Automation of Rail Gate Control with Obstacle Detection and Real Time Tracking in the Development of Bangladesh Railway

It has been noticed that a lot of fatalities of lives occur every day due to manually operated rail gates all over Bangladesh. These happen mainly at places where the rail road passes through a city, locality or unmanned gates of the crossing zones. Currently, gatemen mainly operate on the assumption of a train departure schedule from the station to reach a crossing zone. But at times there are departure delays or maybe the train reaches crossing zones earlier, leaving the gateman unprepared to close the gate. Accidents are more likely to happen in such cases, causing severe damage to human lives and properties near the rail crossings. This paper presents the development and implementation of automatic rail gate control system as well as real time monitoring of train and obstacle detection for developing countries like Bangladesh. This research project was carried out using Arduino Nano along with IR Sensor, IR LED, Flame Sensor, Servo Motor, Ultrasonic sensor, DC Gear Motor and USB UART Board. This project is a combination of old technology with recent wireless technology and analytics to provide the best possible service to the nation. This paper also suggests the effectiveness of real time information of train position. The main objective of the proposed humanitarian project is to ensure the efficiency, quality, time management, and most importantly public safety, using wireless based communication network for the development of the railway industry in Bangladesh.