Rapid prototyping Vehicle-to-Infrastructure applications using the AndroidTM development platform

This paper discusses a rapid prototyping environment for an application developed relative to the USDOT Vehicle Infrastructure Integration program. The primary application represents opportunities beyond traditional vehicular telematic applications by virtue of the technologies leveraged to prototype a vehicle crash detection system, as well as an emission sensor network for vehicle fleets and a vehicle speed retarder. A central theme in the research is that emerging vehicular telematic applications need to capitalize on advanced software engineering orientations, including open-source frameworks, web services, and Service Oriented Architectures.