Monday, February 11, 2008

Designing Intersection Controller

This study covers following terms:
  1. What is an agent.
  2. Elements and properties of an agent.
  3. Specification of environment.
  4. Structure of an agent.
  5. Different kinds of agents.
  6. Selecting appropriate agent.
  7. How the agent will handle sensor data.
  8. Algorithm: Minimum cost maximum flow, Minimum cost circulation, cost/ capacity scaling.
  9. How the agent will make change the status of the traffic signal lights. (Flowchart, algorithm, step-by-step derivation).
  10. How an agent will interact with its adjacent agents.
  11. How an agent will interact with main controller.

Status: Working

How to choose a right traffic sensor for Dhaka

In this study following terms are covered
  1. Specification of environment.
  2. Elements in traffic intersections & roads
  3. Decesion making parameters.
  4. Sensor Choosing Algorithm.
  5. Stepwise description of algorithm

Status: Done

Background study of various sensor technology

In this study following terms are covered

  1. Definition of traffic sensors
  2. Traffic detection system structure
  3. Traffic survillance
  4. Importancy of traffic detection
  5. Traffic detectors type
  6. Share of detector types
  7. Description of some popular traffic detection system around the World
  8. Strengths and Weakness of various traffic detection system

Status: Done

Background study about various traffic system in world

In this part following terms are covered:

  1. Types of traffic control system
  2. Nature of traffic flow
  3. Classification of traffic intersections
  4. Physical Servey on some intersection situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  5. Equipments Involve in Traffic control system
  6. Factors Included in Traffic Signal status changing

Status: Done