Design of Driverless Train using Li-Fi Communication

Abstract

In India, most of the commercial transport is being carried out by the railways. Comparing with other means of transportation system, the railways has greater benefits as it is a mass transportation medium which carry heavy loads to long distances. The advancement in railway transportation led to automation, like driverless trains. This proposed model describes an automatic train which moves between stations without human intervention. The sensors are used for track and crack detection on the railway lanes. If any cracks are detected in the railway lanes, the automatic braking is provided to the train and hence the information is conveyed to the nearby station with the help of the LI-FI (Light Fidelity) communication. The automatic stopping of the train at stations is provided using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). The doors are opened and closed at stations automatically. The passengers count is taken at the doors while entering into the train. The threshold value is fixed and once this number is reached the doors will close automatically by displaying the information on the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). The locomotion of the train is provided using piezo-plates placed on the floor of the train and the generation of the power is through the pressure exerted by passengers.