Railway Track Inspection System Using an ESP32-Based Robot and Real Time Monitoring

The proposed Railway Track Inspection System provides a technology-assisted approach for preliminary railway track-condition monitoring. By integrating a mobile robot, ESP32 controller, camera, sensors, motor drive, wireless communication and a monitoring dashboard, the system can collect useful information about selected track conditions. The proposed prototype demonstrates the practical application of embedded systems, robotics, sensor interfacing and image processing to railway inspection. The system is intended to support preliminary assessment and identification of locations that may require detailed inspection by responsible railway personnel.

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