S OLUTI ONS TO UNNE CES SARY HONKI NG

• GUIDE NAME : KISHORI USHIR MAM

- KAUSHAL BHIDE (FE19A07)

- ROHAN RASANE (FE19A10)

PROJECT BASED LEARNING 2019-20
- SIDDESH DHAMNE (FE19A12)

- ATHARVA GUPTE (FE19A21)

- SURAJ HARAL (FE19A22)

 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sr.no CHAPTERS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. LITERATURE SURVEY
3. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND SCOPE
4. SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
5. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
7. CONCLUSION
8. FUTURE WORK
9. REFERENCES
1. INTRODUCTION

• OVERVIEW
• MOTIVATION
• GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
1.1 OVERVIEW
We all have seen this happen! The signal waiting timer has not even reached 5 seconds yet we still
cross the roads or even worse, honk at the ones who actually do wait till 0 seconds
1.2 MOTIVATION

• To overcome this problem Mumbai police recently came up with an outstanding idea!
The Punishing Signal.
• We got the motivation from the video that was viral on social media.
1.3 GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

Sole aim is :
• To reduce unnecessary noise pollution
• To try and have a disciplined traffic management
2. LITERATURE SURVEY
• Mumbai police has launched the campaign to address the noise pollution problem on the
city’s roads.
• The campaign, called “Punishing Signal” and created by FCB Interface, uses special decibel
meters connected to traffic signals across the city.
• When the decibel exceeded a dangerous 85dB, the signal timer would reset itself, forcing the
people to wait longer at the signal.
• This is meant to ‘punish’ them for their impatience with the message that if they honk more;
they will have to wait more.
• The first leg of activation was tested in Mumbai at important junctions that are most prone to
heavy traffic such as CSMT, Marine Drive, Peddar Road, Hindmata and Bandra.
3. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND SCOPE
PROBLEM STATEMENT :

At many high traffic roads, we see people honking unnecessarily thinking that the signal
might turn green due to excessive honking. This unnecessary Honking causes noise pollution
and this project can be a effective solution to this.
“ Solution to unnecessary honking at traffic signal”

SCOPE :
• World wide application
• Residential areas , Hospitals with high traffic
• Behaviour change among drivers
• Can reduce noise pollution
4. SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

1. System Architecture
2. Circuit Diagram
3. Program
4. Tools and Technologies used
4.1 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

• A system architecture is the conceptual model that defines the structure, behavior, and
more views of a system. An architecture description is a formal description and
representation of a system, organized in a way that supports reasoning about the
structures and behaviors of the system.
• Our model consists of Arduino, breadboard, LCD display, jumper wires, sound meter,
etc. the connections are made and the circuit becomes ready. The circuit works after
programming the arduino on arduino software. The program entered works in a way that
the timer on the LCD screen increases if the decibel value goes above the limit which has
been set or if there is no timer then just the red signal will stay red for a longer time as
compared to the normal time of red signal.
4.2 PROGRAM
int soundSensor=A0;
int LED=4;
int adc;
int dB,PdB; //the variable that will hold the value read from the microphone each time
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); //sets the baud rate at 9600 so we can check the values the microphone is obtaining on the
Serial Monitor
pinMode(soundSensor,INPUT);
pinMode(LED,OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
PdB = dB; //Store the previous of dB here
adc= analogRead(soundSensor); //Read the ADC value from amplifer
//Serial.println (adc);//Print ADC for initial calculation
dB = ((adc+83.2073)/11.503)-5; //Convert ADC value to dB using Regression values
if (PdB!=dB)
Serial.println (dB);
if (dB>90)
{
digitalWrite(LED, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(3000); // wait for a second
digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
}
}
4.3 TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES USED

1. ARDUINO UNO
2. ARDUINO SOFTWARE
3. SOUND METER
4. LCD DISPLAY
5. BREAD BOARD
6. JUMPER WIRES
4.4 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

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5. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
1) Learning outcomes
2) Snapshot
5.1 LEARNING OUTCOMES

• This idea aims to tackle the deafening noise pollution.

• This will help in creating better road discipline.
• It may create a honk free and stress free commute.
• Will also reduce the probability of road accidents.
• The initiative follows findings by the World Health Organization (WHO), which links
ischemic heart disease, sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment among children and stress-
related mental health risks to excessive noise pollution.
5.2 SNAPSHOT
6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1) Reduce noise pollution 1) Emergency medical cases
2) Feasible 2) Noise of passing by traffic
3) Free flow of traffic without interruption
CONTEST PARTICIPATION

We participated in the UDAAN event held at MMCOE , PUNE on 20th February 2020.
7. CONCLUSION

• So we learn from this project how to reduce the noise pollution.

• We also got to know the advantages as well as disadvantages of this innovative idea called “
THE PUNISHING SIGNAL”
• Now it’s just been implemented in Bombay but we are sure that it would be implemented in
few more cities where people don’t follow traffic rules and create unnecessary noise
• Also from we learnt to obey the traffic rules avoid unnecessary honking.
8. FUTURE WORK

• The Punishing Signal thus can be implemented, installed at any traffic signal across the
country to keep levels of noise pollution caused by unnecessary honking in limit.
• Because of this reckless honking which not only causes noise pollution, but hurts eardrums,
increases heart rate, causes stress and adds to traffic chaos. So due to this punishing signal,
we can feasibly have a control on the above issues. 
•  Also in the coming years, noise pollution is going to increase badly and to contain it we
need solutions and this punishing signal can be one of them!!
9. REFERENCES

•https://www.thedrum.com/creative-works/project/fcb-punishing-signal
•https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/how-via-the-punishing-signal-mumbai-traffic-police
-took-on-the-honking-brigade/1841840/
•https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/tackling-sound-pollution/story-C4QdU5FvXiZZ8fvmgQ
km2L.html
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