MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621090327 A) filed by Marwadi University; and The Galaxy School - Wadi on July 24, 2026, for Railway Switch Point Integrity Inspection And Accident Prevention System.
Inventors include Brinda Jagdishbhai Meghani; Rucha Chirag Pan; Nidhi Kathiriya; Tetala Eswar Prasad Reddy; and Hiren Navinchandra Bhatt.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: A railway switch point integrity inspection and accident prevention system, comprising of a plurality of inspection poles 101 positioned along both sides of the railway switch point 102, a railroad switch inspection module 103 inspect the railway switch point 102, a warning module 107 provide optical warning to an approaching train, an embedded microcontroller configured to receive inspection data from the railroad switch inspection module 103, analyze the inspection data for detecting irregular force, misalignment, unsafe gap, or other unsafe switch condition, generate alerts for authorized railway personnel, and trigger the warning module 107 when an unsafe condition is detected, a piezoelectric transducer array 105 integrated within a vibrating mast 106 provided with the poles and configured to convert mast vibrations into electrical energy through a direct piezoelectric effect, a capacitor embedded to store the electrical energy generated by the piezoelectric transducer array 105.
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