Title :
A prototype of Virtual Traffic Lights on Android-based smartphones
Author :
Nakamurakare, Manuel ; Viriyasitavat, Wantanee ; Tonguz, Ozan
Author_Institution :
Inf. Networking Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Virtual Traffic Lights (VTL) is a recently proposed self-organizing traffic control scheme that has the potential to mitigate traffic congestion in urban areas. This paper reports a prototype design effort on Virtual Traffic Lights using Android-based smartphones. The experiments performed show the feasibility of implementing VTL using smartphones´ WiFi devices.
Keywords :
mobile computing; operating systems (computers); self-adjusting systems; smart phones; telecommunication congestion control; vehicular ad hoc networks; virtual prototyping; wireless LAN; Android-based smart phone; VTL prototype design; self-organizing traffic control scheme; smartphone WiFi device; traffic congestion mitigation; urban area; virtual traffic light prototype; Global Positioning System; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Roads; Smart phones; Synchronization; User interfaces; Vehicles; Vehicle-to-vehicle communications; ad hoc networks; self-organizing networks; smartphone applications;
Conference_Titel :
Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), 2013 10th Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
DOI :
10.1109/SAHCN.2013.6644984
