Increasing traffic loads in city centres and traffic-calmed zones or monitoring functions in control cabinets in road and rail traffic require innovative solutions for active, semi-automated traffic management.
To regulate unauthorised access to pedestrian zones in old town centres and residential streets, remote-controlled barriers such as bollard systems or barriers are ideal.
This is why more and more municipalities are using a system of retractable bollards at strategic locations to control traffic in city centres. In this way, the flow of traffic in the city centre is controlled and certain areas are (temporarily) only open to authorised persons such as emergency services or public transport, without barriers obstructing pedestrians and cyclists.
In such installations, each bollard system is equipped with an individually controllable control unit that operates the electrically extendable bollards. The individual bollard systems are controlled via a central control centre. In addition, keyless remote control can be provided via a web application that authorised persons can/must log into. This ensures that authorised persons have access to the central bollard control system at any time and from any location - provided they have Internet access.
Residents can access pre-defined barriers by simply making a telephone call - toll-free ringing through is sufficient - after prior authorisation; the authorised person is identified via the telephone number.
In addition to individual remote control, routines can also be programmed that are based on business or peak traffic times, for example. For example, traffic can be generally authorised for deliveries or residents at certain times of the day. Specific times can also be set in advance for upcoming individual events, e.g. to ensure the arrival and departure of market traders or showmen.
Monitoring and alarm functions for controlling access, temperature and humidity in control cabinets for road and rail traffic and system monitoring is another topic in traffic control.
Such applications in traffic management can be realised, for example, with the universal and flexible smart butlers from Elbro AG. The devices can be networked via mobile radio or Wi-Fi and used in a wide variety of applications for remote control and remote monitoring.
Published in the eco2friendly magazine spring/summer 2022