An Enhanced Crack Detection System for Railway Track

V.Muralidharan; V.Dinesh; P.Manikandan

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V21P254

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Volume 21 | Number 2 | Year 2015 | Article Id. IJETT-V21P254 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V21P254

An Enhanced Crack Detection System for Railway Track

V.Muralidharan, V.Dinesh, P.Manikandan

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V.Muralidharan, V.Dinesh, P.Manikandan, "An Enhanced Crack Detection System for Railway Track," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 296-299, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V21P254

Abstract

In this project we introduced the integration of railway track surveying system. In our proposed system it is used to detect the railway crack. This project consists of IR sensor& fire sensor. The IR sensor is used to detect the crack and as well as distances, fire sensors used to detect the fire accidents. To communicate 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.The importance of this project is applicable both day & night time detection process applicable both day & night time detection process.

Keywords

IR sharp sensor, relay, pic-microcontroller, alarm, DCmotor, GSM modem.

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