Increasing traffic loads in city centers 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 unauthorized access to pedestrian zones in old towns and residential streets, remote-controlled access 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 centers. In this way, the flow of traffic in the city center is controlled and certain areas are (temporarily) only open to authorized 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 center. In addition, keyless remote control can be provided via a web application that authorized persons can/must log into. This ensures that authorized 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 phone call - toll-free ringing is sufficient - after prior approval; the authorized 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. This means that traffic can generally be released 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-based traffic and system monitoring is another topic in traffic control.
Such applications in traffic management can be realized, for example, with the universally and flexibly deployable 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