O Olanrele Oladeji - Department of Mechatronics Engineering, the Polytechnic, Ibadan. Oyo State. Nigeria
.C Udeh Gideon - Digitorch Electronics, Samonda Ibadan, Oyo State. Nigeria.

Mechatronics engineering is fast gaining ground in industries and the automobile industry is not an exception. An introduction of a component in the design of an automobile can improve its ease of operation and comfort. This paper describes the incorporation of ultrasonic sensor and microcontroller into a modeled car, which can be basically divided into three main parts; mechanical structure, electronics circuit and the software. A prototype car chassis with two rear and two front wheels respectively was decided. The two rear wheels would be driven by a motor, whereas the front wheel is meant for turning. The Programmable Integrated Circuit was programmed with the required software using an algorithm that helps the unit to detect object and alerts the driver through sound and display on the human machine interface (HMI).

Ultrasonic Sensor, Integrated Circuit, Automobile, Object Detector, Human Machine Interface; HMI, Intelligent Vehicle