A wireless sensor network for urban traffic characterization and trend monitoring

Sustainable mobility requires a better management of the available infrastructure resources. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to obtain accurate data about road usage, in particular in urban areas. Although a variety of sensor alternates for urban traffic exist, they usually require extensive i...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2015-10, Vol.15 (10), p.26143-26169
Main Authors: Fernández-Lozano, J J, Martín-Guzmán, Miguel, Martín-Ávila, Juan, García-Cerezo, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Bluetooth
Monitoring
Remote sensors
Sensors
sustainable mobility
Traffic control
Traffic engineering
Traffic flow
traffic monitoring
Trends
Vehicles
Wireless networks
wireless sensor network
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Summary:Sustainable mobility requires a better management of the available infrastructure resources. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to obtain accurate data about road usage, in particular in urban areas. Although a variety of sensor alternates for urban traffic exist, they usually require extensive investments in the form of construction works for installation, processing means, etc. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are an alternative to acquire urban traffic data, allowing for flexible, easy deployment. Together with the use of the appropriate sensors, like Bluetooth identification, and associate processing, WSN can provide the means to obtain in real time data like the origin-destination matrix, a key tool for trend monitoring which previously required weeks or months to be completed. This paper presents a system based on WSN designed to characterize urban traffic, particularly traffic trend monitoring through the calculation of the origin-destination matrix in real time by using Bluetooth identification. Additional sensors are also available integrated in different types of nodes. Experiments in real conditions have been performed, both for separate sensors (Bluetooth, ultrasound and laser), and for the whole system, showing the feasibility of this approach.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s151026143