Prevention of Railway Accident using Arduino Based Safety System: A case Study of Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit

Abstract

Obstacles on the right of way of the train, smoke on the train and flooding on the track can cause derailment, collision, injuries to train passengers, environmental damage and loss of properties, so there is a need to look at various ways to prevent or reduce the frequency and severity of these accidents by using Arduino based safety system to mitigate this accidents. The aim of this paper is to simulate a program in Proteus to detect obstacles on the right of way of trains, flood on the railway track and smoke in the train. Arduino code is written to detect obstacle on the track as well as fire in the trains, and floods in the railway track and simulated in Proteus. The result shows that this new innovative technology will increase the reliability of safety systems of railway. By implementing these features in real time application, we can avoid accidents up to a very significant margin.