Use of inductive loops to transmit information to vehicles

摘要

Modern vehicles have already many systems that allow the drivers to take better decisions regarding the route (such as navigation devices), to avoid accidents (such as blind spot alert systems), or to let the driver focus on the road instead of operating auxiliary equipment (such as automatic air conditioning system). But the driver should also have knowledge about the traffic conditions in the nearby area. Such information could be about the traffic light's colour when the vehicle will arrive at a junction, if the area ahead is congested and other relevant data a traffic management system already has. In this article we will analyse the possibility of sending information to vehicles via one of the most used traffic detectors, the inductive loop.