A Wi-Fi Sensor-Based Approach for Examining Travel Time Reliability Parameters Under Mixed Traffic Conditions

Abstract

The investigation and examination of activity conduct are basically reliant on the accessibility of movement information. Movement information accumulation under blended activity conditions is one of the significant issues looked by scientists and in addition activity administrative experts. Travel time can be measured using different types of sensors; however, due to the heterogeneity in vehicle classes, its performance is a major concern, especially for Indian condition. Among the emerging methods, Bluetooth-based sensors are gaining popularity, but the fact that the number of active Bluetooth devices in the traffic stream in India is generally very low and is a hindrance to the effectiveness of data collection. To overcome this limitation, the use of a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth sensor has been thought upon recently. Thus, the main aim of this research is to test the reliability of such Wi-Fi/Bluetooth-based sensors and to determine travel time at mid-block section along with the determination of the distribution model which would best fit for the study condition, and their relations with various statistical parameters to identify the best results.