Smart Traffic Light

Abstract

With increase in population, there has been a significant rise in the number of vehicles on our roads. This marked increase in vehicles has resulted in most urban areas being gridlocked in traffic jams. In order to reduce this congestion and set up a functional system of traffic management, we have proposed the Smart Traffic Light (STL), which uses image processing and a scheduling algorithm to automatically manage the duration of traffic signals. Another feature of the STL is its management of signals to prioritise emergency vehicles such as ambulances or fire engines by ensuring green signals in their specified routes in order to ensure minimum delay in traffic.