Automatic Cab Signalling System for Rail Engine

EasyChair Preprint no. 13386

Abstract

Signalling is one of the most important aspects of railway communications.Trains were 
driven “on sight.” However, several unpleasant incidents have accentuated the need for an 
efficient signalling system. The driver has to run the train according to the signal present in the 
signal post placed at many points, these signal posts arranged side by the tracks are main guide 
lines for the engine driver. This system has been in use for many decades; however, as the 
technology has been upgraded in almost all fields, a sophisticated signalling system must be 
enforced for the benefit driver. In this regard this project work has been taken up which is aimed 
to enhance the technology by displaying the signal condition in front of driver. In other words, 
the signal present in the signal post laid by the track must be displayed in advance in front of 
the engine driver. This was the main purpose of the project. In general, signals for trains are 
located side by the railway track, and signals arranged over a signal post can be viewed from a 
long distance. Based on these signals, the engine driver controls the train.To avoid such 
accidents, it is essential to automatically display the signal condition over the dashboard of the 
engine, that is, in front of the driver. This additional feature provides further safety, in this 
regard in addition to the normal signals laid side by the track, in advance, I.e. if we can able to 
display the status of signal over the dash board of rail engine, it will be quite useful for the driver 
to control the train in advance. As the track side signal post contains three indicators, three 
different codes are generated from embedded system and this code is transmitted through IR 
sensor.

Keyphrases: AT89C2051 microprocessor, Ir sensor packet, LED lights, Rail way track, signalling, Switches

@Booklet{EasyChair:13386,
  author = {Redepaka Vishwam and Mohammad Sameer and Tamtam Rathan Kumar},
  title = {Automatic Cab Signalling System for Rail Engine},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 13386},

  year = {EasyChair, 2024}}