Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep Learning
The detection of obstacles at rail level crossings (RLC) is an important task for ensuring the safety of train traffic. Traffic control systems require reliable sensors for determining the state of anRLC. Fusion of information from a number of sensors located at the site increases the capability for...
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| description | The detection of obstacles at rail level crossings (RLC) is an important task for ensuring the safety of train traffic. Traffic control systems require reliable sensors for determining the state of anRLC. Fusion of information from a number of sensors located at the site increases the capability for reacting to dangerous situations. One such source is video from monitoring cameras. This paper presents a method for processing video data, using deep learning, for the determination of the state of the area (region of interest—ROI) vital for a safe passage of the train. The proposed approach is validated using video surveillance material from a number of RLC sites in Poland. The films include 24/7 observations in all weather conditions and in all seasons of the year. Results show that the recall values reach 0.98 using significantly reduced processing resources. The solution can be used as an auxiliary source of signals for train control systems, together with other sensor data, and the fused dataset can meet railway safety standards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c23a1259065e4cabb4dc0dfc1641b75d2023-11-22T15:14:28ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-09-012118628110.3390/s21186281Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep LearningTeresa Pamuła0Wiesław Pamuła1Department of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, PolandDepartment of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, PolandThe detection of obstacles at rail level crossings (RLC) is an important task for ensuring the safety of train traffic. Traffic control systems require reliable sensors for determining the state of anRLC. Fusion of information from a number of sensors located at the site increases the capability for reacting to dangerous situations. One such source is video from monitoring cameras. This paper presents a method for processing video data, using deep learning, for the determination of the state of the area (region of interest—ROI) vital for a safe passage of the train. The proposed approach is validated using video surveillance material from a number of RLC sites in Poland. The films include 24/7 observations in all weather conditions and in all seasons of the year. Results show that the recall values reach 0.98 using significantly reduced processing resources. The solution can be used as an auxiliary source of signals for train control systems, together with other sensor data, and the fused dataset can meet railway safety standards.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/18/6281rail level crossingconvolutional neural networkscene classificationtraffic control |
| spellingShingle | Teresa Pamuła Wiesław Pamuła Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep Learning Sensors rail level crossing convolutional neural network scene classification traffic control |
| title | Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep Learning |
| title_full | Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep Learning |
| title_fullStr | Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep Learning |
| title_short | Detection of Safe Passage for Trains at Rail Level Crossings Using Deep Learning |
| title_sort | detection of safe passage for trains at rail level crossings using deep learning |
| topic | rail level crossing convolutional neural network scene classification traffic control |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/18/6281 |
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