A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights

C. E. Ngene; T. Shongwe

doi:10.1109/ICABCD.2019.8851019

A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights

C. E. Ngene, T. Shongwe

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology

University of Johannesburg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper has explored an effective monitoring of Red, Green and Yellow colors using visible-light communication systems (VLC) as a backbone on traffic lights for easy detection of traffic control light colors in South Africa as well as African continent in context to the problem of consistency in the ON state of traffic control lights. The variable frequency information of detected colors is employed to determine their state for prompt response to the road users. The lifespan of each light emitting diode (LED) dies gradually due to constant heat in the ON-state thus leave some traffic lights not attended. This negligence is because of weak network monitoring techniques which result in vehicle-to-vehicle accidents (V2V), vehicle-to-pedestrian accidents (V2P) and vehicle-to-motorcycle (V2M) accidents. The researchers deploy a TCS3200 pixel color sensor to monitor the lifespan of each LED color in the traffic light and using their variation in frequency to yield the LEDs lifespan, linking them with one central network for display. This experiment guarantees the road users of a steady traffic light to regulate the passing of vehicles without any accident both in frost, high winds and raining season.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems
Editors	Manoj Maharaj, Upasana Gitanjali Singh
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538692363
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABCD.2019.8851019
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019
Event	2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, icABCD 2019 - Winterton, South Africa Duration: 5 Aug 2019 → 6 Aug 2019

Publication series

Name	icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, icABCD 2019
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Winterton
Period	5/08/19 → 6/08/19

Keywords

CIE 1931
Intensity
RGB LEDs
Visible light communication (VLC)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems and Management
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Information Systems
Signal Processing

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Ngene, C. E., & Shongwe, T. (2019). A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights. In M. Maharaj, & U. G. Singh (Eds.), icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems Article 8851019 (icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABCD.2019.8851019

Ngene, C. E. ; Shongwe, T. / A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights. icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems. editor / Manoj Maharaj ; Upasana Gitanjali Singh. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems).

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Ngene, CE & Shongwe, T 2019, A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights. in M Maharaj & UG Singh (eds), icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems., 8851019, icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, icABCD 2019, Winterton, South Africa, 5/08/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABCD.2019.8851019

A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights. / Ngene, C. E.; Shongwe, T.
icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems. ed. / Manoj Maharaj; Upasana Gitanjali Singh. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 8851019 (icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems).

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Ngene CE, Shongwe T. A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights. In Maharaj M, Singh UG, editors, icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 8851019. (icABCD 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems). doi: 10.1109/ICABCD.2019.8851019

A sensor for monitoring the lifespan of color-LEDs in traffic lights

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