06-09-2017, 02:24 PM
In the rapidly developing country, people face many accidents; it would be undesirable for any nation to lose its life because of unwanted cause. Railways are one of the important transports in India. There is a need for manual control to detect the crack in the railway and always the railway staff is concerned with this problem, even though the inspection is performed regularly. Sometimes the crack may not notice. Due to this the train accident or derailment can occur.
Indian Railways has one of the world's largest rail networks, criss-crossing over 1,15,000 kilometers in distance, all over India. However, with respect to passenger reliability and safety, Indian Railways does not live up to world standards. Among other factors, cracks developed in the rails due to the lack of timely detection and associated maintenance raise serious doubts about the safety of rail transport operations. A recent study revealed that more than 25% of track length is in need of replacement due to the development of cracks in it. Manual track detection is cumbersome and is not fully effective due to long time consumption and the requirement of qualified technicians. This project work is aimed at solving the problem by developing an automatic rail fissile detection system that integrates a red infrared (IR) fissure detection module and a communication module based on GSM technology through which the information on the location of the fissure can be transported to a central location that allows immediate attention and intervention of maintenance personnel.
Indian Railways has one of the world's largest rail networks, criss-crossing over 1,15,000 kilometers in distance, all over India. However, with respect to passenger reliability and safety, Indian Railways does not live up to world standards. Among other factors, cracks developed in the rails due to the lack of timely detection and associated maintenance raise serious doubts about the safety of rail transport operations. A recent study revealed that more than 25% of track length is in need of replacement due to the development of cracks in it. Manual track detection is cumbersome and is not fully effective due to long time consumption and the requirement of qualified technicians. This project work is aimed at solving the problem by developing an automatic rail fissile detection system that integrates a red infrared (IR) fissure detection module and a communication module based on GSM technology through which the information on the location of the fissure can be transported to a central location that allows immediate attention and intervention of maintenance personnel.