International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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CONTROLLING OF SMART ROAD DIVIDER FOR CLEARANCE OF AMBULANCE PATH Manoj H M1, N Sangeetha2, Nikita Biradar3, K Deevena Kumari4, Jyoti Raju Kamati5 1 Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Computer Science Engineering, BMS Institute of Techonology and Management, Bengaluru, India 2345 UG students, Dept. Of Computer Science Engineering, BMS Institute of Techonology and Management, Bengaluru, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract - Traffic congestion is a major challenge
like ambulances, often found themselves stuck in traffic, leading to potentially life-threatening delays. Traffic jams also contribute to road accidents, environmental harm, and pollution, adversely affecting people's well-being. In urban areas, commuters frequently endured prolonged waits in standstill traffic, resulting in wasted time and frustration.
encountered by urban areas presently despite actions being implemented to alleviate and diminish it. The problem with Static Road Dividers is the fixed number of lanes on each side of the road. Both population growth and the number of cars for each family are on the rise, thereby increasing the count of the cars on roads. The circumstance is worse when an emergency vehicle like an ambulance has to wait for other vehicles to give. This causes a delay in time and may affect the emergency case. All these challenges encountered by faced by ambulances can be averted using the smart movable road divider. It integrates real-time traffic monitoring, data analysis, and intelligent control mechanisms to automatically clear a dedicated lane for ambulance passage. Upon detecting an ambulance approaching, the system triggers the actuation of the smart road dividers located at key points along the road. These dividers can dynamically adjust their positions to make a clear lane for the ambulance, bypassing traffic and reducing response times.
This project aims to address these issues by introducing a movable road divider that adjusts based on real-time traffic conditions. It relies on IoT technology to implement a connection between traffic conditions and the positioning of the divider, utilizing computer vision. This is divided into two phases, inbound and outbound. At peak times, traffic often significantly imbalances between the inbound and outbound lanes. In such scenarios, the divider automatically adapts its position to alleviate traffic congestion. When the amount of vehicles comes to a temporary standstill, this situation is classified as traffic jam. The divider shifts based on signals received from a camera vision module, thus mitigating traffic jams. This system prioritizes the passage for ambulances.
Keywords—Traffic Congestion, Movable Road Divider, IOT, Ambulance, Object Detection.
The project leverages cloud computing to manage a database of traffic data captured by camera vision modules positioned on either sides of the road. These cameras capture images of the vehicles and employ deep-learning algorithms to calculate traffic density accurately. The above inventive strategy not only improves traffic flow but also enhances road safety, reduces environmental impact, and addresses the difficulties encountered by emergency vehicles during emergencies.
1. INTRODUCTION Over time, a single-lane road was constructed, causing numerous issues for commuters due to severe traffic congestion. This situation lacked efficiency, safety, and flexibility. Subsequently, a two-lane road was built, which, unfortunately, did not relieve the traffic problem. Even with the introduction of a four-lane road, the traffic issues persisted, leading to the exploration of innovative solutions.
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Many proposed solutions also employed IoT and embedded systems, along with IR sensors, to monitor traffic conditions. However, these systems struggled to accurately detect traffic and incurred high costs for maintenance and installation. Despite these efforts, the problem persisted, necessitating a more advanced solution.
The problem is that the static road is wide, that is, the count of lanes of traffic on both side of the path is increased. Since the resources are limited and as the population grows, the count of cars per family, and a significant rise in the count of cars on the road. This means a more efficient use of existing resources, such as the count of available lanes.
As the count of vehicles continued to rise, the road infrastructure remained largely unchanged, not able to manage with rise in travel delays, congestion, and accidents. Traffic congestion has become a big challenge in modern societies, leads to a myriad of problems. Emergency vehicles,
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At this time, there emerged a consistent and significant increase in capacity of congestion on road, causing traffic jams, especially during rush hour.
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