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Intelligent Abnormal Situation Awareness Platform (i-ASAP)

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-26/24
Office
RDI-20
Subject:
Human Factors
Keywords:
Crossing safety, crossing monitoring, pedestrian behavior, computer vision, artificial intelligence
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-26/24
Office
RDI-20
Document
i-ASAP_final-A.pdf (5.41 MB)

This report introduces the Intelligent Abnormal Situation Awareness Platform (i-ASAP), a cutting-edge system developed to mitigate trespassing incidents at railroad crossings. The platform employs advanced computer vision and artificial intelligence technologies to monitor and identify trespassers and obstructions in real-time. Using AlphaPose and OpenPose models within a deep learning anomaly detection system, i-ASAP tracks pedestrian behavior to pinpoint anomalies. A newly developed weakly supervised foreground segmentation network extends the platform's detection capabilities to static and moving objects. Validation through custom dataset testing and real-time field trials demonstrate i-ASAP's effectiveness, setting the stage for potential deployment on edge computing devices. 


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Last updated: Friday, September 11, 2026