MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411003469 A) filed by Chandigarh University; and Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, Mohali, Punjab, on Jan. 17, 2024, for 'secured barricading system for railway crossings.'
Inventor(s) include Shivam Pandey; Shikha Gupta; Anjana Sharma; Kavita; and Shweta Chauhan.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 1, under issue no. 31/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A secured barricading system for railway crossings, comprises of a computing unit accessed by a concerned railway authority to fetch details regarding the timing of different locomotives, plurality of artificial intelligence-based imaging units 1 to detect the presence of objects in proximity to the railway crossings, plurality of hydraulically operated rods 2 for establishing a barricade to restrict the movement towards the crossing, plurality of piezoelectric material 3 for harnessing the vibrational energy generated through passing of locomotives, plurality of water sprinklers 4 to deter the animals away from the crossing, a water supply chamber 5 for storing water that is to be dispensed on the animals, an inflatable bag 6 to provide cushioning effect to the vehicles, a crash sensor 7 for detecting the probability of collision, and an electric igniter 8 for inflating the inflatable bags 6."
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