Vehicular Capacity Control System

Our Mission

Our project was designed with the primary goal of monitoring the flow of vehicles entering verification centers. This involved counting the number of vehicles entering the center, tracking their progress through the verification lines, and recording the exit of each vehicle. The aim was to streamline the verification process, enhancing efficiency and customer experience.

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Development

The cornerstone of our approach was the introduction of a dynamic, illuminated panel that displayed the waiting time for vehicle verification. This estimation was based on the number of vehicles ahead and the average time taken per verification, providing clear, real-time wait time predictions.

1. Hardware Development: We engineered an interface to connect all the infrared and magnetic mass sensors. This interface communicated serially with a computer system to manage data collection and analysis.

2. Display Installation: Two main displays were designed and installed: one measuring 1.50 meters in height by 90 cm in width, and a second display measuring 2.50 meters in height by 1 meter in width. A module was developed to mount these displays and facilitate serial communication with the computer, showcasing the wait times in hours and minutes.

3. Software Development: A graphical interface was developed to show the number of vehicles entering the verification center, the number of verifications per line, and the number of vehicles exiting. With an average verification time of 7 minutes per vehicle, the software calculated the expected wait time for verification. Daily, monthly, and annual report generation was also integrated, along with the development of a comprehensive database hosted on the verification center's server.