In order to reduce the increasing accident rate of vehicles and also the death rate on roads yearly, the Transport Ministry of Malaysia is keen to study the flexible road tax payment system based on the vehicle drivers’ driving behavior as one of the incentives for prudent drivers. Moreover, existing vehicle monitoring systems in the market mostly use Global Positioning System (GPS) to estimate the vehicle’s speed and location which results may be inaccurate once the data network coverage changes according to the route traveled by the vehicle.

Therefore, the aim of this project is to develop a system called Smart Vehicle Monitoring and Analysis System (VMAS). The system is able to monitor and analyze the car engine parameters such as engine temperature, speed, brake status measurement and mileage through the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology with On-Board Diagnostics (OBD-II) device as well as a cloud database management system for data storage and analysis.

It provides real-time data upload, service alert notifications, GPS location tracking and reacts to accident detection by sending email or SMS to pre-defined emergency services or personnel via FAVORIOT‘s platform. The cloud server can be accessed remotely by authorized or administrative personnel via a monitoring webpage. The user-friendly web-browser will provide complete visibility uploaded data in real time as well as instant activities reports and history logs.

It is foreseen that the proposed IoT based Smart VMAS can be a potential solution for improving road safety as people will be mindful of their driving attributes in order to secure low road tax payment as well as a virtual black box in case of accidents. The extracted data can also be used for other purposes such as issuing premium from insurance companies and diagnostic tests by vehicle manufacturers.

[NOTE: This is project is being done by UTM, our FAVORIOT’s University’s collaborator]

Garden irrigation system, garden monitoring system and other garden systems are related to the plant’s care method. For examples, the garden irrigation system uses a solenoid valve to implement auto-watering plants that drip slowly to the roots, while garden monitoring system sends data such as soil moist level and a warning message to the user whenever the plants need water.

However, the system is not water-saving and cost-ineffective because the price of these systems is very expensive in the market. Therefore, this project will propose an intelligent water-saving irrigation system in wireless sensor network environment which manages to intelligently control plants watering rate that can be work manually and automatically depending on the condition of soil humidity. Thus, improve the weakness of the previous system. The proposed project also guarantees low-price by adopting Arduino UNO with multi-sensors such as soil moist sensor and light sensor.

In addition, this project will cover a small and large area of garden with the aid of the Internet of Things (IoT) utilizing FAVORIOT IoT Cloud platform and Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). Both fundamental will benefit human lifestyle in the future and both developments in our agriculture system will smooth the working environment in this field, reduce the cost of hiring workers and water efficient during irrigation.

[NOTE: This project is being done by UTM, our FAVORIOT’s University’s collaborator]

In Courier Service System it is imperative that the delivery of the customer’s parcels be done as fast as possible. The delivery process starts the moment the order is made and involves many steps such as scanning the parcels code, loading the parcels onto the vehicle and sending them to the customer’s destination. It is crucial that the parcels arrive on time at the destination to the satisfaction of the customers.

In order to ensure the fastest delivery of parcels to the customers, it is important to find the fastest route (not necessarily the shortest) with minimum traffic from the point of delivery to customer destination. At the same time, the customers should be informed of the delivery time on a continuous basis or in a suitable time period. Responsive communication between these two parties will definitely improve courier service efficiency and customer satisfaction.

The purpose of the research is to develop a framework with the help of Favoriotplatform together with other Cloud platform and Android Apps that can help in building the platform for more intelligent parcel delivery system by combining the use of the current communication technologies such as GPS, Waze, Andriod tools and other cloud services. It will help the courier service systems to intelligently manage the delivery process and to deliver the parcels at a convenient time to the customers.

[NOTE: This project is being done by UTM, our FAVORIOT’s University’s collaborator]