Smart Roads Shivani.docx

SMART ROADS

CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (A) DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

BY B.SHIVANI AND P.RAVALI CIVIL 3/4-A1 SEPTEMBER-15TH 2017 (1)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

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1. Title page

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2. Abstract

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3. Introduction

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4. Smart road definition

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5. Need for smart road

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6. Types of smart roads

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7. Alen tech smart roads

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8. Illuminating roads

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9. Solar road ways

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10. Conclusion

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ABSTRACT

The scope of the study is a program of innovation that links a different way of looking at things with innovative ideas that apply the opportunities offered by new technologies in smart ways. An intelligent Highway is an innovative concept for smart roads of future smart cities. Now-adays safety on road has become an important factor in our life, because there is an increasing amount of accidents on the road and there are some places where accidents occur frequently such as crossings, turns. Also there is a big problem of traffic jams on the road. Due to heavy rain fall, there is a possibility of water overflow on the bridges and accident may occur. In hilly areas there is a possibility of landslides. So, there came a need to design a system which can detect these unexpected events, Which is an innovative concept to maintain safety on roads. The system will make use of digital sensor to acquire data of landslide, accidents traffic jams and weather condition and that will be displayed on active LED display on road, using modern technology. This paper proposes a system for smart highways of future cities. Smart High way is an interactive and sustainable road that is using light, energy, sensors and information to interact with the traffic situation. Sustainable or eco-cities are the perfect environment for applying modern technologies, which can guarantee zero-carbon emissions.

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INTRODUCTION

The study examines smart road in future is that, when we look at high ways and roads why it is so much time, money and energy spent on cars and traffic management system. But the actual roads themselves are still stuck in the middle ages. We are in the 20th century where all the things have capabilities to become smart for example phones become smart phones vehicle become smart vehicle. we work out on vehicle to become smart vehicle but it is not necessary that every vehicle is smart. If we make road smart every vehicle became smart by itself. The energy will also be consumed and economically we will save a lot of money.

Technologies like water absorbing and silent asphalt or intelligent traffic light system improve roads ability to fulfill its current function, namely: enabling transportation in the most secured and comfortable way. But next to these improvements another branch of innovative technologies has been created-technologies that not only enhance the current functionality of a road but add a new aspect or even a whole new function to it.

The smart road concepts not only works on particular conditions it purpose is to utilize every single resource and give maximum output. This concept also reduces these outcomes by using technologies.

BODY

SMART ROAD: smart high way and smart roads are the terms for a number of different proposals to incorporate technologies into roads for generating solar energy, for improving the operation of autonomous cars, for lighting, and for monitoring the condition of the road.

The smart road technologies make use of principles and materials that are not a necessity to construct a road.(like asphalt) but are used in many settings (like solar panels) (4)

SMART STANDS FOR: S - SELF M - MONITORING A - ANALYSIS R - REPORTING T – TECHNOLOGY

NEED FOR SMART ROADS: 1. Smart roads are those roads that think, feel and predict the needs of the people and the vehicles that travel on them.

They share data on traffic, parking, and recharging.

2. Smart roads have an environmental conscience, charge our vehicles and help improve our safety.

3. Smart roads not only improve journeys it will also create a more sustainable road network.

Types of smart roads:

1. Alen tech smart road 2. charging roads 3. Solar road etc., (5)

ALEN TECH SMART ROAD:

Over the years the cities and suburbs are constantly becoming populated and expanding. Early there used to be cover with vegetation around now it have been replaced by infrastructure parking slots and sidewalks. The excessive use of impervious coverings left cities with the challenge causing flooding, overflow and degradation of water quality becoming a problem. The absence of these natural surfaces has disrupted the cycle of water. To help solve this problem introducing the Alen tech smart road system. The smart road system consists of : 1. Alen tech smart tiles which consists of i) Solar panels ii) Led lights iii) Pressure sensor iv) Control unit and solar charge regulator v) Heating rods vi) Polystyrene concrete shell. Solar panel, led lights, pressure sensor, heating rods, control units are embedded in a polystyrene concrete shell which forms the smart road system.alen tech smart road system recreates natural hydro-logical conditions. Its primary function allows water to percolate through its joints, while being filtered through layers of aggregate, prior to returning to the soils. With five layers of water filtration to help separate unwanted contaminants. This helps reduce rain water runoff thus reducing the strain, strom water management system which droves rain water quality. In addition to this it helps ground water recharge. It is recommended in areas where vegetation is not suitable.alen tech smart road system can reduce the cost of underwater infrastructure. This helps government in reducing life cycle costs associated with waste water management in the municipalities. The alen Tec smart roads can handle the weight and vibrations common to extreme industrial transport. They are also designed to resist ground water displacement and thawing cycle which (6)

causes bumps and cracks in the roads. In addition the smart roads are also designed to harness solar energy. From the sun.

HEATING RODS: The embedded heating rods melts snow overtime reducing the need for deicing agents. PRESSURE SENSORS: Imbedded pressure sensors trigger LED lights which are activated when an object s are standing still for more than a minute warning on coming traffic. In addition to this imbedded sensors in the smart rods will also help blind people navigate locations and obstacles when connected to their smart phones.

Collectively the system can help monitor the traffic flow and report flooding in areas. The control room monitors traffic pollution levels, energy conversion unit functioning and security.

ILLUMINATING ROADS

1. Glow In The Dark Rather than spend a large budget on road lighting or other lighting options that span across thousands of miles of roads, the idea to use glow in the dark road markings is a better, more adoptable alternative. Such markings are already made available on the road in the N329 highway in Oss, Netherland.

The markings are made using paint that contains photo-luminising powder that “charges up” during the day. These green glow markings stretch for 500 m long and will glow for up to 8 hours every night, transforming your driving experience..

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2. Interactive Light Aside from glow in the dark paint, there is also the idea to use motion-sensor lights. Interactive Light works in this sense: when a car approaches a particular stretch of a road, the motion sensors will light up only that section of the road. The lights will grow brighter as the car comes closer and will slowly dim away as it passes.

Interactive Light is perfect for highways that are less-travelled or not always packed with cars. You can’ afford to play dice with the safety of road users, for the sake of saving a penny or two, and Interactive Lights help kill two birds with one stone, providing night visibility as and when required . Since it requires wind to power .

3.Wind-Powered Lights Unlike interactive lights, wind-powered lights will power up itself using pinwheels to generate electricity. It works by harnessing wind drafts from passing cars into electric. The electricity will use to light up the lights on the pinwheels, basically lighting up the road path.

these wind-powered lights will only light up as cars pass by the area. For this to work, these pinwheel generators will be set up along the car’s path at the roadside, to continuously light up paths as cars drive through.

4. Electric Priority Lane Another interesting idea by the same studio is the Electric Priority Lane where electric vehicles (EV) user can charge up their vehicle on the go. And they can do this just by driving on the right lane. The Induction Priority Lane will have embedded magnetic fields that can charge the vehicle while it is on the go. This is especially useful in countries like Netherland, where there

are a lot of EVs on the road.

This will ensure that electric cars do not require to look for charging stations, and can even keep their cars charged on long journeys.

5. Solar Roadways Remember in the introduction where we mentioned roads that can store solar energy? Well, it wasn’t just a theory. Solar Roadways is a project that wants to install solar panels on glass roads, complete with LEDs and microprocessors. Glass is renewable, environmentally friendly, and its strength can be improved to be even stronger than steel.

Despite being glass, the surface can be engineered for cars to be able to stop safely even when travelling at speeds of up to 80 mph – like on regular roads. The solar panel roads can even melt snow during winter and of course the solar energy harnessed can be used to power electrical needs.

Implementation of smart roads: 1. The smart road technology is already in implementation in the countries like Korea and Netherlands. In 2013 the Korea advanced institute of science and technology(KAIST) installed the first electronically charged bus route in the city. Its significant feature was the route was able to charge the electric bus that drove on it.

The main purpose of the project was to allow the busses in the city to travel larger distance without stopping anywhere to recharge which in turn allows frequent bus service and extra comfort for the passengers using them.

2. Netherland smart city roads featured the most excellent techniques which are beneficial for the travelers by adding more convenience while travelling. The roads are equipped with the sensors and designed with the interactive light technology like glow in the dark linings, dynamic paints. Due to the emergency of such exclusive technologies the safety of the travelers is automatically take care of. Not only will this improve the journey but it will also build an advantageous road network.

CONCLUSION

Roads now no longer remain as a medium to travel from one place to another. We can now use it to charge electric cars and harness solar energy due to its large exposed surface area. There is also technology to keep portions of the roads well-lit with more energy-efficient and environment friendly technology and methods. Hopefully there will be more upcoming technology to make our roads smarter and safer to travel on.

“YOU CANNOT HAVE A SMART CITY WITHOUT A SMART ROAD TOGETHER CAN PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH SMART MOBILITY”

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