Global Positioning System (GPS) is a new technology that uses the help of satellite data to measure geographical information such as latitudes and longitudes and vehicle speed and helps move the vehicle. The main idea is to program the GPS so that it can operate the navigation system without any human intervention. GPS hardware consists of a GPS receiver, an intertial measurement unit (IMU) compass, and a data processing computer. The main goal of the research is to enable an automated driving operation while navigating the vehicle without the driver's help (i.e.) the vehicle operates without a driver. The efficiency of autonomous navigation is managed only with the help of interactive hardware and software which helps in better route planning and route prediction and in dynamic environments play the role of man thus improving fuel efficiency and human comfort . GPS-based autonomous navigation receives the signal from GPS satellites with the help of the receiver which calculates the position on earth and executes the navigation algorithm to produce parameters such as direction and distance. A compass is used to specify the direction of travel while distance is determined by speed. Wheel encoder odometers are the best example of this type of navigation system. Its methodology involves speed being measured with the size of the wheel and the time between the encoding pulse. The odometer system requires frequent updating of its current position as it has errors. This type of system can be integrated with GPS for better performance. GPS autonomous navigation system is an emerging technology for the current generation...... middle of paper ...... delay ge.6. Writing and reading data recording system: parallax memory that allows connection to USB mass storage. This device stores current longitudes and latitudes. They also read and write from the microcontroller. Conclusion: All the above research has been carried out and the objectives for the development of an autonomous GPS system integrated with compass, processor and data recorder have been achieved. The application worked in a real-time environment with data collection using the received satellite data and navigation of the car without human intervention, and the coordinates were successfully stored in the data logger. The car steers through the waypoints following the data stored in the data logger with the help of the compass. The LCD display is used to display latitudes and longitudes which displays the current data on the screen for the viewer to view.
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