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Area of Science:

  • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Edge Computing

Background:

  • The Internet of Things (IoT) is increasingly integrated into smart city infrastructures, particularly for intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
  • Traditional adaptive traffic signal control methods, often based on reinforcement learning (RL), have evolved from single-intersection to multi-intersection applications.
  • Limitations in network transmission bandwidth pose challenges for deploying advanced control systems in real-world IoT environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an innovative adaptive global traffic light control method using multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) and an auto communication protocol.
  • To develop a Multi-Agent Auto Communication (MAAC) algorithm that enables agents to share learned strategies for global traffic signal optimization.
  • To present a practical edge computing architecture for industrial deployment on IoT, addressing bandwidth limitations.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Multi-Agent Auto Communication (MAAC) algorithm, integrating MARL with an auto communication protocol.
  • Implementation of an edge computing architecture designed for industrial IoT deployment.
  • Evaluation of the MAAC algorithm in a real traffic simulation environment.

Main Results:

  • The MAAC algorithm demonstrated superior performance compared to existing methods.
  • Experimental results showed an improvement of over 17% in traffic signal control efficiency.
  • The proposed edge computing architecture is suitable for practical, bandwidth-constrained IoT deployments.

Conclusions:

  • The MAAC algorithm effectively optimizes global traffic signal control by facilitating inter-agent communication.
  • The integration of MARL and auto communication protocols offers a promising solution for intelligent transportation systems.
  • The developed edge computing architecture provides a viable framework for deploying advanced traffic management solutions in smart cities.