Impact Of Intelligent Multifunctional Poles On Roads

To address the challenges of traditional road infrastructure, such as complex poles, tangled overhead cables, and inconvenient management, intelligent multifunctional poles integrate intelligent lighting poles, sign poles, nameplate poles, monitoring poles, signal poles, and communication poles. Below, Phoebus will introduce the six key high-tech features of intelligent multifunctional poles.

1. Autonomous Traffic Light Switching

By retrofitting all signal control facilities and integrating real-time road traffic data and internet-based traffic big data, adaptive traffic flow control and pedestrian-sensing control are implemented along the entire road.

Adaptive traffic flow control dynamically adjusts signal timing based on real-time traffic demand in each direction, maximizing traffic efficiency and minimizing queue times at the intersection. Pedestrian-sensing control involves installing 12 pedestrian detectors, 24 ground-based traffic lights, and smart road studs at five traffic-controlled intersections. This allows for "high-volume traffic light" and "high-volume pedestrian light" sensing control, improving pedestrian crossing safety.

2. Electronic Police Equipment Enables Intelligent Law Enforcement

Upgraded electronic police equipment not only enables intelligent enforcement of intersection violations such as running red lights, failing to yield to pedestrians, driving without following signage, not wearing seatbelts, and illegal U-turns, but also collects traffic flow parameters such as vehicle volume and vehicle type, providing real-time traffic data for intelligent signal control.

3. Providing Free Wi-Fi

Intelligent multifunctional poles provide free wireless Wi-Fi services to citizens in public areas with high pedestrian traffic, while also enabling dynamic monitoring and early warning of crowd density.

4. Installing Pedestrian Information Screens to Disseminate Service Information

Pedestrian information screens are installed on light poles at the entrances and exits of large residential communities and near bus stops to dynamically display information on traffic facilities and services, as well as public services in the surrounding city. Information on traffic facilities and services includes information on the nearest bus arrivals, bicycle lane directions, and road construction warnings.

5. Integrating Multiple Pole and Multiple Boxes

Integrating multiple poles and multiple boxes into one system integrates road infrastructure to create an aesthetically pleasing and unified urban art piece, enhancing the experience of slow-moving spaces. The all-in-one signal pole, based on the motor vehicle signal pole at the intersection, integrates streetlights, vehicle inspection devices, small signs, video surveillance, and other equipment. The all-in-one electric police pole, based on the electronic police pole at the intersection, integrates streetlights, street nameplates, small signs, video surveillance, and other equipment. The all-in-one traffic pole, based on the L-shaped signpost upstream of the intersection, integrates streetlights, small signs, video surveillance, and other equipment. This integration reduces the overall number of poles by 32%, with a 65% reduction in small signposts and surveillance poles. An integrated traffic police chassis will also be developed.

6. Construction of Four Major Modules

The intelligent multifunctional poles will incorporate four major modules: video recognition, smart lighting, Wi-Fi hotspots, and pedestrian information screens. The poles are all custom-designed, with space reserved for expansion of 5G, vehicle-to-road communication modules, and other IoT modules.

The video recognition module, based on artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms, enables dynamic monitoring of road infrastructure and traffic flow. Pavement infrastructure monitoring can visually identify road defects (cracks, potholes), abnormal manhole covers, abnormal road markings, damaged signs and guardrails, and waterlogging, improving the refinement of road maintenance.

Phoebus believes that the development of intelligent multifunctional poles is inevitable and is another key to unlocking the potential of smart cities. If you share this idea, please feel free to discuss it with me.