Daejeon City Uses Artificial Intelligence to Monitor 'Abnormal Signs' in Railway Facilities

Urban Railway Facility Data Construction and Utilization System Diagram. Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A system that uses artificial intelligence to monitor abnormal signs in railway facilities in the Daejeon area and prevent accidents will be established.

On the 21st, Daejeon City announced that it had secured 3.3 billion KRW in national funding after being selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency's '2022 AI Training Data Construction Project.'

The project identifies data demands by sector and supports companies and institutions in building and opening the data necessary for AI adoption.

The city will participate in the project by forming a consortium with Daejeon Transportation Corporation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and four AI specialized companies. The task is to carry out the 'Construction of AI Training Data for Railway Facility Condition Recognition.'

Through this, the city will build AI training data on abnormal conditions of railway facilities, such as wear and damage of rails, joints, fasteners, and structures, as well as cracks and damage to the pantograph of overhead lines, considering environmental conditions like weather and illumination.

As part of the project, the city consortium will promote the development of an AI-based real-time urban railway inspection system using the constructed data.

The inspection system is expected to help prevent safety accidents by detecting and predicting abnormalities in railway facilities and notifying maintenance personnel.

Kim Young-bin, Director of the Science and Industry Bureau of the city, said, "Recently, a train derailment accident occurred, raising safety concerns for citizens using trains. The city will prevent accidents by establishing an AI inspection system for important railway facilities and implement AI policies that citizens can experience in their daily lives."

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