Smart Traffic Network Control Antwerp
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From 2019 to 2020
TML worked with Dynniq to evaluate a smart network scheme for the City of Antwerp, developing microsimulations and optimised light schemes to predict and minimise congestion build-up.
In a smart city or municipality, local governments, businesses, research institutes, and civic initiatives create solutions to societal challenges together. For example, we see that more things than people are connected to the internet. This allows not only to collect a range of data from these objects (e.g., the state of traffic lights), but also to control these objects in real time. How can a municipality improve its services to its citizens and entrepreneurs by making smart use of these new technological possibilities and data?
As part of this City of Things call by VLAIO, the City of Antwerp launched a study on a smart grid scheme for the city. This scheme used measurements and new algorithms to predict the potential build-up of traffic jams. These predictions allow proactive anticipation and balanced minimisation of congestion build-up (considering legal conditions, preconditions, and quality requirements).
TML worked together with partner Dynniq (now Swarco) on the evaluation of such a smart network scheme and guided the City of Antwerp in building up knowledge about it. Within the established policy framework, TML prepared both the microsimulation and the optimised lighting schemes for two different areas within the city of Antwerp. In addition, our researchers guided the City of Antwerp in investigating the advantages and disadvantages of network arrangements. The result of the study was used as a basis for the further implementation of such a network arrangement.
In a smart city or municipality, local governments, businesses, research institutes, and civic initiatives create solutions to societal challenges together. For example, we see that more things than people are connected to the internet. This allows not only to collect a range of data from these objects (e.g., the state of traffic lights), but also to control these objects in real time. How can a municipality improve its services to its citizens and entrepreneurs by making smart use of these new technological possibilities and data?
As part of this City of Things call by VLAIO, the City of Antwerp launched a study on a smart grid scheme for the city. This scheme used measurements and new algorithms to predict the potential build-up of traffic jams. These predictions allow proactive anticipation and balanced minimisation of congestion build-up (considering legal conditions, preconditions, and quality requirements).
TML worked together with partner Dynniq (now Swarco) on the evaluation of such a smart network scheme and guided the City of Antwerp in building up knowledge about it. Within the established policy framework, TML prepared both the microsimulation and the optimised lighting schemes for two different areas within the city of Antwerp. In addition, our researchers guided the City of Antwerp in investigating the advantages and disadvantages of network arrangements. The result of the study was used as a basis for the further implementation of such a network arrangement.
