Smart Dynamic Traffic Monitoring and Enforcement System

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Youssef El-Hansali, Universiteit Hasselt
Fatma Outay, Zayed University
Ansar Yasar, Universiteit Hasselt
Siham Farrag, Universiteit Hasselt
Muhammad Shoaib, King Saud University
Muhammad Imran, King Saud University
Hammad Hussain Awan, University of Lahore

ORCID Identifiers

0000-0002-9300-6270

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Computers, Materials and Continua

Publication Date

3-1-2021

Abstract

Enforcement of traffic rules and regulations involves a wide range of complex tasks, many of which demand the use of modern technologies. variable speed limits (VSL) control is to change the current speed limit according to the current traffic situation based on the observed traffic conditions. The aim of this study is to provide a simulation-based methodological framework to evaluate (VSL) as an effective Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) enforcement system. The focus of the study is on measuring the effectiveness of the dynamic traffic control strategy on traffic performance and safety considering various performance indicators such as total travel time, average delay, and average number of stops. United Arab Emirates (UAE) was selected as a case study to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy. A micro simulation software package VISSIM with add-on module VisVAP is used to evaluate the impacts of VSL. It has been observed that VSL control strategy reduced the average delay time per vehicle to around 7%, travel time by 3.2%, and number of stops by 48.5%. Dynamic traffic control strategies also alleviated congestion by increasing the capacity of the bottleneck section and improving safety. Results of this study would act as a guidance for engineers and decision makers to new traffic control system implementation.

DOI Link

10.32604/cmc.2021.014812

ISSN

1546-2218

Publisher

Computers, Materials and Continua (Tech Science Press)

Volume

67

Issue

3

First Page

2797

Last Page

2806

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

ITS, ITS, Safety, Variable speed limits, VISSIM

Scopus ID

85102468751

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

El-Hansali, Youssef; Outay, Fatma; Yasar, Ansar; Farrag, Siham; Shoaib, Muhammad; Imran, Muhammad; and Awan, Hammad Hussain, "Smart Dynamic Traffic Monitoring and Enforcement System" (2021). All Works. 4088.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/4088

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series