Abstract:
The use of vehicles is essential to the human lifestyle. Due to the increase in the number of vehicles, the
shortage of parking spaces in urban areas is increasing. Although there are many ways to solve these
problems, such problems still exist. This research aims to build a smart parking system to overcome the
issue of parking space availability using Internet of Things (IoT) technology. This proposed smart
parking system is based on Arduino, Firebase cloud application, and android mobile application. The
parking area is built and simulated with Arduino components. Further, this system is connected with
an android mobile application for users. This smart parking system gives an opportunity for drivers to
park their vehicles by eliminating waiting time and excess money. Drivers can see parking slot
availability in the parking area using their mobile. Also, the mobile application displays parking times.
On the other hand, the parking area is automated, and human interaction is not required. The gate
automatically opens and closes when a vehicle enters the parking entry and exit area. This system
provides real-time processes and information about the parking slot in the android application. Also,
the parking owner can control the main gate remotely. This project leads to reducing fuel consumption.
Also, it resolves the problem of growing traffic congestion and could reduce the human time of finding
parking slots.
