PRE2018 4 Group6
Group members
| Name | Student ID | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Vredenbregt | 1221775 | Applied Physics |
| Jur Kappé | 1252895 | Applied Physics |
| Jannes van Poppelen | 1238120 | Applied Physics |
| Yannick de Jong | 1250663 | Applied Physics |
| Thom Smits | 1227659 | Applied Physics |
Organizational Matters
Task division & Planning
Minutes
Throughout the course the group will have official meetings. A summary (minute) of what has been said/achieved in every meeting will be made. These summaries can be found here.
Agendas
Like the minutes, the agendas made by the chair will be published. The agendas for the meetings can be found here.
Problem statement
The implementation of smart traffic lights in big cities reduces the travel time substantially. Whilst this makes the traffic flow more efficiently in the cities, a different solution has to be found to improve the traffic flow on highways. The ever increasing amount of traffic jams during the rush hours in the Netherlands(https://www.anwb.nl/verkeer/nieuws/nederland/2019/april/lichte-filegroei-in-eerste-kwartaal) is a call to arms to find solutions to oppose these traffic jams. One of these solutions is the routing of navigation systems that changes based on the activity on the highways. Traffic jams would be avoided by rerouting the navigation to go around the traffic jams, should it be the faster alternative. Of course this solution is one of many, and it will contribute minimally on its own to the problem. For this reason we propose to look for a solution in the form of so called "smart roads" These roads will adapt dynamically to the activity of both lanes of the highway, as will be clarified visually later on. Solving this issue would not only improve the flow of traffic on highways during rush hours, but also outside of them. Coincidentally, this would also reduce the emission that cars produce in traffic jams by continuously stopping and driving off.