Ultrasonic sensor enabled smart automated railway gate control system

Abstract

Railways is the most preferred modes of transport system for freights as well as passengers. Among the accidents occurring in railways, the accident due to unmanned railway crossing are predominant. This article focuses in providing a smart automatic solution for vigilant monitoring in avoiding the accidents in railway crossing, system is provided with extra features to perform superior to raw conventional automatic railway gate, instead of blind closing of gates, gates are provided with the sensor which detect any persons or vehicle beneath it when it is operated. Along gate, pop up projection are recommended in this system which will be effectively restricting the movement across railway crossing during the operation of gates. Additionally, a monitoring system is provided which gives signal to train drivers if any vehicle/living being got struck in between the railway gate, well in advance which aids train drivers to act accordingly. Along with all these additional features conventional alarm feature is also available to alert. The prototype designed with the above feature effectively gives a solution in avoiding accidents by strongly enforce the restriction in movement across the gates when train crossing the unmanned railway crossing, reaction time of the monitoring system in giving alert to train driver, if any vehicle/living being got locked between the gates is very low.