Vehicle Monitoring System Using IEEE 802.11p Devices

In Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs), data can be transmitted between vehicles and infrastructured devices. This paper proposes the development of communication device capable of operating in the IEEE 802.11p standard, without using dedicated hardware. Due to the high cost and scarcity of dedicated equipment, most researches on VANETs addresses only simulations, and there is a lack of practical studies in these networks. To validate the actual operation of the communication device, Android and server applications were developed, in order to collect physical data of vehicle (such as engine status, speed and GPS location) and transmit them to a server using the communication device proposed.