Smart Traffic Monitoring and Control Using Drone Swarms Technology in Urban Areas

Abstract

In transportation engineering, drone swarms are becoming increasingly popular as a way to track and analyse traffic. The number of driving cars has increased significantly due to population growth, causing severe traffic congestion, particularly during prime office hours. In addition, during the monsoon, there is considerable water logging in many cities, which exacerbates traffic problems. Prompt and reliable traffic tracking and analysis are essential. In this regard, UAV platforms are effective, offering suitable high temporal resolutions. UAVs have a lot of potential to help drivers with various traffic-related applications, such as tracking vehicles, safety, and incident detection. The objective of this paper is to examine the primary uses for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in traffic monitoring. The future problems and research difficulties associated with deploying drone swarms for traffic management are also covered in the article. The paper also includes an overview of recent surveys concerning UAV applications in traffic control and surveillance.