Dynamic traffic management system using infrared (IR) and Internet of Things (IoT)

Abstract

The major goal of the project is to make traffic management system work dynamically using Internet of Things, Infrared sensor and Image Processing in order to make traffic system work efficiently. Traffic management automation systems in the market aims to computerized the traffic lights, operates on a periodic schedule to control the light (red/yellow/green) uses various technologies like GSM, NFC focuses on the basic operation of an electrical switch. Our project plan to provide a automated IR-sense based solution that makes traffic signals to shift the lights (red/yellow/green) dynamically. We plan on implementing the project for one junction “Proof-of-Concept” for this paper, which includes traffic lights, IR-sensors, Wi-Fi transmitter and Raspberry Pi microcontroller. The sensed data gathered from IR sensor is transmitted by the Wi-Fi transmitter which is received by the raspberry-pi controller. Based on this compilation it dynamically shifts time of the red signal and the user gets an intimation of status of the signal on his way. The Raspberry Pi controller works as a central console, it determines which sideways of the road signal is to get open or close. The central console gathers all the data from sensors and stores it in the cloud which intimates traffic status to a mobile device.