Lean Traffic Control (LTC) for Emergency Vehicles Applied in Developing Countries: Tehran Transport Planning
Volume 4, Issue 2
Farzad Tahriri, Ali Azadeh
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Abstract
This paper is proposing, innovating, and developing a model, namely server-centric, which is a great asset in reducing the cost and producing better performance. Internet of Things (IoT) is applied, a central controller web server and a microcontroller system is utilized by applying the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Fuzzy Controller System (FCS) approach. This Lean Traffic Control (LTC) can dynamically and automatically control traffic signals in order to open the path to get to the destination as soon as possible. It can be performed by considering three main steps: 1- Central controller webserver, 2- Communications software application, and 3- Communications hardware application. The primary prototype of this project is ready, and future work will need the LTC system to be tested in real-world performance. By implementing the traffic signal pre-emption, road safety can be increased and emergency response reduced. Thus, the regular traffic will confront minor or no inconvenience.
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F. Tahriri, and A. Azadeh, “Lean Traffic Control (LTC) for emergency vehicles applied in developing countries: Tehran transport planning,” International Journal of Technology and Engineering Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 57-63, 2018.