Project's information

Project's title Intelligent telecommunication-signalization system for level crossings combined with train driver assistance devices
Project’s code VTUDNGDP.07/20-21
Research hosting institution Center for Informatics and Computing
Coordinating unit, co-chair People's Committee of Danang City
Project leader’s name Associate Professor. Doctor Pham Hong Quang
Project duration 01/06/2020 - 01/06/2022
Project’s budget 1,731,750,000 VND
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Goal and objectives of the project

Overall objectives:
Researching and deploying a new technology base on IoT, AI, LPWAN for railway safety monitoring, the reduction of accidents, and the application of Industrial Revolution 4.0 in Vietnam.
Detail goal:
Researching and experimenting safety monitoring systems for the level crossing including components: 
+ The automatic information system that detect incoming trains and make warnings.
+ Automatic information system for train drivers about incidents and obstacles on level crossing to reduce train speed.
+ Other ancillary utilities such as remote monitoring, danger warning, centralized operation of repairing damage equipment along the railway.
Reduce investment cost, improve efficiency of level crossing warning system.
Main results

- Theoretical results:
Researched and mastered the latest technologies in IoT and artificial intelligence (AI), renewable energy technologies such as:
+Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology connects the components of the level crossing protection system: train detection sensors, control cabinets, journey monitoring equipment and train driver assistance devices
+Low energy consumption train detection sensor, LPWAN connection, independent operation without power supply from the control cabinet.
+Renewable energy technology, solar panel with backup power for equipment systems in case of grid power failure.
+Technology to connect Global Navigation Satellite System (Global Navigation Satellite).
+AI technology in analysis, automatic assessment and detection of obstacles on the level crossing.
+Central monitoring system of automatic warning equipment, video connection, processing violations.
+Overall design of a smart telecommunication-signalization solution for level crossings combined with train driver assistance devices
- Applied results:
Monitoring and warning system on real time in equipment on the road, at the level crossing, on the train and control center with all low-power consumption train detection sensors, independent operation; AI safety monitoring device for level crossing; journey monitoring equipment to assist train drivers that unavailable in Vietnam and the world. This is a breakthrough design in technology, that apply the latest techniques of Industry 4.0 and creativity of science and technology in Vietnam.
Novelty and actuality and scientific meaningfulness of the results
New technologies are researched and integrated into the train safety system to solve specific problems:
+ Ensuring compliance with national technical regulations QCVN 104:2019/BGTVT on automatic level crossing protection system.
+ Ensuring compliance with national standard TCVN 11390:2016 for railway vehicles – technical requirements of train speed data recorders
+ Based on IoT technology platform: transmit information via Internet platform, easy to monitor, remotely control and provide information to train drivers using wide area network.
+ A solution of assistance train drivers on locomotives to automatically connect to level crossing protection system
+ Using low-energy consumption technology, ensuring the operation of train detection sensors, communication using renewable energy, continuously operating for more than 15 days without the power grid
+ Using artificial intelligence technologies to analysis camera signal for level crossing safety monitoring.
+ Combining level crossing safety monitoring and taking pictures to create the cool penalty data for rules violations.
+ Reducing at least 2 times less than present of the cost of investment and operation of the level crossing protection system, with advanced intelligent features to ensure train safety.
Products of the project

- Scientific papers in referred journals (list):
Article: Research and experiment applications of artificial intelligence for safety assurance of level crossing (accepted for publication)
- Patents (list):
Patent: System of automatic train warning and monitoring, train axle counting sensor device, safety condition monitoring device and cruise monitoring device (the patent application has been accepted)
- Technological products (describe in details: technical characteristics, place):

1. Low energy consumption train detection sensor 
2. Obstacle monitoring system for level crossing 
3. Record and train driver assistance devices
4. Sofware to monitor system's operation from the train control center (installed at the train control level (OCC))
5. Report for design and installation of system/equipment: Low-energy consumption train detection sensor; obstacle monitoring system for level crossing; record and train driver assistance device
6. Final report 
Research area

Danang railway telecommunication-signalization joint stock company, Danang Locomotive Enterprise
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