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Automatic Crack Detection System in Railway Tracks

Armaan Lakra, Vineeth V. Kumar, Vijaylaxmi Dudhani, Harsh Kabra, K. M. Vanitha

Abstract


The aim of this research work is to introduce the integration of railway track surveying system. In our proposed system the broken rail detection system automatically detects the faulty rail track. The system consists of an IR sensor & an ultrasonic sensor. To communicate with the received information, we make use of a GSM modem. The GSM module is being used to send the current latitude and longitude data to the relevant authority as an SMS. This module is then set on top of a go-kart like vehicle which is human driven. The driver need not be an experienced railway person .This project proposes a cost effective solution to the problem of railway track crack detection which in turn tracks the exact location of faulty track which then mended immediately so that many lives will be saved.

 

Keywords: Railways, crack detection system, ARM, KEIL µV vision, ultrasonic, infrared sensor, GPS, GSM module


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