Employing Traffic Lights as Road Side Units for Road Safety Information Broadcast

2015 ◽  
pp. 143-159
Author(s):  
Navin Kumar ◽  
Luis Nero Alves ◽  
Rui L. Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Visible Light Communication ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Vehicular Communication ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
The Road ◽  
Smooth Flow

There is great concern over growing road accidents and associated fatalities. In order to reduce accidents, improve congestion and offer smooth flow of traffic, several measures, such as providing intelligence to transport, providing communication infrastructure along the road, and vehicular communication, are being undertaken. Traffic safety information broadcast from traffic lights using Visible Light Communication (VLC) is a new cost effective technology which assists drivers in taking necessary safety measures. This chapter presents the VLC broadcast system considering LED-based traffic lights. It discusses the integration of traffic light Roadside Units (RSUs) with upcoming Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) architecture. Some of the offered services using this technology in vehicular environment together with future directions and challenges are discussed. A prototype demonstrator of the designed VLC systems is also presented.

Employing Traffic Lights as Road Side Units for Road Safety Information Broadcast

2012 ◽  
pp. 118-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navin Kumar ◽  
Luis Nero Alves ◽  
Rui L. Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Visible Light Communication ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Vehicular Communication ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
The Road ◽  
Smooth Flow

There is great concern over growing road accidents and associated fatalities. In order to reduce accidents, improve congestion and offer smooth flow of traffic, several measures, such as providing intelligence to transport, providing communication infrastructure along the road, and vehicular communication, are being undertaken. Traffic safety information broadcast from traffic lights using Visible Light Communication (VLC) is a new cost effective technology which assists drivers in taking necessary safety measures. This chapter presents the VLC broadcast system considering LED-based traffic lights. It discusses the integration of traffic light Roadside Units (RSUs) with upcoming Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) architecture. Some of the offered services using this technology in vehicular environment together with future directions and challenges are discussed. A prototype demonstrator of the designed VLC systems is also presented.

scholarly journals Towards Personal Virtual Traffic Lights

Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Martins ◽  
João Rufino ◽  
Luis Silva ◽  
João Almeida ◽  
Bruno Miguel Fernandes Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Vehicular Communication ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Correct Operation ◽  
Traffic Lights

Traffic control management at intersections, a challenging and complex field of study, aims to strike a balance between safety and efficient traffic control. Nowadays, traffic control at intersections is typically done by traffic light systems which are not optimal and exhibit several drawbacks, such as poor efficiency and real-time adaptability. With the advent of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), vehicles are being equipped with state-of-the-art technology, enabling cooperative decision-making which will certainly overwhelm the available traffic control systems. This solution strongly penalizes users without such capabilities, namely pedestrians, cyclists, and other legacy vehicles. Therefore, in this work, a prototype based on an alternative technology to the standard vehicular communications, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), is presented. The proposed framework aims to integrate legacy and modern vehicular communication systems into a cohesive management system. In this framework, the movements of users at intersections are managed by a centralized controller which, through the use of networked retransmitters deployed at intersections, broadcasts alerts and virtual light signalization orders. Users receive the aforementioned information on their own smart devices, discarding the need for dedicated light signalization infrastructures. Field tests, carried out with a real-world implementation, validate the correct operation of the proposed framework.

Fog-based Intelligent Transportation System for Traffic Light Optimization

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (S) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rusyadi Ramli ◽  
Riesa Krisna Astuti Sakir ◽  
Dong-Seong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Intelligent Transportation System ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Intelligent Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic Condition ◽  
Dilemma Zone ◽  
Traffic Lights

This paper presents fog-based intelligent transportation systems (ITS) architecture for traffic light optimization. Specifically, each intersection consists of traffic lights equipped with a fog node. The roadside unit (RSU) node is deployed to monitor the traffic condition and transmit it to the fog node. The traffic light center (TLC) is used to collect the traffic condition from the fog nodes of all intersections. In this work, two traffic light optimization problems are addressed where each problem will be processed either on fog node or TLC according to their requirements. First, the high latency for the vehicle to decide the dilemma zone is addressed. In the dilemma zone, the vehicle may hesitate whether to accelerate or decelerate that can lead to traffic accidents if the decision is not taken quickly. This first problem is processed on the fog node since it requires a real-time process to accomplish. Second, the proposed architecture aims each intersection aware of its adjacent traffic condition. Thus, the TLC is used to estimate the total incoming number of vehicles based on the gathered information from all fog nodes of each intersection. The results show that the proposed fog-based ITS architecture has better performance in terms of network latency compared to the existing solution in which relies only on TLC.

scholarly journals An Improved Smart Traffic Signal using Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 4124-4131
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Computer Vision ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Traffic Monitoring ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Traffic Signal ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic System ◽  
Computer Vision Technology

The growth in population all over the world and in particular in India causes an increase in the number of vehicles which, create complications regarding traffic jam and traffic safety. The primary solution to recover the jam condition is the expansion of capacities of roads by building new streets. However, this requires extra efforts and more time that is a costly and ineffective solution. Therefore, there is a need for alternative solution methodologies that are being implemented. Intelligent traffic monitoring is a branch of intelligent transportation systems that focuses on improving traffic signal conditions. The key goal of such an intelligent monitoring system is to improve the traffic system in a way that reduces delays. Many cities facing these delays because of the inefficient configuration of traffic light systems which are mostly fixed-cycle protocol based. Therefore, there is a profound need to improve and automate these traffic light systems. The establishment of a mixed technique of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision (CV) can be desirable to develop an authenticated and scalable traffic system which can aid to solve such problems. Proposed work supports the use of computer vision technology to build a resource-efficient, synchronous and automated traffic analysis. Video samples were collected from multiple areas to use in the system. The system applied and the vehicle was counted and classified into different classes. Manually and automatically annotated patterns were used for the classification. The multi-reference-line mechanism employed to find the speed of the vehicle and analyze traffic. The system makes its decision based on a number of vehicles, backwards-forward synchronous data and emergency conditions.

Traffic Signal Control for a Single Intersection-Based Intelligent Transportation System

2020 ◽  
pp. 159-180
Author(s):  
Nouha Rida ◽  
Mohammed Ouadoud ◽  
Abderrahim Hasbi
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Intelligent Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Traffic Information ◽  
Traffic Signal Control ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
The Road ◽  
Real Time Traffic

Traffic optimization at an intersection, using real-time traffic information, presents an important focus of research into intelligent transportation systems. Several studies have proposed adaptive traffic lights control, which concentrates on determining green light length and sequence of the phases for each cycle in accordance with the real-time traffic detected. In order to minimize the waiting time at the intersection, the authors propose an intelligent traffic light using the information collected by a wireless sensors network installed in the road. The proposed algorithm is essentially based on two parameters: the waiting time in each lane and the length of its queue. The simulations show that the algorithm applied at a network of intersections improves significantly the average waiting time, queue length, fuel consumption, and CO2 emissions.

scholarly journals Low-Latency VLC System with Fresnel Receiver for I2V ITS Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tassadaq Nawaz ◽  
Marco Seminara ◽  
Stefano Caputo ◽  
Lorenzo Mucchi ◽  
Jacopo Catani
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Visible Light Communication ◽  
Fresnel Lens ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Packet Error Rate ◽  
Low Latency ◽  
Traffic Light

This work presents a characterization of a low-cost, low-latency Visible Light Communication (VLC) prototype for infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) communication for future Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The system consists of a regular traffic light as a transmitter (the red light is modulated with the information), and a photodetector as a receiver. The latter is equipped with low-cost Fresnel lenses as condensers, namely, 1 ′ ′ Fresnel and 2 ′ ′ Fresnel, to increase the optical gain of the system at the receiver. The system is capable of Active Decode and Relay (ADR) of information to further incoming units. The experimental characterization of amplitude and Packet Error Rate (PER) for the proposed system has been performed for distances up to 50 m. The results show that by incorporating the 2 ′ ′ Fresnel lens in the photodetector, an error free ( PER ≤ 10 − 5 ) I2V communication is established up to 50 m. Furthermore, the prototype can be used for both broadcast and beaconing transmission modes. This low-cost VLC-based system could offer sub-millisecond latency in the full ADR process for distances up to 36 m, which makes it suitable for integration in Cellular-V2X (C-V2X) and 5G platforms.

scholarly journals Outdoor Visible Light Communication in Intelligent Transportation Systems: Impact of Snow and Rain

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 5453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reham W. Zaki ◽  
Heba A. Fayed ◽  
Ahmed Abd El Aziz ◽  
Moustafa H. Aly
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Optical Power ◽  
Visible Light Communication ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Modulation Scheme ◽  
Pulse Position Modulation ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Coverage Area

A comprehensive study of outdoor visible light communication (VLC) under snow and rain effects has been conducted in this paper. This paper analyzes the expected rain attenuation of Marshal, Carbonneau, and Japan models at different precipitation levels. Snow attenuation is measured in wet and dry situations at various precipitation levels as well. Therefore, a full comparison is carried out for different attenuation effects on certain outdoor VLC design characteristics such as the maximum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), optical power received, bit error rate (BER), and maximum coverage area. VLC with various modulation techniques is considered. The ON–OFF Keying (OOK), L-Pulse Position Modulation (L-PPM), Inverse L-Pulse Position Modulation (I-L-PPM), and Subcarrier Binary Phase-Shift Keying (SC-BPSK) are investigated. The simulation results show a considerable difference in the information received under different weather conditions depending on the type of modulation scheme used. The simulation has been done on a two-lane road, and a green traffic light-emitting diode (LED) with a wavelength of 505 nm is used as a transmitter. A non-imaging concentrator coupled with a photodetector is considered to be a cost-effective receiver.

scholarly journals A Multiagent Approach to Autonomous Intersection Management

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 591-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Dresner ◽  
P. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Multiagent System ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Alternative Mechanism ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Stop Sign ◽  
Intersection Control

Artificial intelligence research is ushering in a new era of sophisticated, mass-market transportation technology. While computers can already fly a passenger jet better than a trained human pilot, people are still faced with the dangerous yet tedious task of driving automobiles. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is the field that focuses on integrating information technology with vehicles and transportation infrastructure to make transportation safer, cheaper, and more efficient. Recent advances in ITS point to a future in which vehicles themselves handle the vast majority of the driving task. Once autonomous vehicles become popular, autonomous interactions amongst multiple vehicles will be possible. Current methods of vehicle coordination, which are all designed to work with human drivers, will be outdated. The bottleneck for roadway efficiency will no longer be the drivers, but rather the mechanism by which those drivers' actions are coordinated. While open-road driving is a well-studied and more-or-less-solved problem, urban traffic scenarios, especially intersections, are much more challenging. We believe current methods for controlling traffic, specifically at intersections, will not be able to take advantage of the increased sensitivity and precision of autonomous vehicles as compared to human drivers. In this article, we suggest an alternative mechanism for coordinating the movement of autonomous vehicles through intersections. Drivers and intersections in this mechanism are treated as autonomous agents in a multiagent system. In this multiagent system, intersections use a new reservation-based approach built around a detailed communication protocol, which we also present. We demonstrate in simulation that our new mechanism has the potential to significantly outperform current intersection control technology -- traffic lights and stop signs. Because our mechanism can emulate a traffic light or stop sign, it subsumes the most popular current methods of intersection control. This article also presents two extensions to the mechanism. The first extension allows the system to control human-driven vehicles in addition to autonomous vehicles. The second gives priority to emergency vehicles without significant cost to civilian vehicles. The mechanism, including both extensions, is implemented and tested in simulation, and we present experimental results that strongly attest to the efficacy of this approach.

scholarly journals Implementation and Evaluation of a Traffic Light Assistance System Based on V2I Communication in a Simulation Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Olaverri-Monreal ◽  
Javier Errea-Moreno ◽  
Alberto Díaz-Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Phase Duration ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Real Time Traffic ◽  
Timing Data ◽  
Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems

Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) make the exchange of information possible through cooperative systems that broadcast traffic data to enhance road safety. Traffic light assistance (TLA) systems in particular utilize real-time traffic light timing data by accessing the information directly from the traffic management center. To test the reliability of a TLA system based on networked intervehicular interaction with infrastructure, we present in this paper an approach to perform theoretical studies in a lab-controlled scenario. The proposed system retrieves the traffic light timing program within a range in order to calculate the optimal speed while approaching an intersection and shows a recommended velocity based on the vehicle’s current acceleration and speed, phase state of the traffic light, and remaining phase duration. Results show an increase in driving efficiency in the form of improvement of traffic flow, reduced gas emissions, and waiting time at traffic lights after the drivers adjusted their velocity to the speed calculated by the system.

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