ADVANCED TRAIN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

Authors: Professor Sushant Pawar, Shubham n. Sonawane, Dr.Bhagwat kakde, Arjun Gudade, Jay Dhande

Abstract: Railways are the backbone of inter-city connectivity for goods and people. Train accidents are a major concern, leading to loss of life, infrastructure damage, and economic losses. It is widely believed that These accidents are due to human errors, signal failures, over speeding, track switching issue. With traditional railway safety systems like manual signalling or standard track monitoring failing the test due to delays in action or unrefined systems, the need of the hour is a remedy like AITS. We propose to avert such challenges with an Advanced Train Accident Avoidance System using LoRa communication with RFID based track monitoring along with STM32 microcontroller processing which will lead to enhanced safety in railways. Such a system allows the detection of hazards in real-time as well as automated accident aversion systems which require minimal input from the driver. The RFID module tracks the train location and the speed sensor constantly checks for velocity to avoid over-speeding. Implementing a LoRa module – a wireless data transmission system – helps the train send alerts to the central control station. If there is a potential collision or track mismatch, the STM-32 microcontroller initiates an emergency braking mechanism, ensuring immediate response to avoid accidents.

DOI: http://doi.org/ijset.vol.13.issue3.206