MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641091850 A) filed by Ifet College Of Engineering on July 29, 2026, for Embedded Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Priority Control System.
Inventors include Mrs. N. Manvizhi; Usha. K; Thamizharasan. V; and Dr. Rosario Gilmary.
The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an embedded emergency vehicle traffic signal priority control system (100)configured to automatically provide traffic signal priority for emergency vehicles. The system (100) comprises an acoustic signal acquisition unit (102) configured to receive environmental sound signals, an emergency siren identification module (104) configured to identify emergency vehicle sirens, an emergency event validation unit (106)configured to validate the identified siren, a priority command generation unit (108) configured to generate a traffic priority command, a communication interface module (110) configured to transmit the traffic priority command, a traffic signal control interface (112) configured to communicate with a traffic signal controller, a signal phase switching module (114) configured to provide priority traffic movement, a lane priority management unit (116)configured to restrict conflicting traffic movements, an embedded control unit (118) configured to coordinate system operation, and a power supply unit (120). The system enables automatic traffic signal priority for emergency vehicles, thereby improving emergency response efficiency and traffic management.
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