Track switching part 1 using the same principle as that for gate control, we have developed a concept of automatic track switching. This project utilizes two powerful ir transmitters and two receivers. Bidirectional gate controlling or bidirectional train sensing. Project report on automatic railway gate control techylib. When train reaches at certain distance from the railway track a set of sensors are placed to detect the train and two pairs of sensor are placed on other side of track to detect the train. This system uses pic 16f877a microcontroller with the help. As vehicles are increasing day by day it has become more difficult to control the gate. Pdf automatic railway gate control by arduino ravindra. Automatic railway gate control system is a simple but very useful project, which will help to automatically open and close the railway gate upon detecting arrival or departure of the train. Solving this problem using an automated system rather than man power.
This automatic system also identifies the person who is unnecessarily pulling the chains and alerts the station master about the position of train using gsm technique. Maharashtra state bord of technical education 200 200 certificate acknowledgement it is indeed a matter of great pleasure and proud privilege to be able to present this project on. Automatic railway gate control and track switching project is made using atmega8 microcontroller to avoid railway accidents happening at unattended railway gates, if enforced in spirit. Automation of railway gate control using microcontroller. As we know that it is surely impossible to stop, the running train. The railway gate is to be closed automatically when a train is passing by. Define the main problems of the railway accidents manned railway crossings. Swati rane, mayuripendhari, poojapatil, prakashsakari, yashmithshetty, automatic railway gate control and track switching with automated train, international journal of. Automatic railway gate control system microcontroller. Automatic railway gate control system free download as powerpoint presentation. Automatic railway gate control system with high speed. This is a single car model loosely based on a double car incline that operated at port stanley, ontario.
The objective of this project is to manage the control system of railway gate using the microcontroller. Build an automated reliable system to reduce the amount of deaths caused by railway crossing accidents. Automatic railway gate control system using microcontroller. Automation of railway gate control using microcontroller atul kumar dewangan,meenu gupta,pratibha patel. The plc is mainly used in industrial purpose, but nowadays it is being used for the accurate control of multiple operations. Considering a situation wherein an express train and a local train are travelling in opposite directions on the same track.
Two servo motors are used to open and close the railway gates. Railroad controls, a wholly owned subsidiary of wabtec, is one of the largest railroad signal construction companies in the united states. If automatic gates are not present and if there are two or m ore tracks at the h ighway rail grade crossing, the nu mber of tracks shall be indicated on a supplemental number of tracks r152 sign of inverted t shape mounted below the. It is limited only in the design and development of a miniature. This project utilizes 2 powerful ir transmitters and 2 receivers. And this manually operated railway gate control is largely affected by road user. Present project is designed using 8051 microcontroller to avoid railway accidents happening at unattended railway gates, if implemented in spirit. The automatic railway gate control and track switching is designed to create a system that will enhance the existing railway gate control system and to incorporate cprogramming in the design of the project. The use of a plc can be varied up to the requirements. C engineering sies graduate school of technology, navi mumbai, india. The railway gate is opened and closed by a dc motor having which is rotated in forward and reverse. The train is controlled by a single relay 5 gate controlling unit. Keywords gsm technique, railway joint track detection, anti collision technique, rfid technique, chain pulling system 1.
The third subsystem is a monitoring system designed for the control room of the railway station to monitor and control the whole system. Automatic railway gate controller with high speed alerting. The station master or driver of a train can send a command from the android application, and therefore, the bluetooth on the mobile phone sends the signals to the bluetooth device attached to a control circuit. This model also has a track switching when fish plate is removed. The main objective is to close the railway gates when the train approaches it, so as to block vehicles. Therefore more efforts are necessary for improving safety. Considering a situation where in an express train and a local train are traveling in opposite directions on the same track. When train arrives at the sensing point alarm is triggered at the railway crossing point so that the people get intimation that gate is going to be. Generally there are manual gate control system which are maintained by person. Provide an automatic railway gate at a levelcrossing replacing the gates operated by thegatekeeper for. Using the same principle as that for gate control, we have developed a concept of automatic track switching. Automated railway signalling and interlocking system.
Swati rane, mayuripendhari, poojapatil, prakashsakari, yashmithshetty, automatic railway gate control and track switching with automated train, international journal of science, engineering and. The drawings and photos below are for an operating incline railway that was built by the london model railroad group for its o scale model railway club located at london, ontario, canada. Automatic railway gate control and track switching rajat kumar singh1, tanu sachdeva2 1,2department of electronics and instrumentation engineering, galgotia college of engineering and technology abstract our project is designed to automatically control the railway gate at the level crossing, to automatically. It has detectors at the far away distance on the railway track which allows us to know the arrival and departure of the train. The aim of this paper is to automate various operations related to opening and closing of railway gates in order to minimize the accidents at unmanned railway gates. Press the remote control again and the gate will close. The automatic railway gate control system project makes use of an arduino nano to control the whole circuit. E abstractthis paper aims to provide an automatic railway gate control at the level crossing replacing the manual gate control. Synopsis for automatic railway gate control using 8051.
Automatic railway gate control system with high speed alerting system is an innovative circuit which automatically controls the operation of railway gates detecting the arrival and departure of trains at the gate. It is very good project and if it is implemented by railway then they can save lots of money to paying salary for this purpose. Railway gate may be saved for the road users to prevent accidents in terms of train speed at level crossing. This automatic railway system reduces the waiting time of road passengers at the railway crossings since it will identify the arrival of the train and there by closing the gate when needed. The gate will be closed till the whole train passes out. A bluetooth device is interfaced with this system to achieve remote operation.
When we go through the daily newspapers we come across many railway accidents occurring at unmanned railway crossings. Automatic railway gate control and track switching with automated train mrs. P resent project is designed using 8051 microcontroller to avoid railway accidents happening at unattended railway gates, if implemented in spirit. Four ir sensors are used for sensing the arrival or departure of train. Railways being the cheapest mode of transportation are preferred over all the other means.
Section iii describes the overview of the railway gate. Project report on automatic railway gate control system. Pdf 61051214 14973354 automatic control of railway gate. Soft startsoft stop function the gtr064 is set by default to provide the soft startsoft stop function. The aim of this project is to automate unmanned railway gate using mechatronics. Swati rane1, mayuri pendhari2, pooja patil3, prakash sakari4, yashmith shetty5 1assistant professor sies gst, 2,3,4,5 b. E ece department of electronics and communication e.
Automatic railway gate and crossing control based sensors. For that project i use pic16f877a, lcd display, two pressure sensor situated in. Automatic railway gate control using microcontroller. Alzuhairi1 abstract railroad related accidents are more dangerous than other transportation accidents in terms of severity and death rate etc. Automatic railway gate control and track switching free download our project is designed to automatically control the railway gate at the level crossing, to automatically control the railway track switching mechanism and to automatically control the movement of the train ie, to start and stop the train automatically. Automatic railway gate control and track switching by.
The opening of gate will be sensor based not delay based. It also identifies unwanted obstruction in the track. Since it was founded in 1994, railroad controls has dedicated itself to providing the highest quality signal construction services to the freight and commuter rail industry. Automatic railway gate control system projects using. Automated unmanned railway gate control and track switching.
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