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Railway introduces ‘Tri-Netra’ system for loco pilots during foggy weather
Ahead of winter season, railways is gearing up to install a modern safety device for enhancing the vision of loco pilots in foggy weather.
The system shall be made up of high-resolution optical video camera, high sensitivity infrared video camera and additionally a radar-based terrain mapping system. These three components of the system shall act as three eyes (Tri-Netra) of the loco pilot.
The concept of Tri-Netra was developed by using the technology employed by fighter aircrafts to see through clouds and operate in pitch darkness and the technology used by naval ships in mapping the ocean floor and navigating in the night.
The train drivers face a lot of challenges while moving in poor visibility conditions. During fog, heavy rain and also during night, the locomotive pilots face serious challenges in looking out ahead to spot any obstruction on the track such as vehicles which get stuck while crossing the track or trees or boulders which have fallen across the track.
Because of the heavy momentum of the running train, the train driver has to always adjust the speed so that he can stop the train after seeing the obstruction.
In fair weather and in daytime, this is not a problem since train driver has a clear view of the track ahead. But in poor visibility, he has to reduce the speed suitably so that the brakes can be applied in time to stop the train without hitting the obstructions.
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Railway introduces ‘Tri-Netra’ system for loco pilots during foggy weather
Ahead of winter season, railways is gearing up to install a modern safety device for enhancing the vision of loco pilots in foggy weather.
The system shall be made up of high-resolution optical video camera, high sensitivity infrared video camera and additionally a radar-based terrain mapping system. These three components of the system shall act as three eyes (Tri-Netra) of the loco pilot.
The concept of Tri-Netra was developed by using the technology employed by fighter aircrafts to see through clouds and operate in pitch darkness and the technology used by naval ships in mapping the ocean floor and navigating in the night.
The train drivers face a lot of challenges while moving in poor visibility conditions. During fog, heavy rain and also during night, the locomotive pilots face serious challenges in looking out ahead to spot any obstruction on the track such as vehicles which get stuck while crossing the track or trees or boulders which have fallen across the track.
Because of the heavy momentum of the running train, the train driver has to always adjust the speed so that he can stop the train after seeing the obstruction.
In fair weather and in daytime, this is not a problem since train driver has a clear view of the track ahead. But in poor visibility, he has to reduce the speed suitably so that the brakes can be applied in time to stop the train without hitting the obstructions.
http://Telegram.me/mpsc_simplified