Deep Reinforcement Learning for IoT-Based Smart Traffic Management Systems
Bibliographic record
Abstract
The increasing complexity of urban traffic networks demands more intelligent and adaptive solutions for traffic management. This paper presents a novel approach utilizing Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) in conjunction with Internet of Things (IoT) technology to develop a smart traffic management system aimed at optimizing traffic flow in real-time. IoT devices, including sensors, cameras, and connected vehicles, provide comprehensive, high-resolution traffic data, which is processed by a DRL-based algorithm to dynamically control traffic signals and manage congestion. The proposed system continuously learns from evolving traffic patterns, adapting its decision-making to optimize key metrics such as vehicle throughput, travel time, and energy consumption. Compared to traditional traffic management systems, the DRL-based approach exhibits superior performance in handling dynamic traffic environments, reducing bottlenecks, and minimizing delays. Extensive simulations demonstrate that the integration of DRL with IoT enhances the system’s ability to manage complex, real-world traffic scenarios more efficiently. This research contributes to the growing body of work in smart city development, offering an innovative framework for the deployment of intelligent traffic management systems. The study highlights the potential of DRL and IoT technologies to transform traffic management, promoting sustainable urban mobility and improving overall traffic efficiency..
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How this classification was reachedexpand
Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".