A Smart Accident Detection and Control System in Vehicular Networks

Road accident is one of the major concerns in Bangladesh because vehicles in the roads are increasing day by day and still there is the use of traditional traffic management. The road transportation is cursed with road accidents. A lot of valuable lives are losing because of these accidents where immediate necessary services are unavailable. Vehicular network is not only a solution to reduce the road traffic significantly but also it can save many of lives from the road accidents by utilizing smart and intelligent devices in the road-side. In this paper, a Smart Accident Detection and Control System (SAD-CS) for intersecting road (`Plus' junction) is proposed. The system can be developed by using Raspberry Pi and Microcontroller where an on-board unit in every vehicle is required. The proposed system is capable of detecting the vehicle accident automatically, takes the necessary steps to help the affected people, and propagates the warning messages to the road side vehicles to avoid the further accidents.