WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control
Print ISSN: 1991-8763, E-ISSN: 2224-2856
Volume 9, 2014
Improvement of Conventional Traffic Signaling Device - Self Routing Traffic Light System
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Abstract: Traffic congestion becomes a serious issue nowadays especially at urban cities area. When road users come at the intersection point, there is always a conflict “who can go first” on their mind. Due to the high volume of vehicles on the road, intersection points need a traffic signaling device to control the traffic flow. That is the reason traffic signalling device is installed at most of the intersection point especially in urban cities. Traffic signaling device is used to ensure the smoothness of traffic flow and provide time system and direction to road users. Therefore, road users are clear to cross over the intersection point. However, road users still need to spend a lot of time for waiting their turn at the intersection point. This is because the conventional traffic signaling device not intelligent enough to control a high volume of vehicles. The objective of this paper is to propose a new programming method for traffic signaling device which is called “Self Routing Traffic Light” as it is to reduce road user’s waiting time at the intersection point. One of the simulations called “Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO)” is used to create simulation and collecting data. According to the simulation, several methods is used to control the traffic signaling device such as sequencing method and sensor demand method for conventional traffic light system and proposed method. From the data analysis, the waiting time and travel time of road users spent at the intersection point between conventional methods and proposed method is decreased. As a conclusion, the proposed method will be a practical solution for those traffic signaling device which will be installed at intersection point to ensure the efficiency of traffic flow.
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Keywords: Traffic Signaling Device, Simulation, Vehicles, Traffic Flow, Intersection Point, Traffic Congestion
Pages: 309-317
WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1991-8763 / 2224-2856, Volume 9, 2014, Art. #33