An Automated Technology for IoT based Rail-Track Inspection to Locate Surface Flaws by Robotics and Neural Networks

Uma Maheswari, B and Nithya, P and Sreeja Vijay An Automated Technology for IoT based Rail-Track Inspection to Locate Surface Flaws by Robotics and Neural Networks. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

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maintain
national
security,
railway
transportation needs regular examinations and quick
servicing. Conventional manual screenings are not always
time-consuming and costly, but they also depend on
individual skill and effectiveness at the time of survey to
discover defects accurately. It is possible to automate
Internet of Things (IoT)-based solutions using technology
and automation, for example, machinery installed on train
lines or other difficult-to-reach areas and handled through
control rooms. A revolutionary automatic model based on
robots and visually inspecting is suggested in this research.
While inspecting, the technology enables for on-site image
analysis, cloud services for photographs of broken railway
tracks, and robot localization within a 3-6-inch range. The
suggested method relates a cutting-edge Machine Learning
technique to pictures received from the rails in order to
identify them as regular or dangerous. Such places are
then identified, and a specialized operator with a small
number of sites to examine can do a more thorough
examination.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Index Terms—Railtrack inspection, visual inspection, computer vision, convolutional neural network.
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User: Dr. B Sivakumar
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2026 06:19
Last Modified: 20 Jun 2026 06:19
URI: https://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/2944

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