Fuzzy Logic for Multi-Hop Broadcast in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

A Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) is a form of mobile ad hoc network in which vehicles are equipped with wireless communication devices. Vehicular ad hoc networks have been attracting the interest of both academic and industrial communities on account of their important role in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). VANETs are expected to be able to significantly reduce the number of road accidents. When vehicles travel at a high speed on roads, drivers have very little time to react to the vehicle in front of them. By using vehicular ad hoc networks, emergency information can be propagated along the road to notify drivers ahead of time so that necessary actions can be taken to avoid accidents. Vehicular ad hoc networks also make the driving more efficient by disseminating traffic warning information and service information.