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Intelligent traffic control strategies for VLC-connected vehicles and pedestrian flow management
| authorProfile.email | biblioteca@isel.pt | |
| datacite.subject.fos | Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática | |
| dc.contributor.author | Galvão, Gonçalo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vieira, Manuela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vieira, Manuel Augusto | |
| dc.contributor.author | Véstias, Mário | |
| dc.contributor.author | Louro, Paula | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-05T14:10:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-05T14:10:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-11-08 | |
| dc.description | This research received support from FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, through the Research Unit CTS—Center of Technology and Systems, with references UIDB/00066 and IPL/IDI&CA2024/INUTRAM_ISEL | |
| dc.description.abstract | Urban traffic congestion leads to daily delays, driven by outdated, rigid control systems. As vehicle numbers grow, fixed-phase signals struggle to adapt to real-time conditions. This work presents a decentralized Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) system to manage a traffic cell composed of five intersections, introducing the novel Strategic Anti-Blocking Phase Adjustment (SAPA) module, developed to enable dynamic phase time adjustments. The goal is to optimize arterial traffic flow by adapting strategies to different traffic generation patterns, simulating priority movements along circular or radial arterials, such as inbound or outbound city flows. The system aims to manage diverse scenarios within a cell, with the long-term goal of scaling to city-wide networks. A Visible Light Communication (VLC) infrastructure is integrated to support real-time data exchange between vehicles and infrastructure, capturing vehicle position, speed, and pedestrian presence at intersections. The system is evaluated through multiple performance metrics, showing promising results: reduced vehicle queues and waiting times, increased average speeds, and improved pedestrian safety and overall flow management. These outcomes demonstrate the system’s potential to deliver adaptive, intelligent traffic control for complex urban environments. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | IPL/IDI&CA2024/INUTRAM_ISEL - Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Galvão, G., Vieira, M., Vieira, M. A., Véstias, M., & Louro, P. (2025). Intelligent traffic control strategies for VLC-connected vehicles and pedestrian flow management. Sensors, 25(22), 6843. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25226843 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/s25226843 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1424-8220 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/22430 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI AG | |
| dc.relation | Centre of Technology and Systems | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/22/6843 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Sensors | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Deep reinforcement learning DRL | |
| dc.subject | Visible light communication (VLC) | |
| dc.subject | Multi-agent systems | |
| dc.subject | Urban traffic management | |
| dc.subject | Autonomous vehicles | |
| dc.subject | Traffic management and efficiency | |
| dc.title | Intelligent traffic control strategies for VLC-connected vehicles and pedestrian flow management | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Centre of Technology and Systems | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00066%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 35 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 22 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Sensors | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 25 | |
| oaire.fundingStream | 6817 - DCRRNI ID | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
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