Enhanced route guidance and navigation for emergency vehicle using V2I-based cooperative communication

Abstract

One of the problem that commonly faced in transportation systems is the disruption of the emergency vehicle service, such as ambulance or fire fighting units, due to the traffic congestion. This research developed a simulation to provides the route guidance and navigation for the emergency vehicle using V2I-based cooperative communication. The goal is to provide assistance for the emergency vehicle to reach the destination effectively by coordinating traffic information through a wireless communication networks. To provides a realistic mobility model, a developed simulation uses the Federated Mobility Model. This mobility model allows the integration and interaction between the traffic generator and network simulator to work concurrently. As a case study, this research uses the network topology map and the road traffic mobility in the city of Banda Aceh. The analysis results shows, the utilization of V2I-based cooperative communication can assist the emergency vehicle to reduce travel time and increase the average speed by avoiding the congested area.