STATUS REPORT # 3RAUL RAMOS JOSHUA TORREYDAVID SANCHEZ JESUS LUNA

MONITORS PARKING SPACES AUTOMATICALLY AND SENDS STATUS NOTIFICATIONS TO PATROL OFFICERS

Automatic Monitoring Parking Meter9/21/2009

Problem Addressed

Need: Improve the quality of how officers receive information of

any illegally parked vehicles, reduce labor time, and improve the convenience of parking

Solution: An automated system for parking meters to support

today’s transportation system

Design milestones Establish wireless communication Completed Complete parking meter simulation 9/27/2009 Complete and upload website 10/09/2009 Submit final report 12/03/2009

Completed Tasks

Received, calibrated, & tested ultrasonic sensor

Used arduino program to received the distance from sensor to designated object

Achieved communication between Xbee’s and Arduino

Ongoing/Pending Tasks

Write pseudocode 09/27/2009 Research on GUI 09/ 27/2009 Web-page design 10/09/2009

Ultrasonic Range Finder

Upcoming Tasks

Transmit obtain sensor readings wirelessly thorough the Xbee’s

Block Diagram

Schedule

Design Due:

59 days from today