@inproceedings{61551f043dad4df6a84c41de0004ec5c,
title = "Towards a smart highway lighting system based on road occupancy: Model design and simulation",
abstract = "Energy saving is a major aspect of smart cities, so optimizing highway lighting is essential, as it consumes considerable amounts of energy. However, there is a remarkable potential for reducing this consumption through smart lighting techniques. This paper introduces preliminary design and simulation for a smart highway lighting management system based on road occupancy. Wireless Sensors Network (WSN) detects the presence of vehicles along the road, and controls lamps accordingly. The system is simulated and optimized using a realistic probabilistic model for vehicles traffic, taking the advantage of simulation to provide estimation for expected energy saving rates; in contrary to previous works depending only on rough calculations or real-time results after implementation. According to simulation results, the proposed system can save up to 57.4\% of power consumption compared to conventional lighting systems.",
keywords = "Energy saving, Smart cities, Smart highway lighting, Traffic modeling, Traffic simulation, Wireless sensors network",
author = "Mustafa, \{Ahmad M.\} and Abubakr, \{Omar M.\} and Derbala, \{Ahmed H.\} and Essam Ahmed and Bassem Mokhtar",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} ICST Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering 2017.; International Summit on Applications for Future Internet, AFI 2016 ; Conference date: 25-05-2016 Through 28-05-2016",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-49622-1\_4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319496214",
series = "Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "22--31",
editor = "Oscar Mayora and Enrique Sucar and \{de Cote\}, \{Enrique Mu{\~n}oz\} and \{de Cote\}, \{Enrique Mu{\~n}oz\}",
booktitle = "Applications for Future Internet - International Summit, AFI 2016, Revised Selected Papers",
}