Intelligent track cleaning robot

摘要

From the times of the British raj to this date, scavenging rail tracks has been a puzzling social issue. The fact that humans have to clean human waste and other garbage thrown on rail tracks is a situation that needs immediate remedy. Manual scavenging is done now-a-days, owing to the peculiar nature of the job, and many who are engaged for this job suffer from related health problems. The prevailing condition can be rectified to some extent by the adequate use of robotics and control technology. The proposed idea of automatic railway track cleaning system comprises an automatic vehicle that goes on land and track. This proposed intelligent machine specially designed for the Indian railways can clean the railway tracks in a systematic manner. It consists of a four-wheel running robot with a suction unit, cleaning unit, automatic displacement unit, an intelligent control system, an intelligent train sensing unit, and power unit. This device is the first of its kind proposed to be developed exclusively for the Indian Railways. Also, the railways can save a lot of money on water and labour charges. The application of this project in the current railway cleaning scenario will ensure that there will not be any nauseating scenes at railway stations across the country. We have accomplished some functionality critical in the waste clean-up in railway tracks, and have also tried to find solution for connected problems.