A Smart Traffic Control System Using Image Processing: A Review

Abstract

The global population and number of vehicles on the road are continuously increasing. Currently, most countries around the world face traffic problems. One of the major causes of such problems is ineffective traffic management such as greenhouse emissions, traffic accidents, health damages and time spent, resulting in frequent traffic congestion at major intersections. Therefore, an effective management system is needed to smartly handle traffic congestion on streets, highways, and roads. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate different traffic control systems and their image processing techniques to help manage traffic density. We created a model for a traffic control system based on information received from images of roads taken by a video camera and image processing techniques used to control traffic congestion on roads.