Location Tracking System: CAN and Wi-Fi-based Implementation in Automobiles

Abstract

This paper deal with the integration of CAN with the latest communication technology of Internet Of Things between two nodes. The application of digital data acquisition includes a real-time data transfer from a GPS Sensor and further transmission the retrieved data via CAN Bus and finally displaying it over the internet through the technology of Internet of Things.The Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial, asynchronous, multi-master communication protocol which is mainly used for the interconnection of electronic modules,especially in automation based industries. The paper also elucidates how CAN provides the user the ability to implement automotive applications ensuring high data integrity along with high data rates up to 1 Mbits/sec. The main aim of the paper is to integrate the knowledgeof Internet of Things with embedded systems. This concept virtually encapsulates every possible requiredobject under a single network where the connected objects could communicate among themselves resulting in a highly efficient interconnected system aiming at improvising human life and related tasks.