Smart Trailer

Team

Helps those with trailers have a fast, convenient way to use them.
Actively monitors the tire pressure and alerts the user through an app if low pressure is detected.
The Smart Trailer will check if all the lights on the trailer are working properly.

How was the problem solved?
- Bluetooth Tire Pressure Sensors.
- Variable Voltage Regulators connected to the RPI’s GPIO pins receive the light data.
- SQL Database actively updates with new information received from the sensors.
- A web server hosts the data in a JSON format for the mobile application to read.
- Mobile phone application actively checks for updates and displays current information.
Bluetooth Sensors: Python script to read Bluetooth data and decode into PSI.
Light Data: Using a Python script, GPIO pins are monitored for changes.
Mobile Application: Built with React Native to allow simultaneous iOS and Android development.

Results
- Our solution efficiently shows the status of the trailer
- It is simple to install and set up
What did we learn?
- How to work as a team
- The Bluetooth protocol
- Web protocols and JSON formatting
- Python scripting
The Future?
- Add sensors to display if the trailer is hitched correctly
- Add support for more trailer adaptors