VS3: A Vehicular Surveillance and Sensing System for security applications

The Vehicular Surveillance and Sensing System (VS³) is a 3G-based mobile device for car security applications. On the car side, it consists of a CO₂ sensor, a camera module, a 3G module, and a microprocessor. On the user side, only a 3G mobile phone is needed. VS³ provides the following features: (i) it can be triggered by events detected on car, (ii) events can be abnormal air quality or potential burglary, and (iii) it supports text or multimedia interaction with users. Application scenarios include detecting an abnormal CO₂ level or potential car burglary, which triggers VS³ to transmit SMS, MMS, or interactive video call to the vehicle owner, who can then monitor the car situation in return. VS³ thus demonstrates a new car security and burglarproof prototype.