IoT Based Vehicle Parking System

The number of vehicles is increasing at a tremendous rate but there are no sufficient parking areas to occupy the growing vehicle population. An IoT based parking management system can be implemented for the efficient utilisation of available parking space. The system utilizes ultrasonic sensors to detect vehicle presence in each parking slot. It offers real-time monitoring of parking slot availability, with users being informed via an Android app and an LCD screen displaying parking slot status. User authentication is done using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system that also records the time of vehicle entry and exit to enable collection of parking fare according to the duration of parking. The notification of the bill is sent to the user via SMS. This provides a time efficient and user friendly approach to solve parking crisis.