The Need
In today’s RV world, the RV owners seek more than just mobility – they want comfort, convenience, and control at their fingertips. Our client, a leader in smart RV technology, recognized this need and was looking for a technology partner to develop a robust and scalable Mobile application that will connect to the RV remotely enabling the RV owners to monitor and manage while on the move and parked in remote locations.
Impacts Delivered
- Achieved a more that 40%-point increase in user experience and engagement score.
- Enabled RV Owners to save up to 15% on energy costs
- Integration of Stripe payment gateway, has resulted in a 35% reduction in payment processing time and a 20% increase in transaction success rates.
- Over 25% reduction in Product support inquiries leading to improvements in the product support operations.
- Recorded an increase of over 30% increase in revenue, by being able to reach a broader audience of RV enthusiasts
Our Solution
- Developed a Smart RV Management Solution with a Flutter-based mobile app that enabled remote control and monitoring of the RV environment.
- We created a comprehensive solution to enhance the modern RV experience by integrating a smart thermostat and control center into a user-friendly mobile app.
- The mobile app enabled RV owners to manage their environment effortlessly, whether on the road or in remote locations.
- The mobile app enabled remote control of temperature, device management, and real-time monitoring for the comfort of occupants and their pets.
- Utilized Stripe to manage billing information, review transaction history, and handle subscription settings, ensuring a seamless payment experience.
The solution has the following major functional components:
- Mobile Application – A Flutter-based app that allows RV owners to control and monitor their RV environment in real-time with a secure login, and remote connectivity to devices, and RV infrastructure.
- Server Application – Manages the backend operations, including data synchronization, user authentication, and secure communication between the mobile app and the connected RV devices.
- Web Application – Designed to administer the entire operations. The web-based platform allows the management of users, devices, and system configurations. It also provides analytics and reporting tools to monitor the performance and usage of the system.
Tools & Technologies
- Flutter Framework for iOS and Android
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Stripe Payment Gateway
- Docker
- Mosquito MQTT Broker for MQTT, Rest API
- Firebase Cloud for data storage, authentication, & real-time updates.
- 1NCE and Zipit: Manage SIM card operations.
- Weather API for weather data.
- Prometheus: Monitors system performance & health.
- Loki: Centralized logging solution.
- Valero: Manages system backups
Admin Web App Architecture Block Diagram
Sample Admin User Screens
