Accuracy
Inference Engine Running at 10-15 FPS (frames per second)
In the effort to keep employees, consumers’ goods and communities safe, one of Canada’s largest railway is undertaking large-scale initiatives for situational awareness around train tracks. The client relies on its 17,000 trained crew members to manually identify flags and signals as well as humans and their capacity (i.e. crew or trespassers), interpret their meaning and their association with their respective track, and take appropriate actions according to the Canadian Rail Operating Rules.
However, the possibility of accidents as a result of poor human judgment poses a real concern for employees and civilians. Therefore, they partnered with Quantiphi to develop a smart video analytics solution that provides fast and accurate identification of the concerned objects in frames.
Google AutoML
Compute Engine
Vision API
TensorFlow
Quantiphi leveraged Google’s open-source TensorFlow library, CloudML Engine, and other Google Cloud products to develop a custom deep learning solution to perform intelligent video analytics and provide real-time assistance to crew members by autonomously detecting objects and people near and around its 20,000-mile network of railway tracks. Machine learning models were designed to infer the signals, flags, and the crew members present on the tracks as well as store this data in real-time on a web dashboard. The Trespasser Detection System helped towards identifying trespasser hotspots, enabling crew members to take actions to mitigate regions where trespassers are often prevalent. The Crew Assisted Monitoring System allowed for faster and more accurate identification of the concerned objects in frame and quicker alerts sent for taking actions.
