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WEB ENABLED SECURE TOLL TRAFFIC TRANSPORT VEHICLE TRAVEL SYSTEM (WEST3 TS)
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Abstract:
Toll Booths are used to collect Toll Tax from Vehicles. Building of toll booth consumes road space. They
require vehicles to stop or slow down; manual toll collection wastes time and raises vehicle operating costs. The
traffic diversion resulting from the tolls increases congestion on the road system and reduces its usefulness. We
introduce this paper to automate this manual process of toll tax collection. Our paper is aimed to identify each
vehicle using the toll road and then deduct the toll fare from his account.
The WEST3 VTS system requires each user to open an account on the website and install a Bluetooth(BT)
device in his car.
Keywords: WEST3 VTS; BT;
1. Introduction
Historically, tolling via cash at discrete locations on the route had been the only direct means of paying for
road use. The traditional policy of using tolls to help pay back the cost of construction and operations has since
been supplemented by several new forms, including area pricing, cordon pricing, and distance-related charging,
largely for demand management purpose. But this manual toll collection process is very time consuming and
stops the flow of traffic.
WEST3VTS is an abbreviation for Web Enable Secure Toll Traffic Transport Vehicle Travel System. Bluetooth
technology is used for implementing WEST3 VTS. Bluetooth technology operates at a short-range radio
frequency(RF). The effective range of Bluetooth devices are 32 feet (10 meters). Bluetooth transfers data at the
rate of 1 Mbps. Bluetooth wireless technology uses 79 hops per second displaced by 1 MHz, starting at 2.402
GHz and stopping at 2.480 GHz. [1,4]
WEST3VTS consists of a Bluetooth enabled device that provides the means for vehicle identification process.
Bluetooth enabled tollbooths are installed at different locations on different highways. The user must first open
an account by providing the information about the vehicle on which the Bluetooth is installed, personal
information and Bluetooth identification number. After opening an account, the user installed a small Bluetooth
device on the inside of the vehicle’s windshield. A citizen can only cross the toll if he/she has a registered
Bluetooth enabled device in his car. As a citizen or a vehicle crosses a toll the Bluetooth id gets verified with the
help of Bluetooth detectors placed at different locations, thus making it a real time application.
The local server present at the tollbooth transfer the Bluetooth id of the respective vehicle to the central server to
check the authenticity of the vehicle. The accounts of the identified cars are debited automatically without
stopping or even opening a window by the central server. Now the central server informs the citizen about how
much toll fare has been deducted from his account on his cell phone through message services. The citizen will
also be informed about the remaining balance in his account. Whenever the remaining balance becomes less
than the minimum balance allowed, user will be informed to recharge the account by giving his credit card
information. The entire path of this citizen could be traced by taking the location and time records from the local
Bluetooth detectors to the central servers. This would allow for detection of vehicle location for security
purpose. Initially all the vehicles will not be installed with Bluetooth device so an alternative cash payment will
be provided for them. But gradually as time passes with the growth of WEST3 VTS we can implement it
Medha Gupta et al. / International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST)
ISSN : 0975-5462 Vol. 3 No. 5 May 2011 4114
completely. Thereby removing the cash payment system completely.
To make the system more reliable, secure, robust and prevent cars to use the toll roads without paying the toll
tax a camera will be installed along with the Bluetooth detector. A small program is running on a computer at
the toll that detects any of the Bluetooth device in the range. This information is first stored at the local database
which is then send to the central server. The central server then finds out the number corresponding to the
detected device. The toll tax is then deducted from the user account. Camera helps to keep the record of the cars
using the toll road. This helps in fraud detection in case when the user switches off the Bluetooth device
installed in the car.
2. R e v i e w s and Analysis
Until now all the toll tax collections have been done manually or using small system at limited location. There is
no such software that could solely take this responsibility. The manual process takes more time, is less reliable,
more prone to congestion and accidents. Although at the manual toll collection booths membership card facility
is provided which takes less time then cash payment but then also the citizen has to wait in queue for his turn.
Our System WEST3 VTS provides a platform that could automatically collect toll fare independently and
accurately. It provides time saving, increased capacity, accident reduction, congestion reduction, enhanced data
collection and enhanced cash handling. As the technology used in this project is global and advanced, so the
future scope of this project is very high and can be improved with time without many changes in the current
environment. [3,11]
3. Flowcharts and Design
Whenever a vehicle will enter the toll road, BT detector checks for the registration via an event of motion
detection of camera. If the discovery system replies as a registered vehicle then an ok alarm will be generated
and the citizen will be allowed to pass. For an unregistered vehicle then an alert will be generated. If the citizen
has not registered then he will have to first register himself by creating an account. The corresponding log will
be maintained of that citizen, keeping the necessary information of the respective citizen in the central
database. Now the BT detector will detect the activated Bluetooth device in the car and sends the message to
the user in their respective cell phones.( Fig: 3.1)
4. Electronic Model and Realization
The most important module of WEST3 VTS is the toll booth Bluetooth server. It performs the identification of
vehicles via Bluetooth and security features through cameras. A security alarm will be made on if an
unregistered citizen goes undetected. The number and placement of the tollbooths could be varied as per the
traffic on a particular road. If the user is not installed with the Bluetooth device then initially an alternate cash
payment system is also provided. But as the time proceeds the citizens have to switch over to WEST3 VTS.
Schematic diagram of the Electronic Model is shown in Fig: 4.1.
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Abstract:
Toll Booths are used to collect Toll Tax from Vehicles. Building of toll booth consumes road space. They
require vehicles to stop or slow down; manual toll collection wastes time and raises vehicle operating costs. The
traffic diversion resulting from the tolls increases congestion on the road system and reduces its usefulness. We
introduce this paper to automate this manual process of toll tax collection. Our paper is aimed to identify each
vehicle using the toll road and then deduct the toll fare from his account.
The WEST3 VTS system requires each user to open an account on the website and install a Bluetooth(BT)
device in his car.
Keywords: WEST3 VTS; BT;
1. Introduction
Historically, tolling via cash at discrete locations on the route had been the only direct means of paying for
road use. The traditional policy of using tolls to help pay back the cost of construction and operations has since
been supplemented by several new forms, including area pricing, cordon pricing, and distance-related charging,
largely for demand management purpose. But this manual toll collection process is very time consuming and
stops the flow of traffic.
WEST3VTS is an abbreviation for Web Enable Secure Toll Traffic Transport Vehicle Travel System. Bluetooth
technology is used for implementing WEST3 VTS. Bluetooth technology operates at a short-range radio
frequency(RF). The effective range of Bluetooth devices are 32 feet (10 meters). Bluetooth transfers data at the
rate of 1 Mbps. Bluetooth wireless technology uses 79 hops per second displaced by 1 MHz, starting at 2.402
GHz and stopping at 2.480 GHz. [1,4]
WEST3VTS consists of a Bluetooth enabled device that provides the means for vehicle identification process.
Bluetooth enabled tollbooths are installed at different locations on different highways. The user must first open
an account by providing the information about the vehicle on which the Bluetooth is installed, personal
information and Bluetooth identification number. After opening an account, the user installed a small Bluetooth
device on the inside of the vehicle’s windshield. A citizen can only cross the toll if he/she has a registered
Bluetooth enabled device in his car. As a citizen or a vehicle crosses a toll the Bluetooth id gets verified with the
help of Bluetooth detectors placed at different locations, thus making it a real time application.
The local server present at the tollbooth transfer the Bluetooth id of the respective vehicle to the central server to
check the authenticity of the vehicle. The accounts of the identified cars are debited automatically without
stopping or even opening a window by the central server. Now the central server informs the citizen about how
much toll fare has been deducted from his account on his cell phone through message services. The citizen will
also be informed about the remaining balance in his account. Whenever the remaining balance becomes less
than the minimum balance allowed, user will be informed to recharge the account by giving his credit card
information. The entire path of this citizen could be traced by taking the location and time records from the local
Bluetooth detectors to the central servers. This would allow for detection of vehicle location for security
purpose. Initially all the vehicles will not be installed with Bluetooth device so an alternative cash payment will
be provided for them. But gradually as time passes with the growth of WEST3 VTS we can implement it
Medha Gupta et al. / International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST)
ISSN : 0975-5462 Vol. 3 No. 5 May 2011 4114
completely. Thereby removing the cash payment system completely.
To make the system more reliable, secure, robust and prevent cars to use the toll roads without paying the toll
tax a camera will be installed along with the Bluetooth detector. A small program is running on a computer at
the toll that detects any of the Bluetooth device in the range. This information is first stored at the local database
which is then send to the central server. The central server then finds out the number corresponding to the
detected device. The toll tax is then deducted from the user account. Camera helps to keep the record of the cars
using the toll road. This helps in fraud detection in case when the user switches off the Bluetooth device
installed in the car.
2. R e v i e w s and Analysis
Until now all the toll tax collections have been done manually or using small system at limited location. There is
no such software that could solely take this responsibility. The manual process takes more time, is less reliable,
more prone to congestion and accidents. Although at the manual toll collection booths membership card facility
is provided which takes less time then cash payment but then also the citizen has to wait in queue for his turn.
Our System WEST3 VTS provides a platform that could automatically collect toll fare independently and
accurately. It provides time saving, increased capacity, accident reduction, congestion reduction, enhanced data
collection and enhanced cash handling. As the technology used in this project is global and advanced, so the
future scope of this project is very high and can be improved with time without many changes in the current
environment. [3,11]
3. Flowcharts and Design
Whenever a vehicle will enter the toll road, BT detector checks for the registration via an event of motion
detection of camera. If the discovery system replies as a registered vehicle then an ok alarm will be generated
and the citizen will be allowed to pass. For an unregistered vehicle then an alert will be generated. If the citizen
has not registered then he will have to first register himself by creating an account. The corresponding log will
be maintained of that citizen, keeping the necessary information of the respective citizen in the central
database. Now the BT detector will detect the activated Bluetooth device in the car and sends the message to
the user in their respective cell phones.( Fig: 3.1)
4. Electronic Model and Realization
The most important module of WEST3 VTS is the toll booth Bluetooth server. It performs the identification of
vehicles via Bluetooth and security features through cameras. A security alarm will be made on if an
unregistered citizen goes undetected. The number and placement of the tollbooths could be varied as per the
traffic on a particular road. If the user is not installed with the Bluetooth device then initially an alternate cash
payment system is also provided. But as the time proceeds the citizens have to switch over to WEST3 VTS.
Schematic diagram of the Electronic Model is shown in Fig: 4.1.