🚗 Smart Parking Assistant 🚗

Overview

Smart Parking Assistant is an IoT-based project that uses Arduino and multiple IR sensors to detect available parking spots and provide real-time recommendations to drivers. This system aims to optimize parking space utilization and reduce the time spent searching for parking spots.

Project working photo/video 📷:

https://youtube.com/shorts/WhS6OFOso_8?feature=share

Features 🌟

• 📡 Real-time monitoring of up to 10 parking spots
• 🖥️ User-friendly GUI for easy visualization of parking spot availability
• 🤖 Intelligent recommendation system for optimal parking spot selection
• 🔌 Arduino-based sensor network for reliable detection
• 🔧 Customizable and expandable for various parking lot sizes

Hardware Requirements 🛠️

• Arduino Uno
• 10 IR sensors
• Jumper wires approximately 2 sets of each Male-to-Male, Male-to-Female and Female-to-Female
• 1 Themisto TH-B830 Breadboards (or equivalent)
• USB cable for Arduino connection

Software Requirements 💻

• Arduino IDE
• Python 3.x
• Required Python libraries:
  • pyserial
  • tkinter
  • Pillow
  • pyinstaller

Hardware/Electrical connection:

• Basics of arduino uno: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ENiVwk8idM]
• Hardware usage of arduino uno: [https://youtu.be/bniUECtJkeU?si=gJBngS4IPTkPIYHg]
• How to use breadboard: [https://youtu.be/xXvGHVFpq7c?si=Mbgbi09CIosm5x7H]
• How to connect arduino uno to breadboard: [https://youtu.be/Ia7gkgSor78?si=nyLcDcYufpISQPkN]
• How to connect IR sensors to arduino uno/breadboard: [https://youtu.be/OMZacCLRt9A?si=FCeArz40iKxr-suy]

Installation 📝

A. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Abhiz2411/smart-parking-assistant

B. Change current working directory: cd smart-parking-assistant

2. Set up the Arduino:

• Open the Arduino IDE
• Load the arduino_sketch.ino file
• Upload the sketch to your Arduino Uno

3. Install required Python libraries🐍:

• pip install pyserial pillow
• pip install pyinstaller

4. Configure the serial port: [https://youtu.be/D271p2E2_o4?si=WE6S4_mLvA8MvAFU]

• In parking_assistant.py, update the arduino_port variable with your Arduino's COM port

Usage 🚀

A. First use:

1. Ensure the Arduino is connected and the sketch is uploaded
2. Run the Python script: python main.py
3. The GUI will display the status of each parking spot and provide recommendations

B. After first use:

1. Change current working directory to dist
2. Simply run main.exe executeable file

Project Structure 📂

• arduino_sketch.ino: Arduino code for reading sensor data
• main.py: Main Python script for GUI and logic
• dist/main.exe: executable file of the project
• README.md: Project documentation

Contributing 🤝

• Contributions to improve Smart Parking Assistant are welcome. Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License 📜

• Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for more information.

Contact 📧

• Abhijit Zende - abhijitzende75@gmail.com
• Project Link: https://github.com/Abhiz2411/smart-parking-assistant

Acknowledgements 🙏

• Arduino[https://www.arduino.cc/]
• Python[https://www.python.org/]
• Tkinter[https://docs.python.org/3/library/tkinter.html]
• Pillow[https://python-pillow.org/]