A Simulation-Based Smart City Architecture Using Arduino and Cisco Packet Tracer
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https://doi.org/10.70112/ajcst-2025.14.2.4376Keywords:
IoT-Based Smart City Management, Smart Technologies, Traffic Control, Pollution Regulation, AutomationAbstract
With rapid technological progress, modern cities increasingly demand real-time responses to ensure convenience, cost-efficiency, and public safety. The IoT-Based Smart City Management project addresses this need by integrating smart technologies with civil infrastructure through a model developed in Cisco Packet Tracer, supported by Arduino Uno and relevant modules. The system combines intelligent traffic control, air pollution regulation, automated fire response, IP-based communication, and smart parking. Motion detectors enable adaptive traffic signals and real-time parking availability updates via LEDs and banners, while a pollution sensor activates a blower and CO2 purifier to maintain air quality. Fire detection systems instantly trigger alarms and extinguishers, enhancing the safety response. IP phones replace traditional telephony to reduce costs and delays. These systems function collaboratively to streamline urban management, reduce manual intervention, and enhance service delivery across multiple domains. By enabling automation and continuous monitoring, the framework not only improves urban infrastructure responsiveness but also contributes to long-term sustainability goals. As such implementations may vary by context; a trial-and-error approach is advised before wide-scale adoption.
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