SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR IDGHwAY MONITORING

• Main Author: Yim , Soon Yen
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2009
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/8949/1/2009%20Bachelor%20-%20Surveillance%20System%20For%20Highway%20Monitoring.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/8949/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Surveillance System for Highway Monitoring is an intelligent system which can detect congestion in the highways and automatically alert the highway users. This project aims to design and build a system which is able to monitor traffic congestion on highways and automatically alert the users. This will help the road users in planning their journey by giving them the current situation of the highways. The system consists of mainly the Programmable Logic Controller (PLCs ), sensors and alert devices. This system functions to give awareness to highway users and also help reduce highway congestion by monitoring the highways. The infrared sensors will detect the vehicles and the PLC will be programmed to count the frequency of vehicles that passes the sensor. If the frequency exceeds a certain limit, it will firstly warn the highway users at the entrance of the highway and along the highway so that they may use other road alternatives. If the frequency exceeds the second limit, then the system will warn the highway users that the high is jam and recommends another route to be taken.