Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system

This paper presents the development of a low cost smart traffic controller system. The proposed smart traffic controller system consists of two parts, which are the controller hardware and the software. The controller hardware is developed based on 8-kb MCS-51 microcontroller and equipped with a cha...

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Main Authors:	Purnomo, Muhammad Ridwan Andi, Wahab, Dzuraidah, Hassan, Azmi, Rahmat, Riza Atiq
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2009
Subjects:	QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/1/ejsr_32_4_06.pdf

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spelling	iium-372922014-07-11T07:44:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/ Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system Purnomo, Muhammad Ridwan Andi Wahab, Dzuraidah Hassan, Azmi Rahmat, Riza Atiq QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology (General) This paper presents the development of a low cost smart traffic controller system. The proposed smart traffic controller system consists of two parts, which are the controller hardware and the software. The controller hardware is developed based on 8-kb MCS-51 microcontroller and equipped with a character LCD to monitor the internal timer, Real Time Clock (RTC) IC to generate time and date data and EEPROM IC to save the green time data at several time periods. The software is developed to enable the controller hardware interfacing with the CCTV cameras as the traffic sensors, when used to optimise the traffic flow at some junction. The software also can be used by the traffic expert to change the setting of the controller hardware and perform manually control the traffic lights through the controller hardware. Another function of the software is to perform traffic data interchange. It will enable the controller hardware to communicate with other controllers that are installed at the nearby junctions in order to optimise the traffic flow at the network junction. The proposed smart traffic controller system is able to realise three kinds of traffic flow optimisation strategies, which are green time split and time slot timing, green time extension or vehicle actuated green time and offset optimisation strategy. The proposed smart traffic controller system has been tested by installing at several busy junctions in Malaysia for more than a year, and it shows that the proposed smart traffic controller system performs better than the existing traffic controller system. When the traffic flow optimisation strategies are applied and realised using the proposed smart traffic controller system, the total vehicles queuing time is reduced by up to 30% compared to when using the existing traffic controller system. EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2009-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/1/ejsr_32_4_06.pdf Purnomo, Muhammad Ridwan Andi and Wahab, Dzuraidah and Hassan, Azmi and Rahmat, Riza Atiq (2009) Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system. European Journal of Scientific Research, 32 (4). pp. 490-499. ISSN 1450-216X, 1450-202X http://www.europeanjournalofscientificresearch.com/ejsr_issues.html#
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description	This paper presents the development of a low cost smart traffic controller system. The proposed smart traffic controller system consists of two parts, which are the controller hardware and the software. The controller hardware is developed based on 8-kb MCS-51 microcontroller and equipped with a character LCD to monitor the internal timer, Real Time Clock (RTC) IC to generate time and date data and EEPROM IC to save the green time data at several time periods. The software is developed to enable the controller hardware interfacing with the CCTV cameras as the traffic sensors, when used to optimise the traffic flow at some junction. The software also can be used by the traffic expert to change the setting of the controller hardware and perform manually control the traffic lights through the controller hardware. Another function of the software is to perform traffic data interchange. It will enable the controller hardware to communicate with other controllers that are installed at the nearby junctions in order to optimise the traffic flow at the network junction. The proposed smart traffic controller system is able to realise three kinds of traffic flow optimisation strategies, which are green time split and time slot timing, green time extension or vehicle actuated green time and offset optimisation strategy. The proposed smart traffic controller system has been tested by installing at several busy junctions in Malaysia for more than a year, and it shows that the proposed smart traffic controller system performs better than the existing traffic controller system. When the traffic flow optimisation strategies are applied and realised using the proposed smart traffic controller system, the total vehicles queuing time is reduced by up to 30% compared to when using the existing traffic controller system.
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author	Purnomo, Muhammad Ridwan Andi Wahab, Dzuraidah Hassan, Azmi Rahmat, Riza Atiq
author_facet	Purnomo, Muhammad Ridwan Andi Wahab, Dzuraidah Hassan, Azmi Rahmat, Riza Atiq
author_sort	Purnomo, Muhammad Ridwan Andi
title	Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system
title_short	Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system
title_full	Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system
title_fullStr	Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system
title_full_unstemmed	Development of a low cost smart traffic controller system
title_sort	development of a low cost smart traffic controller system
publisher	EuroJournals Publishing, Inc.
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37292/1/ejsr_32_4_06.pdf
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