ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT TRANSPORT TRANSFER HUBS USING DRONES

This article considers the possibility of using drones to identify and analyze the congestion of traffic-transfer hubs in the urban environment. The article substantiates the need to analyze the congestion of traffic-transfer hubs, due to the unevenness of traffic congestion. Classical models of congestion estimation do not allow taking into account the dynamics of the process. The data obtained by manual calculations contain errors and require lengthy processing. Using the data from cameras allows solving the problem of congestion analysis, but it is not possible to solve this problem with high accuracy during peak hours. The use of data obtained from drones (from an unmanned aerial system) is proposed to solve the congestion analysis problem. To implement this solution, the article presented a list of necessary components that a drone should have, an example of the source code for the implementation of an autonomous flight, an example of the implementation of the traffic-transfer hubs overflight scheme using special software.