Application of Wireless Sensor Networks for Road Monitoring

Rapid development of traffic in cities requires adaptive traffic flow control. Information on the number of vehicles in different lanes, their speed and their type is essential for adaptive management of intersections. Another important area is the vehicle parking. Detailed information about the number and location of parking spaces reduces the time vehicles spent in streets and contributes to increased throughput and reduction in emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), Carbon Monoxide (CO), and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX). This study aims to test the distance measuring sensor, which can be used for both problems mentioned above. Experiments with the sensor carried out in real world conditions revealed its both strengths and weaknesses.