Autonomous Obstacle Detection, Automatic Stopping, and Alert System for Train

Abstract

The development of smart transportation systems has revolutionized rail networks, improving safety, efficiency, and automation. This project aims to design an "Autonomous Obstacle Detection, Automatic Stopping, and Alert System for Smart Trains Using Arduino Uno." The system incorporates an Arduino Uno microcontroller, I2C LCD, ultrasonic sensors, motor driver, DC motors, RF (Radio Frequency) transmitter and receiver modules, LEDs, and a buzzer. The core objective is to ensure real-time detection of obstacles on railway tracks, triggering automatic stopping of the train to avoid collisions and generating alerts to notify authorities or operators. The system uses ultrasonic sensors to measure the distance to potential obstacles, and if a critical threshold is breached, the motor driving the train is halted using the motor driver.