GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNVIERSITY

Chandkheda, Ahmedabad
Affiliated

SMT. SHANTABEN HARIBHAI GAJERA ENGINEERING

COLLEGE
A project report on

(Automatic railway gate control system)

Under subject of
DESIGN ENGINEERING – I
BE – II, SEM – III
(MECHANICAL BRANCH)

Submitted by:
Group:
Sr. Name Enrollment no.
1. CHHATBAR GAURAVKUMAR P. 161303119005
2. BARAIYA VIPULKUMAR A. 161303119002
3. RAMANI MAYUR K. 161303119015
4. JANI NIKUNJ J. 161303119006

Prof. Chiragsinh Zala

(Faculty Guide)

Prof. Vijay Gajera

(Head of department)

Academic year
(2016-17)

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 Certificate

SMT. SHANTABEN HARIBHAI GAJERA ENGINEERING

COLLEGE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2016– 2017
CERTIFICATE
Date:

This is to certify that the Design Engineering – 1A. Work

entitled “AUTOMATIC RAILWAY GATE CONTROL
SYSTEM”, carried out by the group of students mentioned below
under my guidance is approved for the Degree of Bachelor of
Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Semester - III) of
Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad during the academic
year 2016-17.

Prof. Chiragsinh Zala Prof. Vijay Gajera

(Faculty Guide) (Head of department)

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 External Examiner

Acknowledgement

We are acknowledge my indebtedness and convey my sincere to

our project guide Mr. C.R. ZALA faculty of mechanical, “Smt.
SHANTABEN HARIBHAI GAJERA ENGINEERING COLLEGE.”
Who sincerely helped us to given inspiration, new ideas and
infrastructure throughout the semester I would also like to thanks
mechanical department of S.H.G.E.C. at last I again convey my
special thanks to project guide.
Date:
Place:
Group name:
CHHATBAR GAURAVKUMAR P.
BARAIYA VIPULKUMAR A.
RAMANI MAYUR K.
JANI NIKUNJ J.

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 Abstract

The objective of this project is to provide an automatic

railway gate at a level crossing replacing the gates operated by the
gatekeeper. It deals with two things.
Firstly, it deals with the reduction of time for which the gate
is being kept closed. And secondly, to provide safety to the road
users by reducing the accidents. By the presently existing system
once the train leaves the station, the stationmaster informs the
gatekeeper about the arrival of the train through the telephone.
Once the gatekeeper receives the information, he closes the gate
depending on the timing at which the train arrives.
Hence, if the train is late due to certain reasons, then gate
remain closed for a long time causing traffic near the gates. By
employing the automatic railway gate control at the level crossing
the arrival of the train is detected by the sensor placed near to the
gate.
Hence, the time for which it is closed is less compared to the
manually operated gates and also reduces the human labor. This
type of gates can be employed in an unmanned level crossing
where the chances of accidents are higher and reliable operation is
required. Since, the operation is automatic; error due to manual
operation is prevented.
Automatic railway gate control is highly economical
microcontroller based arrangement, designed for use in almost all
the unmanned level crossings in the country.

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 Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Automatic railway Gate control System.

1.2 Apply it on place
1.3 Users
1.3.1 Stakeholder
1.3.2 Activity
1.3.3 Story boarding

Chapter 2 Canvas empathy mapping

Content

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 Chapter 3 canvas Ideation

Reference

Chapter 1 Introduction

Team Name: players

1. CHHATBAR GAURAVKUMAR

Hard worker and technical person. Believes in team work.

2. BARAIYA VIPULKUMAR

Intelligent and sensitive about work.

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 3. JANI NIKUNJ

Interests in mechanical, deep knowledge about mechanical.

4. RAMANI MAYUR

Sensitive person with helping nature.

C. R. Zala (faculty guide):

Very positive personality, potential person, very intelligent and hard

working person believes in team work. Has worked in IPR.

1.1 Automatic railway gate control system

 In general, Railway gates are opened or closed manually by a
gate keeper. The information about arrival of train for opening
or closing of door is received from nearby station. But some
railway crossings are totally unmanned and many railway
accidents occur at these unmanned level crossings.

 To avoid the human intervention at level crossings completely,

we need to automate the process of railway gate control.

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1.2 Apply It on Place
 Our project is designed using 8051 microcontroller to avoid
railway accidents happening at unattended railway gates.

 This project utilizes two IR trans-receiver pair; one pair of IR

trans-receiver is fixed at one side of the railway gate and
similarly the other pair is fixed at the other side of the railway
gate.

 Whenever a signal from any of the trans-receiver is detected a

buzzer is sounded for say five seconds and then the gates are
closed we will be using DC geared motor to open and close the
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 gates. Now when the train is again detected at other IR trans-
receiver the gates are opened. We will be using L293 driver
IC to control the motor i.e. open and close the gates.

 This type of gates can be employed in an unmanned level

crossing where the chances of accidents are higher and reliable
operation is required. Since, the operation is automatic; error
due to manual operation is prevented. Automatic railway gate
control is highly economical microcontroller based arrangement,
designed for use in almost all the unmanned level crossings in
the country.

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1.3 Users
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  Gate keeper

1.3.1 Stakeholder
 In the stakeholder the user is generally related to the railway
gate crossers.
 Milk man
 Newspaper Vander
 Driver of school bus
 Shop keeper

1.3.2 Activities
 Students going to school
 Milk man going to milk selling
 People passing through crossing
 Transportation
 Labors going to factory
 Auto taxi going to their place

1.3.2 Story of boarding

Happy story (1):

 As by automatic operation gate can be closed one day a puppy

can be safe on time of train at crossing as gate closed and it
could not enter and pass through the crossing.

Sad story (1):

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  Due to automatic operation gate just closed by timing but at a
moment one cow just trapped between gate and gate was not
opened particularly so by helter-skelter movement he run
towards track and came below train.

Happy story (2):

 On timing of train at crossing, traffic happened and all drivers

and vehicles owner make condition very difficult but after
implementation of this automatic gate control system on timing
of train gate just closed it self so uncertainly just removed and
proper timing just maintained.

Sad story (2):

 By automatic gate operation, although there was time to cross

the track but Atul can also had to wait up to passing of train and
at a movement, he had hurry about his tuition.

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Chapter 2
Canvas empathy mapping

 We have many ideas for design engineering and after our group
members long discussion after we choose automatic railway gate
control system first of all we visit to the many railway station
and railway crossing.
 we are discuss with railway crossing gate keeper about the
accidents at railway crossing and gate keeper long time discuss
about this problem.
 After we goes other railway crossing and meet the railway
crossing gate keeper and discuss about this problem .after we
find the ideas. We have chosen the automatic railway gate
control system with using microcontroller.

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Chapter 3

Canvas Ideation
People:

Looking forward to two words Safety and accidents a set of

different people involved was peeped into. We came out with
following idea on involvement of people.

 Publics
 Students
 Vehicle drivers
 Traffic police
 Maintenance team
 Heavy loaders
 Crossing safety team
 Contractors

Activities:

 Students going to school

 Milk man going to milk selling
 People passing through crossing
 Transportation

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  Labors going to factory
 Auto taxi going to their place

Situation contact location:

 At railway gate crossing

Props/Possible solutions:

 Decrease the accidents

 Easy to operate

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Reference
 Image the report is taken by place problem.
 Some of guidance by sir….

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