The project titled 'Visualize Gate Control and Track Switching' aims to enhance railway safety and efficiency by automating track switching and gate control using a microcontroller and IR sensors. It addresses issues of manpower and accidents caused by human errors in the current railway system, promising features like real-time monitoring and alerts for train positions. Future developments include replacing IR sensors with weight sensors and using GPS for improved accuracy and nationwide implementation.

1. GURU GOBIND SINGH
POLYTECHNIC
NASIK
Project Title:-
Visualize Gate Control and
Track Switching
By.
Ghanshyam S. Dusane.

2. Index
 About project
 Block diagram
 Working
 Features
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Future Scope

3. INTRODUCTION
 As the 21st century is moving ahead, also our railway
system is also moving to next stage, now a days in
our railway system track switching is operated by
man power and gate control too.
 In our project we control all operation like track
switching, automatic gate control and security alarm is
on microcontroller.
 As we know that in our railway system many times
accident is happened by wrong track switching or bad
management.
 And lot of man power is wasted in current railway
system we have to replace it so that the man power
can be saved as well as money too.

4. BLOCK DIAGRAM
Micro
controller
8
9
C
5
2
MAX 232LED
PC
INTERFACE
BUZZER
IR
SENSORS
DC MOTOR
DRIVER
DC MOTOR

5. ACCIDENT VIDEO

6. Working
 We use the IR sensors pairs for sensing the train .as trains breaks IR
signals controller gets the signals that the train is arrived.
 When the train breaks the nearest IR sensors gate will automatically
closed .as the train passes from gate and cut next IR sensor gate will
be open automatically.
 As the train cuts the nearest IR sensor also a buzzer will start and this
sound is red alert for vehicles that train is arrived. when gate is fully
closed then buzzer will be automatically off .
 If two trains arrived on same track and cuts IR sensors in opposite
directions the red signals is given to both train to avoid the accident.
 This all are represented on computer and provide master control to
user. [i.e. gate position, signal status, track switching, display speed,
position of train.]

7. Track
Switching

8. Accident:-
Statistics of
Railway
Accidents

9. Accident Due to Wrong
Signal

10. Accident Due to Wrong Signal

11. Accident in Firozabad
Accident
due wrong
Track
Switching

12. Accident Due to Wrong Track
Switching

13. Features:-
• Graphical representation of railway tracks on compute
• Automatic track switching.
• Also detects the two trains on same track alert.
• Timer for gate control.
• Provides master control to user.
• Buzzer is used on gate for safety.
• Automatic gate control.

14. Advantages:-
 Large amount of accidents can be avoided.
 Got continues updates of train position at
master control.
 Large amount of man power is saved.
 Well management can be possible due to
sufficient data.

15. Disadvantages:-
 Because we are using IR sensor the measure
disadvantage is line of sight.
 Fake Detection.
 Implementation cost is high.

16. Future Scope:-
 We does not use the IR sensor to avoid the
fake detection hence in future we use the
Weight sensor instead of IR.
 GPS system is used instead of cable line.
 System can be implementing for whole
country.

17. Any Queries

18. !! Thank
You !!