A team of students and developers from Rostov State University (RSU) has presented a warning system against avalanches on railway tracks, developed using smart motion sensors. This was reported to socialbites.ca by the press service of the NTI Platform, which represents business accelerators of Russian universities.
The development is a software and hardware complex consisting of smart sensors that wirelessly transmit data about their location to a server in real time. Information about the location of the devices is processed on the server, and in case of a sudden change in coordinates from multiple sensors at the same time, an intelligent algorithm detects the beginning of an emergency – a shift of the ground at the location of the device. The device is installed. Ground shifting can signal, for example, an avalanche, mudflow or landslide. In this way, trains can be warned in advance about problems on the route.
“Information on changes in device coordinates is transmitted to the server through the Lorawan wireless communication module (a low-power communication module with a data transfer rate of 0.3-50 kb/s in an unlicensed frequency range and a range of 1 to 15 km). – Editor’s Note). The device is integrated into moving soil layers and is powered by a battery or solar panel, project leader Tamara Kornienko told socialbites.ca.
Russian State University claims that there is no full-fledged analogue of their development in the domestic market. The team also emphasized that their system uses “mostly indigenous” information transfer sensors.
“Plans will include in the software and hardware complex the analysis of weather data such as temperature, humidity, precipitation and air pressure from weather stations. This will make it possible to predict the occurrence of adverse situations on railways with a high probability,” added Kornienko.
Work on the device is carried out in close cooperation with the North Caucasus Center for Innovative Development “Russian Railways”. The solution is currently in a working prototype stage and is undergoing appropriate testing.
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