Intelligent Speed Bump Identification and Speed Control System for Autonomous Vehicles: A Conceptual Design

Abstract

Road accidents have become one of the major problems for the health sector around the world, and are of the main causes of death particularly in Nigeria. There are several causes that can be associated with road crashes, ranging from poor road conditions, altitude, and bad weather, to lack of driver attention. Reckless drivers are the main cause of road traffic accidents worldwide. The late identification of bumps and the inability of drivers to slow down while hitting a bump has also been a big challenge faced by many nations. Therefore, an automatic and intelligent device is required to be built into vehicles to mitigate the number of road accidents through appropriate velocity control at speedbump locations. This study reviews existing speed bump identification techniques and proposes the development of an intelligent speed bump detection and speed control system.