scholarly journals Review of traffic control techniques for emergency vehicles

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1243
Author(s):  
Wan Mohd Hafiz bin Wan Hussin ◽  
Marshima Mohd Rosli ◽  
Rosmawati Nordin
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Control Technique ◽  
Emergency Vehicle ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Emergency Vehicles ◽  
Traffic Control System

<span>Traffic control system play an important role to manage traffic congestion on the road especially during peak hours and peak seasons. One of the main challenges is to control the traffic when there are emergency cases at traffic light intersection especially peak hours. This could affect the route for emergency vehicles such as ambulance, fire brigade and police car to reach their destination. Due to the increase of traffic congestion during peak hours and peak seasons in Malaysia, there is a need for further evaluation of traffic control techniques. This paper reviewed and consolidated information on the different types of the existing traffic control system for road traffic management such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), wireless sensor network and image processing. This paper analysed and compared on the design, benefits and limitations of each technique. Through the reviews, this paper recommends the best traffic control technique for emergency vehicle that offers low price, low maintenance and can be used in various areas of applications.</span>

scholarly journals An Optimised Traffic Control Scheme with Preference to Emergency Vehicles Leveraging RFID

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-89
Author(s):  
Kenneth Akpado ◽  
Samuel Usoro ◽  
Nneka Ezeani
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Emergency Vehicle ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Emergency Vehicles ◽  
Traffic Control System ◽  
New System

Emergency Vehicles (EV) such as ambulances, fire fighting vehicles, Road safety vehicles and other emergency vehicles encounter delays on their missions at traffic light control points due to traffic jams. The direct consequence of these delays results in unwarranted loss of lives and properties.  This research work proposes and implements an improved traffic control system with preference to emergency vehicles leveraging RFID technology and a novel Dynamic Traffic Sequence Algorithm (DTSA). Atmega 328 was used to actualize the novel DTSA, control the RFID and the entire traffic control system. The distance of RFID signal transmitted by the emergency vehicle was determined by physically measuring the distance of clearer signal obtained at various distances from the test bed. MATLAB was used to plot the response time of the RFID, thereby helping in the choice of RFID used. It was observed at 100 meters distance between the RFID transmitter in the emergency vehicle (EV) and the traffic light system, a clearer signal was obtained. Therefore at 100 meters the emergency vehicle will be detected and the traffic system will reset its normal routine to give right of way to the particular lane that the emergency vehicle is detected. Comparing the old and the new system it was observed that in the new system the EV will be 12minutes faster than the EV in the old system. From the result obtained, the RFID best suited for this application is active RFID. The results obtained proved that the system will effectively mitigate and almost completely eradicate the delay encountered by emergency vehicles at traffic control points.  The system will be deployed in any many cities in Nigeria that have traffic control systems installed.

scholarly journals Density based Traffic Control System Embedded with Patient Weightage Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10S) ◽  
pp. 377-381
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Emergency Vehicle ◽  
Dynamic Flow ◽  
Smooth Flow ◽  
Emergency Vehicles ◽  
Traffic Control System

Every now and then traffic congestion has always been a hindrance in everyone’s normal life routine. This traffic congestion hindrance is very much problematic in case of high priority emergency vehicles namely ambulances, VIP vehicles, fire engines etc. So, traffic control has to be made proficient to provide smooth flow of vehicles. However, efficient synchronization of traffic at multiple junctions is complex. Conventional control systems do not handle the dynamic flow of traffic which results in chaos. In this project, implementation of an emergency vehicle detection system is done. The main objective is to provide a traffic-free route to the vehicles in order to save life. In this paper two cases are considered, in the initial case, the lane density at the junction will be calculated using ultrasonic sensors by Raspberry pi (Rpi) and the lane with minimal density route will be directed to the emergency vehicle NodeMcu in this case. Considering the assumption that hospital is present near to every lane. And in the second case, the conflict arises when two emergency vehicles are encountered at the same time at a junction, so this conflict is resolved in thispaper.

scholarly journals Intelligent Traffic Control System Using ARM7 Controller and Image Processing Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 2726-2735
Author(s):  
Dr.E.V. Krishna Rao ◽  
N. Alekhya ◽  
K. Rupa ◽  
M. Sai Sujith ◽  
Sk Abdulla Aman Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Time Delay ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Emergency Vehicle ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Alert Message ◽  
Traffic Control System

The urban traffic congestion is being increased day by day due to large number of vehicles are used by dense people in cities. In the current model of the Traffic Control System, the time delay of each signal light is static which leads to lot of waiting time and was tage of fuel. To overcome this problem, intelligent traffic management system of controlling the traffic lights using the ARM 7 controller and camera sensor is proposed. The camera which is installed along the pavement captures the real time video of the road. The video is then processed indifferent stages to find the number of vehicles in that particular lane using Convex hull technique and accordingly the time delay of the traffic signals has been changed dynamically. Incase, if an emergency vehicle like ambulance is detected by RF434 in a particular lane then automatically this lane will be given the highest priority to clear the traffic. Another feature is if any vehicle violates the traffic line that can also be identified by the RFID reader and automatically and an alert message will be sent to registered mobile number through GSM module which is interfaced with LPC2148.

scholarly journals IoT Based Automated Traffic Light Control System For Emergency Vehicles Using LoRa

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divij N ◽  
Divya K ◽  
Anuradha Badage
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Accurate Solution ◽  
Emergency Vehicle ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic Lane ◽  
Emergency Vehicles ◽  
Scheduled Traffic ◽  
Cost Efficient

There is a serious issue of Emergency Vehicles being stuck at intersections due to traffic congestion or scheduled traffic signal. This may result in delay in motion or the Emergency Vehicle may remain in statutory position. Otherwise, if the emergency vehicle ever tries to override the signal, it may result in accident or traffic congestion. To overcome this problem automated traffic control system is proposed. The system is designed to find a cost efficient and accurate solution to save lives. In the system, siren of the approaching emergency vehicle is priorly sensed by using smart objects and the traffic lane in which the emergency vehicle isapproaching is made free by halting the traffic in other lanes of the intersection.

scholarly journals Density based Automatic Traffic Junction Synchronization

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5781-5786
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Video Processing ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Moving Vehicle ◽  
Metropolitan Cities ◽  
Commuting Time ◽  
Traffic Control System ◽  
Slow Moving

Traffic congestion nowadays has become a chronic issue in the Metropolitan cities due to which it takes more time to travel than the same distance travelled during the off peak hours. This decreases the productivity of an individual by instances such as delayed delivery of services, unnecessary fuel consumption, air and noise pollution, delay in the case of emergency. The traffic congestion has become a predominant problem due to the rapid increase in the demand of vehicles. In places where junctions are closely spaced, encounter a typical issue of lingering in the same traffic signal for multiple times due to the slow moving vehicle caused by congestion. In order to control this issue, research works have been carried out in automating the traffic control system with the help of sensors, image or video processing and also by prioritizing emergency vehicles approaching the junctions. However, employing camera to monitor the traffic is an expensive task. Thus, we are proposing the Density based synchronous of junctions that are closely placed which helps us to save our commuting time significantly and thus enhancing one’s productivity

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