ABSTRACT
This report on Design and
Implementation ofan Automobile fault diagnosis system is a web-based
application developed to solve the issue of Automobile fault. The report is
motivated by the need to guide car owners and learners of motor mechanics in
the maintenance and troubleshooting of automobile problems without having to
resort for presumptions and conjectures. The system features a simple user
friendly interface that could allow you to search for solutions to faults developed
by one’s Automobile. The methodology adopted is the Structured System Analysis
Design Methodology (SSADM). The language used is Php (Hypertext preprocessor)
for the server side development of the dynamic content, Mysql is used for the
database design. The software is divided into two that is the admin area, and
the user area.The developed software would ensure that automobile owners have
proper assistance in time of crisis and will save them from the clutches of
exploitative roadside mechanics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Abstract
Table of content
List of figures
List of table
CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION
1.0 Background of
study
1.1 Statement of
problem
1.2 Objectives of
the study
1.3 Significance of
project
CHAPTER 2:
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Theoretical
background
2.2 Review of
related literature
2.3 Future of
automobile systems
2.4 Advantages of
systems over conventional mechanics
CHAPTER 3: SYSTEM
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Description of
existing system
3.2 Analysis of
proposed system
3.3 Design of the
proposed system
3.3.1 Database
design
3.3.2 System architecture
CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM
IMPLEMENTATION
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Development tools
4.2 Implementation of
architecture
4.3 Software testing
4.4 Input and output
specifications
4.5 Program
flowchart
CHAPTER 5:
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
5.0 Summary
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendation
References
Appendices
Appendix A: source code
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
In present time most households own
at least one car. This figure shows that a car is very important to people’s
lives as it completes the cycle of living. Having that we are in the era of computer age and internet application,
it would be nice if a web-based expert system can be developed to diagnose
mechanical and other related faults in our vehicles.
Software for car faults diagnosis is
a system that detects information about car faults and provides possible
solutions to fixing the problem. It works by entering the type of fault your
car is giving you, and then it will retrieve the information of the possible
fault and also display the result of how you can solve the problem without the
presence of an expert.
So, this web-based software is hoped
to help those who are in need of guides to deal with their cars problems.
Although it might not give a complete guide and help as a human expert, namely
mechanics, at least it can give temporary assistance to those who are in need
of instant help, as a result of the limitation of time and distance.
Faults occur in vehicles or
automobiles very often than not. This can be due to several reasons.The ability
to detect and isolate these faults in complex technical systems such automobile
is important in order to fulfill dependability requirements. Fault detection and isolation in automobiles
is very important because it helps to maintain high vehicle operational
efficiency, low exhaust emissions, high vehicle uptime, fuel consumption
reduction or fuel economy, highvehicle safety and it guarantees efficient
repair. These factors are very important because they help to reduce overall
life-cycle cost of a vehicle.
1.1 BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
With the help of a car, movement from
one place to another has been made easy especially for those who are always
mobile in their jobs. Cars simplify our lives and make time to be more valuable
as we can save more time using the car. But at the same time, people who own
cars definitely don’t want to have a problem with their cars as the
troubleshooting of a car can be a nightmare to them, especially women[2]. Some
of those own a car individually don’t know how to deal with their cars whenever
it has a problem. All they know is to start the engine, drag the clutch if it
is not automatic, press the paddle and break when they need to. An even the
worse situation is that they don’t even know how to fill the fuel tank, and
that is not good. They won’t know what to do when something happens to their
cars. All they can do at best is, call the automobile repairer for help.
So, this web-based software is hoped
to help those who are in need of guides to deal with their cars problems.
Although it might not give a complete guide and help as a human expert, namely
mechanics, at least the expert system can give temporary assistance to those
who are in need of instant help, as a result of the limitation of time and
distance.
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In
dealing with problems of a car and troubleshooting, automobile repairers are
those who can help to solve them. The use of a computer expert system is
beneficial in different ways. It gives a temporary and instant guide to car
owners in different situations like:
·
Assistance
in the absence of automobile repairers.
·
Being
an alternative considering the distance of automobile repairers.
·
Situations
where automobile repairers diagnosis wrongly, etc.
1.3 OBJECTIVES
OF THE STUDY
·
Developing
a system for car maintenance and troubleshooting that is capable of assisting
car owners in dealing with their cars problems and troubleshooting them
whenever time is limited and the human experts, also known as mechanics is not
available at that very time.
·
Providing
recommendations in cases of automobile break down.
·
Providing
maintenance advice to users in order to avoid future fault from occurring.
·
Testing
and validating the system’s performance.
·
Helping
automobile repairers diagnose serious faults and repair vehicles at a faster
rate through the pre-diagnosis and advice a web-based software.
·
Developing
appropriate representation architecture to the proposed car failure and
malfunction diagnosis assistance system.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
The proposed system can help
inexperienced automobile repairers or drivers in diagnosing the fault of the
car.
In addition, the system has the following benefits:
·
Improvement
of productivity: Having this system will enable mechanics to do more work in
less time.
·
Reduces
the need for skilled mechanics: The repairs of a car require a high level of
expertise. With this system, inexperienced mechanics can be guided to find the
fault.
·
Places
expert knowledge into machine readable form, where it can be summoned at any
time.
1.5
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
software may contain certain limits and flaws, as it is only a prototype. We
commonly know that a car has many parts on its body and even in the body
itself. However, the system will only deal with problems that are commonly
found in the engine part of the car as the system is just a prototype, which
means the function will be expanded through time. The system will also deal
with only cars produced from the year 2000 till date.
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