Study and design of smart embedded system for train track monitoring using IoTs

Abstract

Trains are a key and cheaper mode of transportation systems in most developed countries around the world. Nowadays, train derailment in India is a major problem, thousands of peoples are dying due to derailing accidents. Other major problems are collision. It is also often occurring and results in severe damage to life and property. This chapter presents a thought of smart train track monitoring system and collision using IoT methods. This chapter presents various innovative ideas to control and detect the cause of derailed systems such as the strength of track, vibration measurement, load measurement, track alignment, conditioning of track. In this proposed smart system, track conditions will be monitored by IoTs systems with the help of different smart sensors pasted in track and information of track will be delivered to nearby substations, drivers, and central railway monitoring office. Before passing of the trains, the track will be scanned by systems and after the green signal of the system, train will be allowed to run on the particular track. The proposed methods can reduce the accidents.