JP2013193468A - Automatic route control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic route control system capable of performing more smooth train operation.SOLUTION: An automatic route control system includes an automatic route control device 20, an electronic interlocking device 10, and a route and point setup propriety information providing device 40. The automatic route control device 20 outputs a next route and point setup information group 21a to the route and point setup propriety information providing device 40, and in the case of executing a second route and point setup before a first route and point setup, the route and point setup propriety information providing device 40 generates the setup propriety information, which shows whether the second route and point setup interferes the first route and point setup or not, and outputs it to a display control panel 30, and the display control panel 30 controls a display to display the time information capable of performing the second route and point setup based on the setup propriety information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic route control system for automatically setting a route of a train.

  The conventional automatic route control system checks whether or not the route setting is possible for all the routes, generates route setting availability information indicating the result, and uses this route setting availability information as an external device such as an automatic route control device. (For example, the following patent document 1).

JP 2004-17670 A

  However, the automatic route control system represented by Patent Document 1 has the following problems. In a conventional automatic route control system, when an overcrowded diamond or a diamond disturbance (hereinafter, “diamond disturbance etc.”) does not occur, the route and the switch are set based on the normal diamond. According to the route / switching device setting, for example, the route / switching device setting (hereinafter referred to as “first route / switching device setting”) at a first time after a predetermined time has elapsed from the current time. A second course / switch setting different from the first course / switch setting is automatically performed at a second time after a predetermined time has elapsed since the first time. Done. However, when the second course / switching device setting is manually performed before the first time on the display control panel due to the occurrence of the diamond disturbance, the automatic course control device and the electronic interlocking device Then, the first route / switching device setting cannot be performed until the movement of the train traveling on the route where the second route / switching device has been set is completed. There is a risk of it coming. When such a second course / switching device setting may interfere with the first course / switching device setting, the conventional automatic track control system has a function of notifying the operator of the fact. There is a problem that it is not possible to meet the need to realize smoother train operation.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, Comprising: It aims at obtaining the automatic course control system which implement | achieves smoother train operation.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention enables a train to be operated according to the schedule information based on state information from field equipment including a traffic light, a switch, and a track circuit. An automatic route control device that makes a setting request for the field device, an electronic interlocking device that controls the field device based on the setting request and the state information, and a route and a turn based on the state information. A device for determining whether or not a device can be set and providing the determination result to the display control panel. A plurality of course settings and switch settings that are predicted to be set after the time are acquired from the train diagram information, and the course / switch setup information group is determined as a course / switch setup information group. Go to information provider The route / switch switch setting availability information providing device includes the first track / switch switch information group that is newest in time sequence. If the second route / switching device setting expected to be set after the device setting is performed before the first route / switching device setting, the first route / switching device setting is performed. A setting availability determination information generating unit configured to generate setting availability information indicating whether or not the setting of the course / turning device is hindered and to output to the display control board; and the display control board includes the setting availability information Based on the above, it is possible to display on the display the time information capable of performing the second route / switching device setting without hindering the first route / switching device setting. To do.

  According to the present invention, of the plurality of predicted courses and switch settings in the future, the course and switch settings that are predicted to be performed manually are performed by the automatic path controller. Since it is made to display on the display of a display control panel that there exists a possibility that the trouble of a unit setting may be disturbed, there exists an effect that smoother train operation can be implement | achieved.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an automatic route control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the next course / tip switch setting information group. FIG. 3 shows an example of a course / switching device setting availability table before being updated in the course / switching device setting availability information output unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining information included in the next course / switch device setting information group. FIG. 5 shows an example of the course / switching device setting availability table updated in the course / switching device setting availability information output unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of alert information displayed on the display control board. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic route control system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Embodiments of an automatic route control system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an automatic route control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The automatic route control system shown in FIG. 1 includes, as main components, an electronic interlocking device 10 that performs interlocking processing, an automatic route control device 20 that tracks a train based on train diagram information 23a, and controls the route of the train, Display control panel 30 that displays the status of field equipment and outputs a route / switching device setting request 30a, and route / switching device setting propriety information that provides information on whether or not to set a train route And a providing device 40. The above-described field devices include the traffic signal 50, the switch 51, the track circuit 52, and the like. These devices are referred to as “field devices” unless otherwise specified.

  The electronic interlocking device 10 includes an interlocking processing unit 13, a status information storage unit 12, and an input / output unit 11. The input / output unit 11 performs input / output of information among devices such as the field device, the display control panel 30, the route / turning device setting availability information providing device 40, and the automatic route control device 20.

  The status information storage unit 12 stores status information used for logical determination in the interlocking process of the interlocking processing unit 13. For example, when a route / switching device setting is made on the display control panel 30 by the operator, a route / switching device setting request 30a from the display control panel 30 is taken into the input / output unit 11 and this route is switched. The switch setting request 30a is stored in the status information storage unit 12 as course / switch setting information 11c. The route / turning device setting request 30a includes, for example, a route setting request for operating the turning device 51 to turn on the traffic light 50 to secure the route, and the operation of the individual turning device 51. The switch setting information and so on are included. The status information storage unit 12 stores the lock state of the traffic light 50 and the switch 51 as lock state information 11b. The display state of the signal 50, the direction of the switch 51, the track circuit 52, and the like. The closed state or the like is stored as the field device state information 11a.

  The linkage processing unit 13 determines whether or not the field device can be operated according to the route / turning device setting information 11c stored in the status information storage unit 12 based on the field device state information 11a and the lock state information 11b. When the operation is possible, the field device is operated via the input / output unit 11.

  The automatic route control device 20 includes a route / turning device setting request unit 22, a next route / turning device setting information group acquisition unit 21 (hereinafter simply referred to as “setting information group acquisition unit 21”), and a train diagram information storage unit. 23. In the train diagram information storage unit 23, for example, train diagram information 23a in which a train number, a time, a route (route), and the like are associated is recorded.

  The route / switching device setting request unit 22 generates a route / switching device setting request 22a based on the train schedule information 23a, and outputs the route / switching device setting request 22a to the input / output unit 11. . When the response to the route / switching device setting request 22a, that is, the field device state information 11a and the lock state information 11b from the input / output unit 11 are input to the route / switching device setting request unit 22, the route The switch setting request unit 22 detects that the route / switch setting request 22a has been accepted by the electronic interlocking device 10 and the track setting has been completed. The course / turning device setting request unit 22 outputs the course setting completion information 22b to the setting information group acquisition unit 21 when detecting that the course setting is completed. This is because the setting information group acquisition unit 21 deletes the already completed route / switch device from the next route / switch device setting information group 21a (hereinafter simply “setting information group 21a”). . The setting information group 21a includes a plurality of pieces of information in time series that correlate the future predicted train route (including the switch) and the time when the route is set. Specific contents of the setting information group 21a will be described later.

  When the setting information group acquisition unit 21 receives the route setting completion information 22b, the setting information group acquisition unit 21 creates the setting information group 21a based on the train diagram information 23a stored in the train diagram information storage unit 23.

  The course / switching device setting availability information providing device 40 includes a course / switching device setting availability information generating unit 47 and an electronic interlocking device information input unit 44. The availability information generation unit 47 includes a route / switching device setting availability information output unit 43 (hereinafter simply referred to as “setting availability information output unit 43”), a status information storage unit 45, a route / switching device setting availability determination unit 46 ( Hereinafter, simply a “setting availability determination unit 46”), a course / turning device setting candidate output unit 41 (hereinafter simply referred to as “setting candidate output unit 41”), and a course / switching device setting availability determination information output unit 42 (hereinafter, “ It simply includes a “setting availability determination information output unit 42”).

  The electronic interlocking device information input unit 44 writes the field device state information 11 a and the lock state information 11 b from the input / output unit 11 in the status information storage unit 45 and outputs them to the setting candidate output unit 41.

  In the setting candidate output unit 41, a plurality of course / switching device setting groups that can be set by the electronic interlocking device 10 are registered. The field device state information 11a from the electronic interlocking device information input unit 44 and the electronic interlocking device are registered. The lock state information 11b from the information input unit 44 and the setting information group 21a from the setting information group acquisition unit 21 are input.

  The setting candidate output unit 41 is other than the currently set route / switching device setting among the registered route / switching device setting groups based on the field device state information 11a and the lock state information 11b. The route / switching device setting group is selected as a route / switching device setting group predicted in the future. Further, the setting candidate output unit 41 sequentially sets a predicted future course / switching device setting 41a in a time-series manner among the registered route / switching device setting groups based on the setting information group 21a. Output one by one. For example, if the registered route / point switch setting group is the route / point switch setting Y0, Y1, Y2,... Yn (n is an integer of 1 or more), the setting candidate output unit 41 In addition to the currently set route / switch setting Y0, the future predicted track / switch settings Y1, Y2,... Yn are sequentially output one by one in time series.

  The setting availability determination information output unit 42 extracts the time corresponding to each course / switch setting from the setting information group 21a. For example, in the setting information group 21a, the course / switch setting Y1 scheduled to be set at the time X1, for example, several tens of seconds after the current time X0, and the time X2 after several tens of seconds from the time X1 are set. When the scheduled route / tip switch setting Y2 is included, the setting availability determination information output unit 42 extracts these times X1, X2, and the like. Further, the setting availability determination information output unit 42 first sets the route / switching device setting (for example, the route / switching device setting Y1) that is the latest in the time series in the setting information group 21a.・ Assuming that the switch is set.

  Then, the setting availability determination information output unit 42 gives the extracted time to the route / tip switch setting 41a sequentially output from the setting candidate output unit 41, respectively. The course / tip switch setting group to which the time is given is stored in the status information storage unit 45 as course / point switch setting availability determination information 42a (hereinafter simply “setting availability determination information 42a”).

  The setting availability determination unit 46, for example, based on the setting availability determination information 42a, the field device state information 11a, and the lock state information 11b stored in the status information storage unit 45, for example, course / switch setting Y1, Y2, ... Predicting the presence / absence of Yn competition makes a determination as to whether or not the course / switching device setting (setting availability determination information 42a) is possible. The availability determination result is stored in the status information storage unit 45 as the course / tip switch setting availability information 46a.

  The setting availability information output unit 43 obtains from the setting availability determination information output unit 42 setting availability determination information 42a, which is a precondition for determining whether or not future course / turning device settings (Y1, Y2,... Yn) are possible. The route / turning device setting (Y1, Y2,... Yn) and the route / turning device setting availability information 46a stored in the status information storage unit 45 are associated with each other. Update the device setting availability table. Then, the result is output to the display control panel 30 as the course / tip switch setting availability update information 43a (hereinafter simply “setting availability update information 43a”).

  Hereinafter, the operations of the automatic route control system, particularly the setting candidate output unit 41, the setting availability determination information output unit 42, the setting availability determination unit 46, and the setting availability information output unit 43 will be specifically described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the setting information group 21a. FIG. 2 shows, as an example, a route 1A from the starting point 1 to the landing point A when the switch 51a is localized. The path 1B from the starting point 1 to the landing point B when the switch 51i is inverted and the switch 51b is inverted, and when the switch 51 The course 2D from the starting point 2 to the landing point D, and the path 2C from the starting point 2 to the landing point C when the switch 51b is inverted and the switch 51a is inverted. Is shown.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a course / tip switch setting availability table before being updated in the setting availability information output unit 43. In the name column of this table, a plurality of course / switch settings included in the information from the setting availability determination information output unit 42 are described in time series. In the availability column, these courses / switches are displayed. Whether or not the instrument can be set is written.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining information included in the setting information group 21a. FIG. 4 shows, as an example, the states of the route 1A, the route 1B, and the switch 51 shown in FIG. 3, and specifically, the current time X0 and the time X1 after, for example, several tens of seconds from the current time X0. The route 1A and the switch 51 (localization) predicted to be set at this time X1, the time X2 when the train on the route 1A has passed, and the time X2 are set. The course 1B and the switch 51 (reversed) where is predicted are shown. The above-mentioned relationship with the course / turning device settings Y1, Y2,... Yn corresponds to the course / turning device setting Y1 corresponding to the course 1A and the turning device 51 (localization), and the course Y2 is the course. Corresponds to 1B and the switch 51 (inversion). In the setting information group acquisition unit 21, an information group in which information such as the courses 1A and 1B and the switch 51 is associated with information such as the times X0, X1, and X2 is created as the setting information group 21a.

  Here, when there is no disturbance of the diamond or the like, the automatic route control system performs the route / turnover setting based on the normal time, for example, at the time X1 after a predetermined time T1 has elapsed from the current time X0. The course / switch setting Y1 is automatically performed, and the path / switch setting Y2 is automatically performed at time X2 after a predetermined time T2 has elapsed from time X1. However, if the course / switching device setting Y2 is manually performed on the display control panel 30 before the time X1 due to the occurrence of a diamond disturbance, etc., the automatic route control system uses this course / turnover. Since the route / turning device setting Y1 cannot be performed until the movement of the train traveling on the route on which the device setting Y2 has been performed is completed, there is a possibility that the smooth train may be hindered.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the course / tip switch setting availability table updated in the setting availability information output unit 43. The remarks column is provided for convenience in order to explain the contents of the course / tip switch setting availability table. As described above, when the course 1B and the switch 51 inversion (track / switch setting Y2) are set before the time X1, the course 1A and the switch 51 localization (path / switch) There is a possibility of hindering the instrument setting Y1). In the route / switching device setting availability information providing device 40 according to the present embodiment, the setting from the route / switching device setting availability information 46a generated by the setting availability determination unit 46 and the setting availability determination information output unit 42 is performed. Based on the availability determination information 42a, the course / turning device setting availability table is updated, and the contents of the updated course / turning device setting availability table are output to the display control panel 30 as setting availability update information 43a. .

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of alert information displayed on the display control board 30. A route wiring diagram as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display (not shown) of the display control panel 30 and the train position (based on the field equipment state information 11a and the lock state information 11b) ( Etc.) are displayed. When receiving the setting availability update information 43a, the display control panel 30 displays a message “cannot be set after 20 seconds” as shown in FIG. 6, for example, on the route 1B. This message may cause trouble for the route 1A (the route / switching device setting Y1) if the route 1B (the route / switching device setting Y2) remains set after the remaining 20 seconds. It means that. In order not to interfere with the route 1A, after setting the route 1B, the vehicle must pass the route 1B, and the setting of the route 1B must be canceled. is there.

  This will be specifically described. In the setting availability update information 43a from the setting availability information output unit 43, the time (not shown) at which the route / switching device setting such as X1 and X2 described above is recorded is recorded. The display control board 30 that has received 43a obtains a time difference (for example, 20 seconds) between the current time X0 and the time X1, and displays time information corresponding to this time difference on a display provided on the display control board 30. On the display, for example, “1B: 20” and “2C: 20” are displayed in association with the device name and time information.

  The content of the message displayed on the display control panel 30 is not limited to the content shown in FIG. 6 as long as it can alert the operator. The display control board 30 displays a message such as “can be set” for a device name (for example, route 2D) that does not interfere with the route / turning device setting Y1 together with the message as shown in FIG. It may be. In addition, the display control panel 30 may be configured to display a message such as “cannot be set because the route 1A is hindered” when the time to be counted down becomes zero.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic route control system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The field device state information 11a and the lock state information 11b from the electronic interlocking device 10 are provided to the automatic route control device 20 and the route / switching device setting availability information providing device 40 (step S1). Further, in the automatic route control device 20, a setting information group 21a is generated based on the on-site equipment state information 11a, the lock state information 11b, and the train diagram information 23a, and the generated setting information group 21a is a route / turnover. Is provided to the device setting availability information providing device 40 (step S2). The course / tip switch setting availability information providing device 40 updates and updates the course / tip switch setting availability table based on the setting information group 21a, the field device status information 11a, and the lock status information 11b. The setting availability update information 43a is provided to the display control board 30 (step S3).

  In the display control panel 30 that has received the setting availability update information 43a from the course / tip switch setting availability information providing device 40, based on the setting availability update information 43a, the field device status information 11a, and the lock status information 11b, Image data is generated to alert the user that there is a possibility that the course / turning device setting expected to be set in the future may be hindered, and the display (not illustrated) on the display control panel 30 A warning display is performed based on the image data (step S4). The course / switching device setting request 30a from the display control panel 30 is recorded in the electronic interlocking device 10, and the electronic interlocking device 10 performs the interlocking process of the field equipment using the route / switching device setting request 30a. (Step S5).

  As described above, the automatic route control system according to the present embodiment includes state information (field device state information 11a, locked state) from field devices including the traffic light 50, the switch 51, and the track circuit 52. On the basis of the information 11b), the automatic route control device 20 that makes a setting request (route / switching device setting request 22a) of the field device so that the train is operated according to the train schedule information 23a, the setting request and the state Based on the information, the electronic interlocking device 10 that interlocks and controls the on-site equipment, and based on the state information, determines whether or not the course and the switch can be set, and provides the determination result to the display control panel 30 The automatic course control device 20 includes a plurality of course setting and predicted to be set after the time when the state information changes. The switch setting is acquired from the train schedule information 23a, and the route / switch setting information group (a next track / switch setting information group 21a) is provided to the track / switch setting information providing device 40. It has an information group acquisition unit (next course / switch device setting information group acquisition unit 21) to output, and the route / switch device setting availability information providing device 40 has a next route / switch device setting information group 21a. Of these, the second route / switching device predicted to be set after the first time-switching device setting (for example, the route / switching device setting Y1) that is newest in time series. If the setting (route / switching device setting Y2 etc.) is performed before the first route / switching device setting, whether or not the first route / switching device setting is hindered Setting availability information (path / switching device setting availability update information 43a) that represents or can be set and output to the display control panel 30 The display control panel 30 includes a determination information generation unit (course / switching device setting availability information generation unit 47), and the display control panel 30 performs the first route / switching device availability determination information 43a based on the route / switching device setting availability update information 43a. Since the time information (such as "cannot be set after 20 seconds") that can be used to set the second path / turning device without hindering the setting of the device is displayed on the display, The course / switching device setting (for example, the route / switching device setting Y2) that is expected to be performed manually is automatically performed by the automatic route control device 20 (for example, the route / switching device setting). It is possible to make the operator of the display control panel 30 know whether or not there is a risk of trouble of the switch setting Y1). Therefore, the operator can interrupt the course / switch setting Y2 if the course / switch setting Y2 may interfere with the course / switch setting Y1, and・ If there is no risk that the switch setting Y2 will interfere with the course / switch setting Y1, use the course / switch setting Y2 to minimize the delay in train operation due to disruption of the schedule. It becomes possible to suppress to. As a result, smoother train operation can be realized.

  Further, the display control panel 30 of the automatic route control system according to the present embodiment displays the time information on the display unit in association with the device name related to the second route / switching device setting. Therefore, the device name and time information are displayed on the display, for example, “1B: 20”, “2C: 20”. As a result, the operator can easily grasp the device name related to the second course / switching device setting.

  In addition, since the display control panel 30 of the automatic route control system according to the present embodiment is configured to down-count the time information, the operator can set the route / switch device setting Y2 to the track / switch device. It is possible to easily grasp the time that can be performed without hindering the setting Y1.

  Further, the display control panel 30 of the automatic route control system according to the present embodiment is configured such that when the time information to be down-counted becomes zero, the second route / switching device setting is the first route / switch. Since the display indicates that the device setting is hindered, if the operator performs the route / turning device setting Y2 while this display is being made, the route / turnover It can be easily grasped that the instrument setting Y1 is hindered.

  Note that the automatic route control system shown in the present embodiment shows an example of the content of the present invention, and can be combined with another known technique without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, it is possible to change the configuration such as omitting a part of the range.

  As described above, the present invention can be applied to an automatic route control system, and is particularly useful as an invention that can realize smoother train operation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electronic interlocking device 11 Input / output part 11a Field apparatus state information 11b Locking state information 11c Course / turning device setting information 12 Status information storage unit 13 Interlocking processing unit 20 Automatic course control device 21 Next course / switching device setting Information group acquisition unit (information group acquisition unit)
21a Next course / tip switch setting information group (track / point switch setting information group)
22 Path / switching device setting request part 22a Track / switching device setting request (setting request for field equipment)
22b Course setting completion information 23 Train diagram information storage unit 23a Train diagram information 30 Display control panel 30a Course / switching device setting request 40 Track / switching device setting availability information providing device 41 Track / switching device setting candidate output Unit 41a Course / switching device setting availability determination information output unit 42a Track / switching device setting availability determination information 43 Route / switching device setting availability information output unit 43a Course / switching device setting availability update information (setting availability information)
44 Electronic interlocking device information input unit 45 Status information storage unit 46 Course / switching device setting availability determination unit 46a Course / switching device setting availability information 47 Course / switching device setting availability information generation unit (setting availability determination information) Generator)
50 traffic lights 51 switchboards 52 track circuits

Claims (4)

An automatic route control device that makes a setting request for the on-site equipment so that the train is operated according to the schedule information, based on state information from the on-site equipment including a traffic light, a switch, and a track circuit;
Based on the setting request and the state information, an electronic interlocking device that interlocks and controls the field device,
Based on the state information, it is determined whether or not the setting of the route and the switch is possible, and the route / switch setting setting availability information providing device for providing the determination result to the display control panel;
With
The automatic course control device acquires a plurality of course settings and switch settings that are predicted to be set after the time point when the state information changes, from the train diagram information. It has an information group acquisition unit that outputs to the route / tip switch setting availability information providing device as a setting information group,
The route / switching device setting availability information providing device is set after the first route / switching device setting that is newest in time series in the route / switching device setting information group. If the second path / switch setting that is predicted is performed before the first path / switch setting, the first path / switch setting is hindered. A setting availability determination information generating unit that generates setting availability information indicating whether or not to output, and outputs to the display control panel;
The display control panel can perform the second route / switching device setting based on the setting availability information without affecting the first route / switching device setting. Is displayed on a display device.   2. The automatic route control system according to claim 1, wherein the display control panel displays the time information on the display device in association with the device name related to the second route / switching device setting. 3. .   The automatic path control system according to claim 2, wherein the display control panel counts down the time information.   The display control panel indicates that when the time information to be down-counted becomes zero, the second route / switching device setting interferes with the first route / switching device setting. 4. The automatic route control system according to claim 3, wherein the automatic route control system is displayed on a display.

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