Gantry Protection for Railways and Train Detection System with Railroad Worker Protection Solution
Keywords:
Gantry protection, train detection, worker protection, sensor fusion, real-time monitoringAbstract
Railways have always placed very high safety and operational requirements since the movement of trains and people in the proximity of a railway track is extremely risky. An oversized vehicle or mechanical failure may damage gantries, as the structures above the rail support signals, cameras, or other electrification apparatus. The protection of the workers is also an important issue even today since it is impossible to monitor the movement of trains constantly and get an overall picture of the situation. In this paper, we discuss the real-time integration of GPS, TDS, and RWPS, which are explorative, innovative, and automated with the help of sensor fusion technologies. It will need radar, IR sensors, GSM/GPS modules, and Machine learning algorithms to detect the approaching train, oversized vehicles close to the gantries, and the workers under the threat zone. Mobile applications send real-time alerts and control signals to the centralized traffic control and the workers. It maintains gantry structural soundness, identifies trains effectively, and protects workers from injuries through a layered safety procedure. The experimental results obtained on a physical mockup are a 98.6% detection rate of the train and the alerts given within 3 seconds. This makes the system accept sensor technologies and enhances rail safety integration.
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