Implementation of an emergency vehicle to traffic lights communication system

Nasser Al-Ostath; Fatma Selityn; Zainab Al-Roudhan; Mohammed El-Abd

doi:10.1109/NTMS.2015.7266494

Implementation of an emergency vehicle to traffic lights communication system

Nasser Al-Ostath
, Fatma Selityn
, Zainab Al-Roudhan
, Mohammed El-Abd

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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12 Scopus citations

Abstract

First light signals for controlling traffic were operated manually by the police. The next types were operated on a 'fixed-time' basis by purely mechanical devices. Later developments included linking up a number of local fixed-time controllers with a master controller. The latest and most popular types are the traffic lights that are operated by the passing vehicles themselves by using detectors placed in the roadway. In Kuwait, road accidents have increased to a high level and the loss of human life due to accidents is to be avoided. Traffic blocking is a major fact that causes delay to emergency vehicles. To bar loss of human life due to accidents, we propose the ETL (Emergency Traffic Light) control system. The main goal behind this system is to provide a smooth flow for emergency vehicles such as ambulances to reach their destinations in time and thus minimizing the delay caused by traffic jams. The ETL control system will control the traffic lights in the path of the emergency vehicles, stopping conflicting traffic, and allowing the emergency vehicle right-of-way to help in reducing their response time.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops
Editors	Mohamad Badra, Azzedine Boukerche, Pascal Urien, Azzedine Boukerche
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479987849
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NTMS.2015.7266494
State	Published - 14 Sep 2015
Event	7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS 2015 - Paris, France Duration: 27 Jul 2015 → 29 Jul 2015

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Name	2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops

Conference

Conference	7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS 2015
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	27/07/15 → 29/07/15

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Keywords

emergency service
experimental testbed
intelligent traffic management
priority access
traffic lights
vehicular communication

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Al-Ostath, N., Selityn, F., Al-Roudhan, Z., & El-Abd, M. (2015). Implementation of an emergency vehicle to traffic lights communication system. In M. Badra, A. Boukerche, P. Urien, & A. Boukerche (Eds.), 2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops Article 7266494 (2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NTMS.2015.7266494

Al-Ostath, Nasser ; Selityn, Fatma ; Al-Roudhan, Zainab et al. / Implementation of an emergency vehicle to traffic lights communication system. 2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops. editor / Mohamad Badra ; Azzedine Boukerche ; Pascal Urien ; Azzedine Boukerche. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. (2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops).

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Al-Ostath, N, Selityn, F, Al-Roudhan, Z & El-Abd, M 2015, Implementation of an emergency vehicle to traffic lights communication system. in M Badra, A Boukerche, P Urien & A Boukerche (eds), 2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops., 7266494, 2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS 2015, Paris, France, 27/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/NTMS.2015.7266494

Implementation of an emergency vehicle to traffic lights communication system. / Al-Ostath, Nasser; Selityn, Fatma; Al-Roudhan, Zainab et al.
2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops. ed. / Mohamad Badra; Azzedine Boukerche; Pascal Urien; Azzedine Boukerche. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7266494 (2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Al-Ostath N, Selityn F, Al-Roudhan Z, El-Abd M. Implementation of an emergency vehicle to traffic lights communication system. In Badra M, Boukerche A, Urien P, Boukerche A, editors, 2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7266494. (2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops). doi: 10.1109/NTMS.2015.7266494

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