AUTOMATIC MOVABLE RAILWAY PLATFORM WITH TRAIN ARRIVAL DETECTION

Abstract

The main aim of this project is to automate railway track pedestrian crossing without use
staircase & announce the status of the arrival for platform users. In this system is also used to avoid
accident problems. Because, now a days train accidents are occurring frequently in India. This project
identifies the status of each train using IR transceivers and informs it to microcontroller. This project is
used to avoid the train collision, thus we save the valuable human lives and losses. So this project is useful
for railway departments. The recent survey from the social analytics was said that the most disadvantages
in Indian railway is climbing up the overhead steps for the physically challenged people. Our proposed
system mainly deals with the rectification of this disadvantage. Here we are introducing the new concept of
artificial railway platform. For the successful approach we are using two sensors and for the execution we
are using H-bridge and for the controlling operations we are using Arduino UNO microcontroller. When
the train comes near the artificial platform, the proximity sensor senses the train and gives its output to the
microcontroller. The H-bridge is used for the forward and reverse movement of the platform. When the
train is far away from the artificial platform the signal sends to Microcontroller, then the output signal from
the controller is send to H -Bridge. This project uses regulated 5V, 500mA power supply. 7805 three
terminal voltage regulator is used for voltage regulation. Bridge type full wave rectifier is used to rectify
the ac out put of secondary of 230/12V step down transformer.