In many Nigerian cities as well as other nations, traffic congestion is a serious issue. Traffic congestion is a result of signal failure, ineffective law enforcement, and inadequate traffic management. Congestion has a detrimental effect on the economy, the environment, and everyone's quality of life. Therefore, it is imperative that the traffic congestion issue be managed adequately. There are numerous techniques for managing traffic, including wireless sensor networks, inductive loop detection, infrared sensors, video data processing, and infrared sensors. These are all practical techniques for efficient traffic management. However, the issue with these systems is that they are highly expensive to install, maintain, and take care of during the installation process. This paper therefore designs and implements a simple smart traffic management system, which makes use of a rule-based algorithm in conjunction with a microcontroller and PIR sensors. By taking into account variables like vehicle detection, traffic congestion levels, and predefined traffic rules to make real-time decisions and optimize traffic flow, this rule-based algorithm in smart traffic control systems ensures efficient and safe movement of vehicles on the roads. This system however not sophisticated, offers a smarter alternative to the fixed traffic systems used in Nigeria.
Simple Smart Traffic Management System
2023-11-01
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Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English