DESIGN OF INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM USING ARDUINO MEGA

Abstract

In large urban areas, traffic congestion is a major issue. The need for traffic management grows as more and more people demand pollution-free, hassle-free commutes and daily lives. The goal of the endeavor is to create a dynamic traffic light system that takes into account population density. Based on the detected traffic volume at the intersection, the signal time will adjust automatically. A camera is built into the framework of the traffic system. The number of vehicles in a given scene is determined by processing the camera's collected image. The camera can also tell when an emergency vehicle, like an ambulance or fire truck, is using its siren and gives them the go-ahead.
In this work, a masking method is utilized to analyse the image and determine the total number of cars on the road. With this algorithm, just the essential parts of the image are displayed, while the rest are hidden. The number of cars on the road is used as input into a visual simple programme that regulates the length of time the lights are on. In order to make the LED light up, a single board microcontroller called an Arduino is used as a controller. This method can be used to find road accidents and see if cars are not moving in a circle pattern. When the system is fully implemented on the road, it allows emergency vehicles to easily clear the traffic without the assistance of a sergeant.