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article · Middle East Research Journal of Engineering and Technology

Faults and Solutions for Smart Traffic Lights

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Abstract

Ambulances, fire departments, and police cars are examples of emergency vehicles (EVs) that greatly benefit communities by saving lives and deterring theft and criminal activity. Automatic control systems are a novel kind of advanced system that function as a driving system using hardware controllers and computers. We require automatic adaptive controllers to manage the traffic light system's open and shut functions since an increase in the number of cars while maintaining the same infrastructure led to a significant traffic issue. In addition to the difficulty emergency vehicles have reaching their location due to traffic congestion caused by heavy cars, traffic problems also include red-light traffic violations, which typically result in accidents on the roadways. Traffic conditions worsen as a result of more cars on the road, making it more difficult to make room for emergency vehicles like ambulances, rescue fire engines, and emergence vehicles. An IoT sensor-based system that detects the arrival of an ambulance at the hotspots using the signals the ambulance sends out can be built to prevent problems waiting for traffic signals in an emergency. The system would then maintain the signals appropriately.

Research topics

  • IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems
  • IoT-based Smart Home Systems
  • Fire Detection and Safety Systems

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DOI: 10.36348/merjet.2024.v04i01.001

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