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Clever Roads: An Arduino-based sensor Intelligent Traffic
Tracking Application
Kenneth G. Alinghawa, Stephin M. Gascon,
Den Peter F. Basut
Summary
As problems due to traffic congestions arise in the globe, they have
caused a significant toll in our environment, the people, our economy, and
especially our community. The need for new pathways and subway station
become inevitable to reduce traffic jams. This research proposal helps
solve the problem of traffic with the help of Clever Roads an app that can
be used as an alternative guiding system to guide drivers in which road to
use to avoid creating obstacles and avoid traffic jams to solve the problem
of traffic congestion that can be found in large cities around the world.
Background and Problem
Trafﬁc is the top concern of daily urban life among Filipinos. This is
particularly true in the country’s capital, Metro Manila. With traffic
congestion being one of the most pertinent problems in Metro Manila and
in other major cities in the country (Gatarin, G.R. 2023). It might still be a
mystery for some what really causes the hours-long traffic jams. From
overpopulation to unreliable public transportation, there are numerous
reasons why traffic is just a worsening problem even with numerous
proposed solutions.
There have been many plans over the past 40 to 50 years for Metro
Manila’s urban transport system, mainly through studies initiated by
international development institutions (Regidor and Aloc 2017 ; Napalang
and Regidor 2015; Rimmer 1986). Timely accurate traffic forecast is
crucial for urban traffic control and guidance. Due to the high nonlinearity
and complexity of traffic flow, traditional methods cannot satisfy the
requirements of mid-and-long term prediction tasks and often neglect
spatial and temporal dependencies (Yu, B., Yin, H., & Zhu, Z. 2017).
In this paper, the researchers innovated a solution for this problem
called Smart Ways, a vehicle tracking system with the infusion of
innovative technologies and a user-friendly approach, this becomes the
solution to the problem of traffic congestion.
Beneficiaries
1.People: Their time wasted on traffic congestions will be gone,
causing in less money spent unnecessary things during traffic congestions
like water, food, and fares.
2.Environment: Since traffic will dissipate it will cause in lesser
emissions of greenhouse gasses caused by vehicles, thus helping our
environment greatly by minimizing the toll of air pollution.
3.Economy: Due to the disappearance of traffic the economy will be
financially stable, due to the lesser spending of the people in traffic
congestions.
4. Goverment: They will now be able to use their funds on other
things rather than use it in creating new roads for mitigating the effects of
traffics, enabling them to use their funds wisely.
Proposed Solution to the Problem Presented

Traffic congestion in the Philippines remains a persistent issue,
leading to lost productivity, environmental pollution, and daily frustration
for millions of people around the country and the world. To address this
problem, The researchers created Clever Roads, an innovative system
that combines advanced traffic monitoring technology with the use of a
user-friendly mobile app that uses an Arduino-based infrared sensors (IR
Proximity Sensor) that are to be installed on posts, traffic lights, and street
lights. Using infrared proximity sensors (IR Proximity Sensors), the system
tracks real-time traffic flow and vehicle density on major roads, providing
accurate and up-to-date information by sending its observations through
signals in real time.
This data is then transmitted to the mobile app (Clever Roads),
which guides drivers toward alternative, less compact or congested routes
and offers actionable ways to avoid potential obstacles, traffic and road
delays. The app also promotes responsible driving habits by advising
users on best practices and behaviors to minimize traffic disruptions.
Designed for seamless integration with existing road networks, the
system also enables collaboration with traffic management authorities,
supporting better road planning and policies. By offering real-time
solutions and fostering better driving behavior, Clever Roads aims to
reduce travel delays, alleviate congestion, and enhance the overall
commuting experience in the country.
The cost analysis of this research proposal about traffic congestion
are, for the infrared sensors (IR Proximity Sensor) it costs ₱25.00, on the
other hand manual labor for installation is ₱10.00, while our app costs
₱10,000.00 for programming its basic function of guiding vehicles and
teaching good habits to the drivers. Bringing its total cost to ₱35 for
installing the IR Proximity Sensor while only costing Php 10,000.00 for the
app that will receive the signal and observations of the sensors.
Overall, this product is designed to ultimately lead drivers away
from busy roads to help the avoid traffic, which lessens their time spent
on traffics, thus preventing not needed traffic congestions this apps also
helps the driver by teaching the driver on what to do to avoid disruptions
in on the road.
References
Gatarin, G.R. (2023). Beating the Traffic: Civil Society Participation
in Transport Reforms and Innovations in Metro Manila, Philippines. In:
Mookherjee, D., Pomeroy, G.M., Huong, L.T.T. (eds) Urban
Transformational Landscapes in the City-Hinterlands of Asia. Advances in
21st Century Human Settlements. Springer, Singapore.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8726-7_9
Yu, B., Yin, H., & Zhu, Z. (2017). Spatio-temporal graph
convolutional networks: A deep learning framework for traffic forecasting.
arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.04875.
Saxena, A. K., & Adlin, J. S. (2023, November). A Smart Model to
Manage Traffic Using Infrared Sensors and Bell Detection System: A
Computer Controlled Traffic System. In 2023 International Conference on
Communication, Security and Artificial Intelligence (ICCSAI) (pp. 829-832).
IEEE.
Das, S. (2023, December). Exploration of ML Paradigms in Devising
an IPS. In 2023 International Conference on Power Energy, Environment &
Intelligent Control (PEEIC) (pp. 17-20). IEEE.

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Clever Roads: An Arduino-based sensor Intelligent Traffic

Kenneth G. Alinghawa, Stephin M. Gascon,

Den Peter F. Basut

As problems due to traffic congestions arise in the globe, they have

become inevitable to reduce traffic jams. This research proposal helps

be used as an alternative guiding system to guide drivers in which road to

Background and Problem

particularly true in the country’s capital, Metro Manila. With traffic

overpopulation to unreliable public transportation, there are numerous

reasons why traffic is just a worsening problem even with numerous

Manila’s urban transport system, mainly through studies initiated by

international development institutions (Regidor and Aloc 2017 ; Napalang

and Regidor 2015; Rimmer 1986). Timely accurate traffic forecast is

and complexity of traffic flow, traditional methods cannot satisfy the

requirements of mid-and-long term prediction tasks and often neglect

In this paper, the researchers innovated a solution for this problem

called Smart Ways, a vehicle tracking system with the infusion of

innovative technologies and a user-friendly approach, this becomes the

solution to the problem of traffic congestion.

1.People: Their time wasted on traffic congestions will be gone,

causing in less money spent unnecessary things during traffic congestions

like water, food, and fares.

2.Environment: Since traffic will dissipate it will cause in lesser

emissions of greenhouse gasses caused by vehicles, thus helping our

environment greatly by minimizing the toll of air pollution.

3.Economy: Due to the disappearance of traffic the economy will be

financially stable, due to the lesser spending of the people in traffic

traffics, enabling them to use their funds wisely.

Proposed Solution to the Problem Presented

leading to lost productivity, environmental pollution, and daily frustration

problem, The researchers created Clever Roads, an innovative system

that combines advanced traffic monitoring technology with the use of a

user-friendly mobile app that uses an Arduino-based infrared sensors (IR

accurate and up-to-date information by sending its observations through

signals in real time.

This data is then transmitted to the mobile app (Clever Roads),

which guides drivers toward alternative, less compact or congested routes

delays. The app also promotes responsible driving habits by advising

users on best practices and behaviors to minimize traffic disruptions.

Designed for seamless integration with existing road networks, the

system also enables collaboration with traffic management authorities,

supporting better road planning and policies. By offering real-time

solutions and fostering better driving behavior, Clever Roads aims to

reduce travel delays, alleviate congestion, and enhance the overall

commuting experience in the country.

The cost analysis of this research proposal about traffic congestion

Overall, this product is designed to ultimately lead drivers away

helps the driver by teaching the driver on what to do to avoid disruptions

Gatarin, G.R. (2023). Beating the Traffic: Civil Society Participation

in Transport Reforms and Innovations in Metro Manila, Philippines. In:

Mookherjee, D., Pomeroy, G.M., Huong, L.T.T. (eds) Urban

Transformational Landscapes in the City-Hinterlands of Asia. Advances in

21st Century Human Settlements. Springer, Singapore.

Yu, B., Yin, H., & Zhu, Z. (2017). Spatio-temporal graph

convolutional networks: A deep learning framework for traffic forecasting.

arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.04875.

Saxena, A. K., & Adlin, J. S. (2023, November). A Smart Model to

Manage Traffic Using Infrared Sensors and Bell Detection System: A

Computer Controlled Traffic System. In 2023 International Conference on

Communication, Security and Artificial Intelligence (ICCSAI) (pp. 829-832).