• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2013

Information and communication technology (ICT) is a promising solution for mitigating road traffic congestion. ICT allows road users and vehicles to be managed based on real-time road status information. In Tanzania, traffic congestion causes losses of TZS 655 billion per year. The main objective of this study was to develop an optimal approach for integrating real-time road information (RRI) to mitigate traffic congestion. Our research survey focused on three cities that are highly affected by traffic congestion, i.e., Arusha, Mwanza, and Dar es Salaam. The results showed that ICT is not yet utilized fully to solve road traffic congestion. Thus, we established a possible approach for Tanzania based on an analysis of road traffic data provided by organizations responsible for road traffic management and road users. Furthermore, we evaluated the available road information management techniques to test their suitability for use in Tanzania. Using the floating car data technique, fuzzy logic was implemented for real-time traffic level detection and decision making. Based on this solution, we propose a RRI system architecture, which considers the effective utilization of readily available communication technology in Tanzania.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.3858-3874
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• 2021

As an essential part of the urban transportation system, precise perception of the traffic flow parameters at the traffic signal intersection ensures traffic safety and fully improves the intersection's capacity. Traditional detection methods of road traffic flow parameter can be divided into the micro and the macro. The microscopic detection methods include geomagnetic induction coil technology, aerial detection technology based on the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and camera video detection technology based on the fixed scene. The macroscopic detection methods include floating car data analysis technology. All the above methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Recently, indoor location methods based on wireless signals have attracted wide attention due to their applicability and low cost. This paper extends the wireless signal indoor location method to the outdoor intersection scene for traffic flow parameter estimation. In this paper, the detection scene is constructed at the intersection based on the received signal strength indication (RSSI) ranging technology extracted from the wireless signal. We extracted the RSSI data from the wireless signals sent to the road side unit (RSU) by the vehicle nodes, calibrated the RSSI ranging model, and finally obtained the traffic flow parameters of the intersection entrance road. We measured the average speed of traffic flow through multiple simulation experiments, the trajectory of traffic flow, and the spatiotemporal map at a single intersection inlet. Finally, we obtained the queue length of the inlet lane at the intersection. The simulation results of the experiment show that the RSSI ranging positioning method based on wireless signals can accurately estimate the traffic flow parameters at the intersection, which also provides a foundation for accurately estimating the traffic flow state in the future era of the Internet of Vehicles.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2022

최근 높은 스마트폰 보급율과 ITS (intelligent transportation systems) 인프라 확충 등 정보통신기술(information and communications technology, ICT) 이용 활성화로 실시간 교통정보의 수집원이 증가하였다. 이렇게 다양하게 수집되는 실시간 교통정보의 정확도는 VDS(vehicle detection system), DSRC (dedicated short-range communications), GPS (global positioning system) probe와 같은 다양한 교통정보 수집원별 시공간 혹은 교통상황 등 다양한 환경에 따라 다르게 나타날 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 이질적 교통정보가 동시에 수집될 경우, 실시간 교통정보의 정확도를 향상시키기 위한 융합 전략의 제시에 있다. 이를 위해 고속국도(892.2 km, 227개 링크), 일반국도(937.0 km, 2,074개 링크)를 대상으로 주행 조사를 실시하였으며, 해당 링크 및 시간대에 probe 차량 5대의 평균 통행속도는 실시간 교통정보 수집원별(VDS or DSRC, GPS-based A, B) 정확도 평가의 기준 혹은 참값으로 활용되었다. 결과적으로 제시된 융합 전략에 대한 정확도 개선 효과는 일반국도에서 1개 수집원을 제외하고 모두 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 나타났으며, 향후 다양한 기관으로부터 서비스되는 실시간 교통정보가 동시에 연계되는 환경에서 보다 정확한 교통정보 서비스의 가능성을 확인하였다.