NEXCOM International Co., Ltd.
AI Computing and Intelligent Surveillance – NEXCOM’s Key to Railway Revolution
- This article first appeared in the Railway-News magazine Issue 1 2022.
The swift and relentless advances in computing, including artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced video data analytics, have already been delivering benefits to many businesses and society: the railway industry is no exception in wishing to exploit these advances. However, railway operators are constantly struggling to meet their passengers high expectations and challenges are present for such technology to be implemented on to the railway system.
The Demand
On-train computing solutions are required for a broad range of application areas, including: train security, safety & operational management, train telematics & asset monitoring, passenger infotainment, driver advisory support, and train communication infrastructure.
These applications encompass video recording and analytics solutions for passenger/luggage security, seat occupancy, COVID-19 mask wearing compliance, people counting, door clearance, and the adoption of AI- based analytics for scene analysis and facial recognition. In addition, there are train forward-facing applications consisting of: video & LIDAR analytics for monitoring signal light adherence, detecting track obstructions, flooding alerts, vegetation ingress assessments, and rail-side/bridge damage detection. To further ensure everyone’s safety, there is also an option in providing platform approach surveillance – alerting any platform incidents prior to the train arriving at the platform on to the display of the train’s cabin.
