Design of Motorcycle Speed Limiter through Global Positioning System

This study focused on designing a motorcycle speed limiter using GPS with throttle modification. The study was brought about the increase in road accidents involving motorcycle vehicles tagged to be overspeeding and some not wearing helmets. The designed system focused on controlling the throttle of the motorcycle through a microcontroller and a GPS. Also, communication from the helmet to the motorcycle was established to complete the system functionality. The system does not allow the use of the said motorcycle once the rider does not wear the helmet prescribed for the said motorcycle. Speed control of the designed system relies solely upon the GPS, making it different from typical sensory for speed and PID algorithm applied in servo motor to control the throttle acceleration. The selected road stretch was assigned 30 kph,40kph, and 60 kph, respectively. Initial tests showed a responsive rate of all parameters of the helmet and LCD design.