Title:
Towards traffic delay estimation using fuzzy logic
Abstract: Traffic congestion problems are now increasingly
becoming part of our everyday life. Most people in the developed and developing
countries alike are faced with problems of traffic congestion, though the
root causes may not necessary be of same nature. There are many reasons for
traffic congestion and it seems that better developed roads, together with
transport planning and scheduling are not alone adequate in solving this
problem. Maybe the changing nature of our habits and life style are
the main obstacles in finding a long term solution to traffic congestion.
In this paper we use fuzzy reasoning to ascertain the level of traffic
congestion on a road leading to a road junction and provide an estimate of
the delay in exiting that junction. This estimated delay can be used in ascertaining
whether to proceed on that road or to use an alternate route.
Authors: Irfan Younas, Rauf-e-Azam, and
Wasim Hashmi Syed