Technology Description

This system deals with first dividing the railway tracks of a country into "Divisions", then "zones" and then dividing each zone into "track lengths" (TL) of permissible length and allotting a unique track address number (TAN) to each track length. One control station (CS) keeps track of trains moving in its zone and exchanges this information with neighboring CS for those trains which are going to cross zones. It also allots a unique train identification number (TIN) to each train. Each track length is monitored by a controller installed at a pole per track length. Each pole transfers the TAN of the track on which a train arrives and vibration information (VI) of the TL to a receiver in the train. This receiver then transmits TAN and TIN and VI information to CS. CS ascertains availability of free TLs across the TL on which train is at any instant and does not allow any other train or a part thereof to come on neighboring TLs. This prevents collision among trains or a part thereof. It also checks the health of neighboring TLs from their VI profiles. This prevents derailment of trains due to removing of fish plates etc. A pole installed on unmanned railway-road crossing also helps in avoiding train collision with road vehicles. The absence of human involvement in this automation system makes it a robust system.

Applications

Railways

Benefits

It does not involve human involvement. It is a fully automated system and therefore robust.

Contact details:

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