title: Traffic Congestion Detection System through Connected Vehicles and Big Data.
abstract: This article discusses the simulation and evaluation of a traffic congestion detection system which combines inter-vehicular communications, fixed roadside infrastructure and infrastructure-to-infrastructure connectivity and big data. The system discussed in this article permits drivers to identify traffic congestion and change their routes accordingly, thus reducing the total emissions of CO₂ and decreasing travel time. This system monitors, processes and stores large amounts of data, which can detect traffic congestion in a precise way by means of a series of algorithms that reduces localized vehicular emission by rerouting vehicles. To simulate and evaluate the proposed system, a big data cluster was developed based on Cassandra, which was used in tandem with the OMNeT++ discreet event network simulator, coupled with the SUMO (Simulation of Urban MObility) traffic simulator and the Veins vehicular network framework. The results validate the efficiency of the traffic detection system and its positive impact in detecting, reporting and rerouting traffic when traffic events occur.
authors.affiliation: School of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 Universidad Avenue, C.P. 28040 Colima, Col., Mexico. nestor_cardenas@ucol.mx.
authors.forename: Néstor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cárdenas-Benítez
authors.affiliation: School of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 Universidad Avenue, C.P. 28040 Colima, Col., Mexico. aquinor@ucol.mx.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aquino-Santos
authors.affiliation: Department of Innovation and Technological Development, Siteldi Solutions S.A. de C.V., 111 Canario Street, C.P. 28017 Colima, Col., Mexico. pedro.magana@siteldisolutions.mx.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magaña-Espinoza
authors.affiliation: School of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 Universidad Avenue, C.P. 28040 Colima, Col., Mexico. javelazco@ucol.mx.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Velazco
authors.affiliation: School of Telematics, University of Colima, 333 Universidad Avenue, C.P. 28040 Colima, Col., Mexico. arted@ucol.mx.
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Edwards-Block
authors.affiliation: Department of Innovation and Technological Development, Corporativo STR S.A. de C.V., 111 Canario Street, C.P. 28017 Colima, Col., Mexico. aldo.medina@corporativostr.com.
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Medina Cass
keywords: IoT; big data; connected vehicles; traffic congestion detection system