JP2003330356A - Bullet train simulator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform practical training to a crew. <P>SOLUTION: A driver's cab visually blocked off from outside is equipped with a front display device for displaying front scene changing in accordance with the simulated operation state of a car, a driver's seat monitor for displaying the state of the car, and a driver's simulated stop position target device moving linked with the stop position target displayed on the front display device. A conductor's simulated stop position target is provided on a platform positioned by the side of a conductor's simulated car to enable training of stop position confirmation. A voice communication means enables communication between the conductor's simulated car and the driver's cab. A height adjustable simulated adjacent car device positioned by the side of the conductor's simulated car reproduces the difference in height between the conductor's simulated car in accordance with geographical features, and enables training of moving passengers to the adjacent car. Thus, training of countermeasures and cooperations against optionally generated faults or trouble in operation can be realized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simulator for training a driver and a conductor of a Shinkansen vehicle. 2. Description of the Related Art There are several simulators on the market for crew training on conventional lines. "Train operation training simulator" Japanese Patent No. 2837262 is an example as a conventional technique. This is to enable education and training in cooperation between a driver and a conductor, and to switch by operating a power switch in order to enable training only for the driver. There are also simulators for training Shinkansen crew. A conventional Shinkansen crew training simulator displays train circuits and the like of the Shinkansen on a display screen of a personal computer so that only basic operation learning and normal operation can be performed. there were. Thus, the conventional training simulator for Shinkansen crew trainers uses the CA
There were only I teaching materials and limited functions, and the functions and performance were insufficient, and practical training was not possible. Therefore, these models have little realism or simulate only a limited number of functions, so their functions and performance are insufficient for training to deal with troubles that occur during actual operation. The effect could not be expected. On the other hand, recently, in the event of a trouble on the Shinkansen, there has been increasing complaint from the society about the time until the return, and a training simulator for these measures has been demanded. [0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a bullet train simulator that enables practical training for crew members. [0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a bullet train simulator according to the present invention includes a front display device for displaying a front scene that changes according to a simulated driving situation of a vehicle, and a vehicle status display. A driver's seat monitor, a driver's simulated stop position target device that moves in cooperation with a stop position target displayed on the front display device, and a driver's cab visually shielded from the outside world; Voice communication means for enabling a call between the simulated vehicle for the conductor and the driver's cab;
A simulated adjacent vehicle device installed on the side of the simulated vehicle for the conductor and having a variable height, and a simulated stop position target device for a conductor provided on a platform located on the side of the simulated vehicle for the conductor, It is provided. The Shinkansen simulator operates as follows.
From the driver's cab, you can see the front scene displayed on the front display device, while checking the vehicle situation on the driver's seat monitor,
When a driving operation is performed, the display image of the front scene and the vehicle status changes according to the operation and the abnormality. Further, when approaching the station, an image of the station building is displayed in the front, and when the vehicle approaches the front end of the platform, an image of the driver's simulated stop position target appears. When the driver's simulated stop position target approaches the vehicle, the driver's simulated stop position target device starts to move in the direction of the driver in association with the change in the image of the driver's simulated stop position target. The driver can operate to stop at the position indicated by the driver's simulated stop position target device. The driver's cab is visually shielded from the outside world, and in response to the simulation that an abnormality determined by the display of the vehicle status on the driver's seat monitor has occurred, the driver can see the external situation such as the instructor. Cannot, and therefore cannot rely on,
You have to judge it alone. On the other hand, when the vehicle performs the stop simulation along the platform in response to the driver's simulated operation, in the conductor's simulated vehicle, the stop indicated by the conductor's simulated stop position target device on the platform in cooperation with the driver's simulated operation. The position target moves. By this movement, the simulated conductor for the conductor is sensed to move. The conductor determines whether the stop position target has stopped at the predetermined position, and if it is not at the predetermined position, contacts the driver in the driver's cab by voice communication means and prompts the driver to operate at the predetermined position Can be done. In addition, when a train stops between stations due to an abnormality, when training to stop the adjacent vehicle adjacent to the abnormal vehicle and move the passenger, the difference between the height of the abnormal vehicle and the adjacent vehicle at the stop point is determined. To achieve this, the height of the simulated adjacent vehicle device can be adjusted. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system for explaining an embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a driver's cab that is visually shielded from the outside and is partially broken. 1
02 is the driver's seat, 103 is the driver's seat 10 in the driver's cab 101.
A front display device 104 is provided in front of the vehicle 2 and displays a front scene that changes according to the simulated driving condition of the vehicle. 104 is a driver seat monitor that is located immediately before the driver seat 102 and displays the vehicle status. Is located above the driver's seat 102, for example, on the left side, and is simulated to be movable in the front-rear direction. The driver's simulated stop position target device 106 is configured separately from the room of the driver's cab 101. It is a simulated vehicle for a conductor partially simulated, and is shown in a partially broken state. 10
Reference numeral 7 denotes a side display device which is disposed on the front side of the simulated vehicle for the conductor 106 and displays a scene on the front side which changes according to the simulated driving situation of the vehicle. 108 is located on the side of the simulated vehicle 106 for the conductor. The platform 109 is a simulated stop position target device for a conductor provided on the platform 108, and the simulated adjacent vehicle device 110 is installed on the side of the simulated vehicle 106 and has a variable height.
Reference numeral 112 denotes an instructor's desk, reference numeral 113 denotes a simulation host computer which enables a call between the conductor's simulated vehicle 106 and the driver's cab 101, reference numeral 113 denotes a simulation host computer, and the driver's cab 101, the conductor's simulated vehicle 106, and the teacher's desk It controls the entire system, including an image generation device that generates a simulated image according to the operation of the operation device 112 by computer graphics. [0008] The instructor designates a program according to the purpose to be trained on the instructor desk 112. According to this designated program, in addition to the lines operated by the Shinkansen, the season, the time, the abnormalities that occur, and the types of vehicles to be driven (E2 series, E3 series,
E4) can be selected. The type of the vehicle can be determined based on the vehicle status displayed on the driver's seat monitor 104. An image of a scene according to a predetermined program is generated by the simulation host computer 113 and displayed on the front display device 103 in the driver's cab 101, the side display device 107 on the side of the simulation vehicle 106 for the conductor, and the driver's seat. The vehicle status is displayed on the monitor 104. The driver uses the front display device 103 and the driver's seat monitor 1
Operate the driving equipment while watching the display status of 04. A signal corresponding to the operation amount of the driving equipment during driving is input to the simulation host computer 113, and a scene change corresponding to the operation is obtained. The driver's cab 101 is visually shielded from the outside world, and in response to a simulation in which an abnormality determined by the display of the vehicle status on the front display device 103 and the driver's seat monitor 104 has occurred, the driver is required to use an external device such as an instructor. You can't see the situation, so you can't rely on outsiders, and you have to judge on your own without being instructed. The driver's simulated stop position target device 105 and the front display device 103 in the cab 101 are arranged as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a drive unit constituting the driver's simulated stop position target device 105, and reference numeral 202 denotes a driver's simulated stop position target sign, for example, LE.
D is provided, and is supported by the drive unit 201 so as to move in the front-rear direction. These are shown in FIG.
Is connected to the simulation host computer 113 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 301 denotes a driving device, and a signal of the operation amount is input to the simulation host computer 113. 3113 is the simulation host computer 11
3 includes an image generation device 302 and a drive unit 20.
1 is a stop target drive unit for supplying drive power to the drive unit 1. [0010] When the train approaches the station by the driver's operation, an image of the station building is displayed on the front display device 103, and when the vehicle approaches the front end of the platform in the image, the driver's simulation stop position target is displayed on the screen. 201 image appears (FIG. 2). At this time, the light emitting portion of the driver's simulation stop position target marker 202 does not emit light. When the simulated movement of the vehicle approaches the driver's simulated stop position target 1202 simulated by the front display device 103, the display position moves from the center of the front display device 103 to, for example, the left end of the screen, and Will be off. When viewed from the driver's seat 102, the driver's simulated stop position target 1202 on the screen starts to overlap the driver's simulated stop position target sign 202. At the same time, the driver's simulated stop position target device 105 emits the driver's simulated stop position target sign 202 and activates the drive unit 201 in cooperation with the change in the image of the driver's simulated stop position target. Then, the driver's simulated stop position target sign 202 is moved in accordance with the speed of the vehicle.
The driver can operate to stop at the position indicated by the driver's simulated stop position target mark 202. The conductor model vehicle 106 uses a part of an actual Shinkansen vehicle and includes a conductor device (not shown). By operating the conductor device, the operation status is input to the simulation host computer 113. The simulation host computer 113 includes scenes of the station premises to be displayed and data of passengers in addition to the data of the program, and simulates operations by a conductor device, operations of the conductor, and predetermined occurring events. The image generating device creates a simulated animation image as viewed from a conductor's viewpoint. Simulated events that should occur are:
A predetermined program is selected and executed by the instructor in advance. The viewpoint of the conductor is that when the conductor is in the crew compartment (when the vehicle is moving in a simulated manner and the door of the crew compartment is closed), the conductor is determined in advance from the height of the conductor, When the vehicle is on 108, the simulation host computer 113 obtains the information from the standing position and the height of the conductor. The operation of the conductor is given, for example, as a standing position on the platform 108 of the conductor detected by a position sensor (not shown). The side display device 107 includes a simulation host computer 113.
The image of the scene on the side of the vehicle body from the image generation device inside the vehicle is displayed as the scene viewed from the viewpoint of the conductor. The conductor simulation stop position target device 109 is provided in parallel with the conductor simulation vehicle 106 along the edge of the platform 108 at a predetermined distance from the edge of the platform 108. The vehicle simulation stop target is displayed on the belt, and the speed of the belt is controlled such that the vehicle moves back and forth according to the speed simulated. The simulation host computer 113 continues the process of the train approaching the station by a predetermined program, and simulates a stop operation automatically or by a driver's operation. The image generation device, at the speed according to the operation of the driver, as the conductor viewed from the side of the vehicle,
The scene of the side display device 107 is changed. The simulation host computer 113 moves the position of the stop position target on the platform 108 by controlling the belt speed of the conductor's simulation stop position target device 109 at a speed corresponding to the driver's operation. When the train stops, the conductor looks at the simulated stop position target for the conductor on the platform 108 from the crew room of the simulated vehicle 106 for the conductor and determines whether or not the vehicle is at the correct stop position. If it is determined that the vehicle is at the correct position, open the vehicle door. If it is determined that the driver is not at the correct position, the driver is notified by voice communication means 111. When the vehicle stops at the correct position, the conductor is on the platform 108, and the side display device 107 can see the passengers getting on and off. At this time, the position sensor detects the position of the conductor, and an image viewed from the viewpoint of this position is generated from the image generating device, and the conductor views the image corresponding to the viewpoint movement accompanying the movement of the conductor. be able to. When getting on and off is finished, the conductor closes the door of the train. In this way, correct opening and closing of the door can be performed. The simulated conductor 106 and the simulated adjacent vehicle device 110 are arranged as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, 4
Reference numeral 01 denotes a crossover plate that connects the passenger entrance / exit of the simulated conductor 106 and the simulated adjacent vehicle device 110. Reference numeral 402 denotes a lifting device, which can adjust the height of the simulated adjacent vehicle device 110 by, for example, rotating a motor. The height is specified by the instructor, and the vehicle to be simulated and the passing point of the vehicle are reproduced. When a train stops between stations due to an abnormality according to a predetermined program, a conductor moves a passenger adjacent to a rescue vehicle to an abnormal vehicle. Therefore, the conductor opens the door of the entrance / exit of the simulated conductor 110 and passes the prepared crossing plate 401 between the entrance / exit of the simulated vehicle 110 and the floor of the simulated adjacent vehicle device 110. Since the height of the simulated adjacent vehicle device 110 can be adjusted by the elevating device 402, a difference in height between the abnormal vehicle and the rescue vehicle at almost any abnormal point can be realized. In addition to the above-described abnormalities, it is possible to realize an event caused by a trouble operation trouble that is difficult to actually cause. Visually visible anomalies can be generated by the image generator and displayed on the front display device 103 or the side display device 107 so that the next action to be taken can be trained. . Failures or operational troubles that cannot be visually confirmed immediately
The driver can be shown to the driver based on the vehicle status displayed on the driver's seat monitor 104 before 02, and can be trained to take measures to take the next action. For example, there are a state in which the no-fuse breaker functions, an abnormal state of air conditioning, an abnormality in division and merging of the vehicle, and the like. As described above, according to the present invention, practical training for crews can be performed, so that improvement of railway service and technical improvement of crews can be achieved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a driver's simulated stop position target device used in the present invention. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a simulated stop position target device for a driver used in the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a simulated adjacent vehicle device used in the present invention. [Description of Signs] 101: Driver's cab, 102: Driver's seat, 103: Front display device, 104: Driver's seat monitor, 105: Simulated stop position target device for driver, 106: Simulated vehicle for conductor, 107: Side display Device, 108: platform, 109: conductor's simulated stop position target device, 110: simulated adjacent vehicle device, 1
11: voice communication means, 112: instructor's desk, 113: host computer for simulation.

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Hiroki Itabashi             2-2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo             Inside the passenger railway company (72) Inventor Shoichi Oizumi             2-2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo             Inside the passenger railway company (72) Inventor Masaru Akashi             2-2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo             Inside the passenger railway company (72) Inventor Hiroshi Ozawa             345 Kamimachiya, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture             Sijon Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A front display device for displaying a forward scene that changes according to a simulated driving condition of a vehicle, a driver seat monitor for displaying a vehicle condition, and a stop position displayed on the front display device. Equipped with a driver's simulated stop position target device that moves in coordination with the target, and allows a driver's cab visually shielded from the outside world, a simulated vehicle for a conductor, and a call between the simulated vehicle for a conductor and the cab. Voice communication means, and a simulated adjacent vehicle device that is installed on the side of the simulated vehicle for the conductor and has a variable height,
A simulated stop position target device for a conductor provided on a platform located on a side of the simulated vehicle for a conductor.