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Implement to Increase the Safety of Railway Vehicles with Real Time Warning Facility

Tarun Dhar Diwan, Shikha Mishra, Shubhra Tiwari

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In This Paper As it is known that Railways are the second fastest means of transport in the country and therefore it demands great security and safety. The main aim or objective is to prevent all the passengers from any sudden accidents due to rail crack that can leads to derailment. In this particular report the combination of nadal’s theory and the lateral and vertical vibrations of ride comfort have been calculated. On the basis of this information, the frequency of vibrations can be analyzed and efforts can be made to cease any sort of accidents. As it is closely associated with passenger and cargo transportation, it owns high risk in terms of human lives and cost of assets. New technologies and better safety standards are constantly introduced but still accidents do occur. There will always be some risk associated with derailments and collisions but it can be reduced by detailed research of the root causes, Indian Railway transport is one of the major modes of transportation, so it must offer high comfort level for the passengers and the staff. However, the comfort that passengers experience is a highly complex and individual phenomenon. In several researches, noise and vibration have been identified as the most important factors for high comfort. The main sources of vibration in a train are track defects, that causes wheel flange climb or rail rollover. The nature of vibration itself is random and covers a wide frequency range. The improvement of passenger comfort while travelling has been the subject of intense interest for many train manufacturers, researchers and companies all over the world. Although new techniques in manufacturing and design ensure better ride quality in railway carriages, it is sometimes impossible to completely eliminate track defects or various ground irregularities.

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Vibration Monitoring, Dynamic Control, Measuring Motion, Acceleration, Inclination, Graphical User Interface

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