CA2420445A1 - Integrated train control - Google Patents

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CA2420445A1
CA2420445A1 CA002420445A CA2420445A CA2420445A1 CA 2420445 A1 CA2420445 A1 CA 2420445A1 CA 002420445 A CA002420445 A CA 002420445A CA 2420445 A CA2420445 A CA 2420445A CA 2420445 A1 CA2420445 A1 CA 2420445A1
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Kevin B. Root
Bryan M. Mclaughlin
Dale R. Stevens
Jon M. Marra
Stephen K. Nickles
Michael J. Hawthorne
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/021—Measuring and recording of train speed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/0018—Communication with or on the vehicle or train
    • B61L15/0036—Conductor-based, e.g. using CAN-Bus, train-line or optical fibres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/0054—Train integrity supervision, e.g. end-of-train [EOT] devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/0072—On-board train data handling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/0081—On-board diagnosis or maintenance
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/009—On-board display devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/023—Determination of driving direction of vehicle or train
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/025—Absolute localisation, e.g. providing geodetic coordinates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/028—Determination of vehicle position and orientation within a train consist, e.g. serialisation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L2205/00—Communication or navigation systems for railway traffic
    • B61L2205/04—Satellite based navigation systems, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Electric Propulsion And Braking For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Train Traffic Observation, Control, And Security (AREA)
  • Regulating Braking Force (AREA)

Abstract

An integrated train control system (Figs. 1 and 6) is a combination of systems including: EP-60 (Fig. 2), CCBII (Fig. 3), Wired DP (Fig. 4), and LEADER (Fig. 5). The integrated train control system (Fig. 6) includes a master controller (MMI) cooperating with features of EP-60, CCBII, LEADER, and Wired DP
to control car control devices (CCD) through ITC
network.

Claims (8)

1. An integrated train control system comprising:
a wire tramline and brake pipe extending through each vehicle on the train;
electropneumatic brake controller controlling the brake pipe and providing electropneumatic brake signals;
a propulsion controller providing electrical propulsion signals;
an operator interface connected to the brake controller and the propulsion controller;
an electropneumatic brake system in cars in the train and connected to the trainline and brake pipe;
propulsion systems on locomotives in the train and connected to the trainline; and a master controller which determines conditions for each car and locomotives in the train and as a function of the determined conditions transmits over the trainline individualized brake signals to each car and locomotive and individualized propulsion signal to each locomotive.
2. The system according to Claim 1, wherein the master controller determines the location of each car and locomotive on a track profile and determines the conditions of the cars and locomotives from the position on the track profile.
3. The system according to Claim 2, wherein the master controller determines anticipated conditions of each car and locomotive based on upcoming track profiles and individualizes the transmitted signals as a function of the anticipated conditions.
4. The system according to Claim 1, wherein the car brake controller and the propulsion controller each includes at least one sensor and the brake controller and the propulsion control determine the conditions from the sensor and transmits the determined conditions to the master controller.
5. The system according to Claim 4, wherein the determined conditions are one or more of hot bearings, stuck hand brakes, flat wheel and wheel off-rail.
6. The system according to Claim 4, wherein the determined conditions includes one or more of car load, braking effort, drawbar/draft gear forces and impact detection.
7. The system according to Claim 6, wherein the brake controller uses the local determined conditions for controlling the local brakes.
8. The system according to Claim 1, wherein the car and locomotive include auxiliary equipment connected to the brake controller and propulsion controller and the master controller transmits individual control signals for the auxiliary equipment.
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