be effortlessly moved by users to cater to their specific coverage needs in different locations. The Find-X-Tech tracking system also ensures high level of data security through its direct point-to-point GPS data transition design. With no involvement of third parties, the system leaves no room for data exploitation by external parties, safeguarding the integrity and confidentiality of the information. The Find-X-Tech system has solved or at least greatly improved the constraints and limitations faced by the conventional GPS based tracking device.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Keyword:	Remote tracking system, Global positioning system, Global system for communication
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
Depositing User:	DG MASNIAH AHMAD -
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2024 09:55
Last Modified:	05 Sep 2024 09:55
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40799

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