Intelligent traffic monitoring system using wireless cellular communications

Author

Sankar, R. ; Civil, L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

12-14 Apr 1997

Firstpage

210

Lastpage

214

Abstract

We report on a feasibility study conducted to demonstrate a cost-effective and efficient method using handoffs in wireless cellular communications for monitoring traffic flow, predicting congestion and collecting transportation planning data. The algorithm uses handoff information to estimate the average speed of the cars and their locations. It was tested on a model network (street map overlaid on cellular coverage map) by simulating different traffic conditions such as normal and congested traffic flows. The simulation results showed that the system was able to successfully find the location of the mobile vehicle in a relatively short time and accurately estimate the average speed. The results are currently being validated using real data collected during field trials

Keywords

automated highways; automobiles; cellular radio; road traffic; traffic control; algorithm; average speed; cars; cellular coverage map; congested traffic flow; congestion prediction; field trials; handoffs; intelligent traffic monitoring system; mobile vehicle location; model network; normal traffic flow; simulation results; street map; traffic conditions; traffic flow monitoring; transportation planning data collection; wireless cellular communications; Arteries; Cellular networks; Cities and towns; Intelligent systems; Monitoring; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Transportation; Vehicles; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '97. Engineering new New Century., Proceedings. IEEE

Conference_Location

Blacksburg, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3844-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1997.598671

Filename

598671