How to Cite:
Raj, V. A., Kumar, J. S., & Dhas, M. D. K. (2022). Robo hand car to monitor the health of the tracks
in railways. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1), 13180–13186.
https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.8723
International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022.
Manuscript submitted: 18 March 2022, Manuscript revised: 9 April 2022, Accepted for publication: 27 May 2022
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Robo hand car to monitor the health of the
tracks in railways
V. Arun Raj
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mepco Schlenk
Engineering College (Autonomous), Sivakasi
Corresponding author email: arunraj@mepcoeng.ac.in
Dr. J. Senthil Kumar
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mepco Schlenk
Engineering College (Autonomous), Sivakasi
Email: senthilkumarj@mepcoeng.ac.in
Dr. M. Davidson Kamala Dhas
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mepco Schlenk
Engineering College (Autonomous), Sivakasi
Email: mdavid@mepcoeng.ac.in
Abstract---Transportation plays a major role of a person’s life. A life
without transportation is unimaginable. People focus on four major
types of transportation i.e. Roadways, Railways, Airways and
Waterways. Among these transportation majority of people prefer
railways as it helps connect distant locations and the comfort it
provides. But the problem in railways is it needs more of monitoring
and thereby the person travelling across areas can be at ease. In order
to ensure safety in railway transportation, monitoring of tracks is very
crucial. Hence, this research article focuses on monitoring the tracks
present in railways through a novel image processing technique
devised. The name of the technique we devised is known as CRACK
TRACKER. Crack Tracker does the role of monitoring the tracks by
capturing the images of the tracks and it is sent to the nearby station
so that the cracks can be patched in the future. The cracks are clearly
detected and intimated instantly to the station master. A reliable
solution for continuous and cost efficient tracking is processed and
depicted in this research article.
Keywords---Track Monitoring, Image processing, Crack Detection and
GPS Response.