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dc.contributor.authorSemugenyi, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-11T11:06:50Z
dc.date.available2022-03-11T11:06:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.identifier.citationSemugenyi, Brian. (2022). Intelligent traffic Information System based on integration of Internet of things and agent Technology. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University: Kampala, Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/11257
dc.descriptionTraffic lights, developed since 1912, are signaling devices that are conceived to control the traffic flows at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, rail trains, and other locations. Traffic lights consist of three universal colored lights: the green light allows traffic to proceed in the indicated direction, the yellow light warns vehicles to prepare for short stop, and the red signal prohibits any traffic from proceeding. In recent years in Uganda specifically, popularity of private cars is getting urban traffic more crowded and this has raised problems that affect the transportation system in cities and cause serious dilemma. The rapid increase of the number of automobiles and the constantly rising number of road users are not accompanied with promoted infrastructures with sufficient resources. Partial solutions were offered by constructing new roads, implementing flyovers and bypass roads, creating rings, and performing roads rehabilitation but this hasnˆat yet worked out. The current traffic light system is implemented with hard coded delays where the lights transition time slots are fixed regularly and do not depend on real time traffic flow. In addition, a crucial issue is related to the smooth motion through intersections of emergency vehicles of higher priorities such as ambulances, rescue vehicles, fire brigade, police, and VIP persons that could get stuck in the crowd. Some of these concerns are traffic congestion that usually cause a significant waste of time, property damage and environmental pollution. Any type of congestion on roads ultimately leads to financial losses. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve traffic management. The appearance of the Internet of Things (IoT) provides a new trend for intelligent traffic development. This research proposes to employ the IoT, agent and other technologies to improve traffic conditions and relieve the traffic pressure.en_US
dc.description.abstractTraffic light control systems are widely used to monitor and control the flow of automobiles through the junction of many roads. Their aim is to realize smooth motion of cars in the transportation routes. However, the synchronization of multiple traffic light systems at adjacent intersections is a complicated problem given the various parameters involved. Conventional systems do not handle variable flows approaching the junctions. In addition, the mutual interference between adjacent traffic light systems, the disparity of cars flow with time, the accidents, the passage of emergency vehicles are not implemented in the existing traffic system. We propose a system based on Arduino and IoT that evaluates the traffic density using IR transmitter sensors and accomplishes dynamic timing slots with different levels especially in cases of emergency conditions.en_US
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dc.subjectTraffic Information Systemen_US
dc.subjectAgent Technologyen_US
dc.titleIntelligent traffic Information System based on integration of Internet of things and agent Technologyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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