Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System (ITMS)

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Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System (ITMS)
Pavleen Singh Bali1, Gautam Parjapati2, Rishabh Aswal3, Dr. A.K. Raghav4 and Neeraj Gupta5
Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
The present paper describes an Intelligent
densest lane first and so on. Therefore, allotted clearance
Traffic Monitoring System (ITMS). The system at least
time will be proportional to the density of the traffic of
comprises of a traffic control center, a traffic information
each lane in this multilane network traffic clearance
service center, a cellular mobile communication system
system.
Abstract:
and an in-vehicle terminal (GPS tracer), which are
connected with each other via a wireless communication
Index Terms: ITMS, Vehicle Driver Assistance, Smart
network
Box, Smart Switching, E Challan, GPS Trace.
(satellites/telecom
towers).
The
in-vehicle
terminal communicates with the traffic control center and
I. INTRODUCTION
the traffic information service center respectively via the
cellular mobile communication system (satellite/telecom
towers). By adopting the intelligent traffic monitoring
system, its installation and construction cost will be
reduced
substantially.
In
this
paper,
the
same
In the present scenario of ever increasing population
and the adverse effects of abundant traffic the old
conventional ways of traffic management (e.g. the
conventional traffic signal lights would be provided with a
traffic policemen, conventional traffic lights, high
“smart-box” to perform real time smart switching
resolution cameras and radar target detection systems
ON/OFF (which reduces the cost of installation due to the
cannot resonate with the need of the hour for efficient
utilization of same existing traffic lights facility). This
traffic management due to the various drawbacks and
smart box is connected to a traffic control center which in
inefficiency
turn receives real time data from satellites/telecom towers
inappropriate traffic clearance signalling algorithms
to track different vehicles through electronic/E number
plates (aided with GPS Tracker). This will not only help in
tracing the vehicle for traffic management, automatic
toll/parking fee deduction and inter-state tourism tax
in
their
functionality
due
to
of traffic lights which is not real time based, complex
image sensing [1] of the cameras besides their huge
cost
of
installation
and
maintenance,
and
deduction but also will manage to store additional data
malfunctioned radar target detection due to the clutter
(complete registration details of the vehicle), help in theft
[2] formations. Moreover the previous technologies
detection, a green monitor for regulating carbon emission
were area and functionality specific (e.g. RFID
in the city by synchronizing to the database of pollution
Tagging) restricted to a particular region only (e.g.
checking central office, etc. In multilane network, this
3/4 way junction, multilane crossing etc.). As such the
system identifies the traffic density in each lane which will
present paper encloses an innovation which gives a
get clearance priority signal from the real time system as
per the needed traffic density clearance requirement
guided by the priority algorithm criterion of clearing the
solution towards generalization from the existed
particular
framework
of
inadequate
traffic
management system and its related web structure (like
toll deduction [3], challan due to over speed, pollution
Corresponding Authors:
checking
1. Mr. Pavleen Singh Bali , UG Student,Department of ECE,
Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Email Id: pavleen.bali@gmail.com,
2. Mr.Gautam Parjapati, UG Student,Department of ME, Amity
University Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
3. Mr. Rishabh Aswal, UG Student,, Department of Aerospace
Engg, Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
4. Dr. A.K. Raghav, Prof. & Head Mechanical Engg.
Department, Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
5. Mr. Neeraj Gupta, AP, Department of ECE. Amity University
Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
service,
inter
state
tax
collection,
VIP/Ambulance path clearance, vehicle theft etc.),
now all these issues would be efficiently managed by
ITMS to tackle the menace of existed traffic
mismanagement system. ITMS would be the whole
new evolution/generation of traffic management
systems.
The present paper discloses an intelligent traffic
monitoring system (ITMS). The system at least
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comprises
a
information
traffic
service
control
center,
center,
a
a
cellular
traffic
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II. BASIC OVERVIEW OF ITMS
mobile
communication system and an in-vehicle terminal [4],
which is connected with each other via a wireless
communication network. The in-vehicle terminal (e
number
plate
aided
with
GPS
tracer
[5])
communicates with the traffic control center and the
traffic information service center respectively via the
cellular mobile communication system.
Fig 3: Block Diagram for Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System
The ITMS is not also a basis for smart switching of
traffic lights but it’s a whole new evolution of traffic
monitoring system. The above diagram represents the
Ist generation of ITMS. It houses the basic functional
systems like:
 Anti-Theft/ Vehicle detection.
 Emergency signaling during accidents.
Fig 1: Tracking of Vehicle using GPS Tracer in E Number
Plate
 Car Parking / Automatic Toll Deduction.
 E Challan Systems.
The present paper further suggests an in vehicle
 VIP/Ambulance path Clearance.
terminal used in an intelligent traffic system and a
 Priority Algorithm controller (Smart Switching)
method for realizing an intelligent traffic system with
 Smart Box (for smart switching).
a cellular mobile communication system. By adopting
the intelligent traffic system, its construction cost will
be reduced greatly. In this invention the same
conventional traffic lights would be provided with a
smart box [6] to perform real time switching (which
 Vehicle Driver Assistance (VDA) System.
 Traffic Control Center.
 Antenna/Satellites/Towers for Communication.
2.1 Anti-Theft/Vehicle Detection
would reduce cost of installation). This smart box is
in turn connected to traffic control center which in
turn receive real time data from satellites which track
different vehicles through electronic number plate
(aided with GPS Tracker). Efficient & Cost Effective
Traffic Monitoring System by Real Time Switching
(ON/OFF) of Smart Traffic Lights.
Fig 4: Flow Chart for Anti-Theft
Anti-Theft systems [7] are the need of the hour as car
theft has acquired high proportions in the society. In
ITMS the system together with the vehicle is
registered with the owner detail. Moreover the GPS
Tracer in E Number Plate of the vehicle can be easily
Fig 2: 4 Lane cross section of the road.
traced via cellular/ satellite systems, so as soon as the
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owner will file the report of car theft via message/app
road toll charges which could be paid at the end of
the car will be traced and the details of the
each month immediately to avoid late fines.
geographical location would be given to the police
2.4 E Challan Systems
station/the owner via message/mail.
2.2 Emergency Signaling during Accidents.
Fig 7: Flow Chart for E Challan
Fig 5: Flow Chart for Emergency
In the modern era speed is a thrilling factor which is
Unfortunately if a car accident happens merely
equivalent to the killing disaster causing accidents.
anyone would volunteer for help, so this emergency
No doubt traffic authorities try their best to regulate
system will play a great role in intimating the gravity
this menace by installing various speed detection
of the situation during an emergency to the nearby
systems for the observation of traffic policemen but
hospital/police authorities respectively, by monitoring
the former system requires huge installation cost and
the abnormal speed changes or the signaling by on
is inefficient also as every time policemen cannot
board emergency signaling system.
catch the culprit. But the E Challan [8] tool provided
2.3 Car Parking / Automatic Toll Deduction
by ITMS is cent percent efficient as this is an
automated digitized system; if the driver crosses the
critical speed automatic fine would be imposed on
him, which can be deducted from his registered
account.
2.5 VIP/Ambulance path Clearance
Sometimes during an emergency or on the arrival of a
VIP personal efficient traffic management is not done
either the ambulance is not provided the clear road to
hospital during an emergency or the whole traffic is
blocked during the VIP arrival due to which the
Fig 6: Flow Chart for Automatic Toll/Tax Deduction
common masses suffer the problem but ITMS can
In the present scenario, due to inefficient toll
provide appropriate inter communication between the
deduction systems there is huge accumulation of
vehicles through Vehicle driver Assistant Tool [9]
unnecessary traffic combined with the cancerous
(VDAT), which can give appropriate signaling to the
effect of deadly carbon emissions and wastage of time
vehicles by providing them alternative ways during
due to which vehicles later on speed up which is a
the above mentioned case.
tendency for accidents. Using the above mentioned
2.6 Antenna/Satellites/Towers for Signaling
automated
deducted
These are the wireless communication networks that
automatically as mentioned in the Fig 6 Flow Chart.
provide the basis for inter communication between
Moreover
deducted
the various inter and intra ITMS kits. This innovation
automatically from the account or would appear as a
will lead to state where vehicles would communicate
system
the
toll
amount
would
would
be
be
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with one another forming an inter-connected web like
structure.
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IV.ELECTRONIC NUMBERS PLATE &
GPS TRACER
III. SMART BOX FOR SMART
SWITCHING OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Fig 8: Block Diagram of Smart Box for real time switching of
Traffic Lights
In ITMS the satellite collect the traffic info from the
GPS Tracer embedded in the Electronic Number Plate
(E No. Plate) after collecting the traffic data the
Fig 10: Electronic Number Plate & GPS Tracer Block Diagram
satellite or communications networks pass the data to
Electronic Number Plate [10] is the main kernel of
the traffic control centers which further provide the
ITMS. A GPS Tracer is embedded in the E Number
data to the above mentioned Smart Boxes which are
Plate which provides the real time tracing of vehicle
connected to the conventional traffic lights for the
in terms of its geographical coordinates. This tracer is
smart switching of the traffic lights based on the
connected to communication networks via traffic
density of the traffic in each lane based on the priority
control/information centers. The E Number Plate is in
clearance algorithm.
term connected to the Vehicle Driver Assistance Tool
3.1 Priority Algorithm controller (Smart Switching)
(VDAT) for bridging the internal and external
interfacing of the ITMS. This plate stores the vehicle
details together with the registration info with regard
to the owner. It also bears a QR Code [11] for fast
offline scanning as well.
V.VEHICLE DRIVER ASSISTANCE
TOOL (VDAT)
This Tool Kit is installed in the vehicle even like a
normal multimedia system. This tool will have a
Fig 9: Flow Chart of Traffic Clearance Priority Algorithm
small display unit, microphone, speaker, GPS
The Priority Algorithm Controller is embedded in the
processer/receiver, Bluetooth module, eye blink
Smart Box, it processes the real time data related to
safety sensor, vibration mechanism to the driver seat,
the traffic density in each lane which is provided by
SIM Card Slot, USB/AUX port etc. It is basically a
the Traffic Control Center. After processing the data
tool for managing the whole of ITMS. It can guide the
by the controller relevant signaling is provided to the
driver for navigation purposes, for listening to the
transmitter which finally gives the controlling signals
vital announcements, to communicate with the traffic
to the traffic lights for smart switching based on the
control center, to
traffic density in each lane.
listening to the music (on board music system) etc.
manage registration details,
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Fig 11: Block Diagram for Vehicle Driver Assistance Tool
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smart traffic system in resonance with the speed and
direction taking mechanisms for automated driving as
per the extrinsic traffic conditions with maximum
accuracy and minimum duration.
VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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problem which is acquiring a sort of cancerous
growth in the society causing several problems such
as wastage of fuel, accumulation of more carbon
footprints
causing
pollution,
accidents
and
nevertheless wastage of time. As such in order to
tackle this a very simple but powerful tool can be
used (i.e.) Intelligent Network Traffic Monitoring
System by which we would be able to track the flow
and pace of traffic so as to provide real time traffic
management
So the present paper has highlighted the Ist Generation
of the enhanced version of existing traffic monitoring
system which is entitled as “Intelligent Traffic
Monitoring System (ITMS)” the smart way of traffic
regulation. According to the present scenario this
innovation is the much needed invention which will
not only regulate the traffic efficiently but will also
pave a new way of commercialization of the ITMS
related products. Moreover it will provide huge job
opportunities in the telecom/communication sectors.
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