JP2784893B2 - Cab switching control method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cab switching control method in a train operation control using an automatic train control device and an automatic train operation control device, and more particularly to an automatic switching between forward and backward directions when changing the traveling direction of a train. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A train control system uses an automatic train control device (hereinafter, referred to as an ATC device) and an automatic train operation control device (hereinafter, referred to as an ATO device) to automate driving operation and the like, and to improve safety. Improvements are being made. AT
In the operation method using the C device, an ATC signal transmitted from an ATC ground device to an ATC loop provided for each closed section along a track circuit or a track is provided with a power receiver provided on a leading bogie of a train having a cab. And the received AT with the ATC antenna
The speed of the train is automatically controlled below the speed limit based on the C signal. Also, in a new transportation system using rubber tire vehicles, a track circuit due to a short-circuit of an axle like a general railway cannot be used for train detection.
Checkout method is used. check-in·
In the checkout method, signals having different frequencies are transmitted from the front and rear of the train, and the signals are received by ATC / TD loops provided for each closed section along the ground track, and the signals of the trains in each closed section are received. The presence is detected. In this manner, the position of the ATC / TD antenna for receiving the ATC signal and the position of the transmitter of the check-in / check-out signal are determined at the position of the train cab. On the other hand, the connection of trains is usually fixed, and when switching the traveling direction of a train in a station home or turnback section, a cab or an ATC for receiving an ATC signal is used.
It is necessary to switch the / TD antenna before and after.

[0003]

An ATO device for automatically controlling operation such as constant speed control of a train, fixed position stop, opening and closing of a door, and the like is performed with the backup of the ATC device. In other words, the ATC device that automatically controls the speed of the train below the speed limit is positioned as a signal security device for the ATO device, and when the ATO device has a serious failure, the train can be manned using only the ATC device. However, when the ATC device has a serious failure, the train cannot be operated even if the ATO device is normal. This A
In recent years, a digital ATC device capable of transmitting a lot of information has been adopted as a TC device. By adopting this digital ATC device, multi-display and multi-function can be realized, and functions other than the speed control can be realized. In view of the above, the present invention relates to a driving system capable of automatically switching a cab and an ATC antenna for receiving an ATC signal by using a multi-presentation and multi-functionalization of a digital ATC device when switching a traveling direction of a train. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a table switching control method.

[0004]

A cab switching control method according to the present invention comprises a digital automatic train control device (hereinafter, referred to as a digital automatic train control device).
It is called ATC device. ) And an automatic train operation control device (hereinafter,
It is called ATO device. ), The ATC ground equipment uses a digital ATC
Operate to ATC signal using multi-presentation and multi-function of equipment
Generates and transmits ATC signal of speed information including direction information
It shall be and, AT plus driving direction information for each block section
When the C signal is generated as a digital signal and the direction of travel of the train is switched at the station platform or in the turnback section, A
When the TC ground device receives information from the ATO ground device indicating that the train has stopped at the fixed position in the fixed position stop section, the TC ground device converts the ATC information including the driving direction information generated so far into the driving direction information in the opposite direction. When the input ATC information is switched to the ATC information including the driving direction information in the reverse direction, the ATC on-board device switches the forward / reverse information obtained from the switched driving direction information on the ATO vehicle. To the device,
A fixed position stop is confirmed by ground information sent from the ATO ground device, and the cab is switched in the traveling direction of the train determined by the sent forward / reverse information.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the multi-presentation and multi-functionalization of the digital ATC device is used, and the driving direction information is added to the ATC information and output from the ATC ground device. The ATC on-board device generates forward and backward information indicating the traveling direction of the train from the driving direction information included in the ATC information, and sends the information to the ATO on-board device. The ATO on-board device controls the operation of the train in the traveling direction specified by the forward / reverse information. Then, when switching the traveling direction of the train in the station home or turnback section,
The ATC ground device switches the ATC information including the driving direction information that has been generated up to that time to the ATC information including the driving direction information in the reverse direction. When the input ATC information is switched to ATC information including the driving direction information in the reverse direction, the ATC on-board device sends forward / reverse information obtained from the switched driving direction information to the ATO on-board device, and the ATO on-board device. The fixed position stop is confirmed by the ground information sent from the device, and the switching control of the driver's cab or the like is performed based on the traveling direction of the train determined by the sent forward and backward information.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a train operation control device according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a train operation control device 1 is a digital ATC device 2
, An ATO device 3, a vehicle control device 4 provided on the vehicle, a door control device 5 for opening and closing the vehicle door, a forward / reverse control device 6 for switching a cab or the like according to the traveling direction of the vehicle, a train provided on the ground An operation management device 8 for comprehensively managing various operations involved in the operation.

The ATC device 2 is an ATC / TD ground device 21
And an ATC / TD loop antenna 22 and an ATC on-board device 23 laid along each track along each closed section. A
The TC / TD ground device 21 generates an ATC signal for each closed section and sends it to the ATC / TD loop antenna 22, and detects presence / absence of a train in each closed section based on a train detection signal from the ATC / TD loop antenna 22. I do. This AT
The ATC signal generated by the C / TD ground device 21 indicates the speed of the train with a modulated wave and the traveling direction of the train, that is, the upward direction (L) with a carrier wave, as shown in, for example, the configuration diagram of the speed stage and the operating frequency in FIG. Direction) and a downward direction (R direction).
Among the ATC signals shown in the figure, ATC 65 to ATC 15
Indicates speed information, ATC01 (right), ATC01
(Left) shows stop information of the station, (Right) and (Left) E
ATC02 indicates absolute stop information, with the vehicle door opening direction relative to the traveling direction of the train stopping at the vehicle.

The ATC on-board device 23 has ATC / TD antennas 24a and 24b, an ATC receiver 25, an ATC control device 26, and a TD transmitter 27. ATC / TD antennas 24a and 24b are provided at the front and rear of the train, respectively, and receive ATC signals transmitted from the ATC / TD loop antenna 22 on the ground and send them to the ATC receiver 25.
The train detection signal output from the TD
It transmits to the C / TD loop antenna 22. The ATC receiver 25 sends the ATC signal transmitted from the ATC / TD antenna 24a or the ATC / TD antenna 24b to the ATC control device 26, and also transmits the train driving direction information and the vehicle door opening direction information included in the ATC signal to the ATO device 3. Send to A
The TC control device 26 sends speed information included in the ATC signal to the vehicle control device 4 to limit and control the operating speed of the train.

The ATO unit 3 is connected to the ATO ground unit 31 and the AT
O on-board device 32. The ATO ground unit 31 includes a point information ground unit 33, a powered ground unit 34, a vehicle information transmission unit 35, and a station control unit 36. Point information ground child 33
Is disposed in a station close section including a station section or in a turnback section, and transmits distance information to a stop position to a train. The vehicle information transmission device 35 transmits and receives information to and from the train via a powered ground terminal 34 installed in a station or a turnback section. The station control device 36 determines whether or not the vehicle stops at a fixed position based on the on-vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle information transmission device 35, and sends on-vehicle door control information, departure control information, and the like to the vehicle information transmission device 35.

[0010] The ATO on-board device 32 is a station ATO antenna 3
7, a station ATO transceiver 38 and an ATO controller 39. The station ATO antenna 37 is a grounded powered ground terminal 34.
Exchange information with Station ATO transceiver 38 is station A
It receives distance information from the point information ground element 33 via the TO antenna 37 and sends it to the ATO control device 39, and also exchanges information with the ground in the fixed position stop section. The ATO controller 39 performs stop control, forward / backward control, door opening / closing control, and departure control based on ground information sent from the station ATO transceiver 38. When performing this forward / reverse control, the ATO control device 39
Determines the traveling direction based on the driving direction information of the train sent from the ATC receiver 25, and switches the cab when switching the traveling direction. When performing door opening / closing control, a vehicle door to be opened / closed is determined based on vehicle door opening direction information.

The cab and the ATC / TD antenna are used when the train operation control device 1 configured as described above switches the traveling direction of the train from the downward R direction to the upward L direction in the turnback section. The operation for exchanging 24a and 24b will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the operation explanatory diagram of FIG.

The train 9 is set to a carrier frequency in the R direction, for example, 28 k.
And automatic stop to the turn-back and maintenance area entrance by the ATC signal of Hz (step S).
1). When the train 9 stops at a predetermined position, the station control device 36 of the ATO ground device 31 confirms that the train has stopped at the fixed position based on the on-board information sent from the ATO on-board device 32, and notifies the ATC of that fact. / TD ground device 21 (step S2). When the ATC / TD ground device 21 confirms that the train stops at a fixed position, the ATC signal in the turnback section is transmitted to the R-direction stop information ATCO1 (hereinafter referred to as F _R / O1 signal) and the train 9 via the ATC / TD loop antenna 22 as shown in FIG.
Then, the sending train 9 is placed on the ATC / TD antenna 24a provided in the R direction (step S3). In this state, when a command to switch the cab of the train 9 in the L direction is output from the operation management device 8, the ATC / TD ground device 21 switches the carrier frequency of the ATC signal to the L direction, for example, 20 kHz,
As shown in FIG. 4B, the F _R / O 1 signal is used as stop information ATCO 1 in the L direction (hereinafter referred to as the F _L / O 1 signal), and the train 9 is detained to prevent erroneous departure (step S4).
When the carrier frequency of the ATC signal is switched, the ATC receiver 25 of the ATC on-board device 23 sends forward and backward information indicating the L direction determined by the frequency to the ATO control device 39. The ATO control device 39 switches the cab of the train 9 from the R direction to the L direction when forward / reverse information indicating the L direction is sent,
As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the F _L / O1 signal L direction A
The signal is received by the TC / TD antenna 24b (step S
5). When the ATO control device 39 confirms that the cab has been switched, the ATO control device 39 transmits forward / reverse information indicating that the cab has been switched to A.
It is sent to the station control device 36 of the TO ground device 31. ATC / T
When the D ground unit 21 confirms the cab switching based on the information from the station control unit 36, it codes up the ATC signal from the stop information to the speed information (step S6).
The TO device 3 controls the departure of the train in accordance with the code ATC signal in the L direction (step S7).

[0013]

As described above, the present invention utilizes the multi-presentation and multi-function of the digital ATC device,
Since the driving direction information is added to the C information and output from the ATC ground device, the traveling direction of the train can be accurately confirmed using the driving direction information included in the ATC information, and the traveling direction of the train can be checked. Switching can be performed easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a train operation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a speed stage and an operating frequency of an ATC signal of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 train operation control device 2 ATC device 3 ATO device 5 door control device 9 train 21 ATC / TD ground device 22 ATC / TD loop antenna 23 ATC on-board device 24 ATC / TD antenna 25 ATC receiver 26 ATC control device 31 ATO Ground device 32 ATO on-board device 33 Point information ground child 34 Powered ground child 35 Vehicle information transmission device 36 Station control device 37 Station ATO antenna 38 Station ATO transceiver 39 ATO control device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A digital automatic train control device (hereinafter, referred to as a "automatic train control device").
It is called ATC device. ) And an automatic train operation control device (hereinafter,
It is called ATO device. )) In the train operation control that automatically operates the train, the ATC ground equipment is used for multi-display of digital ATC equipment.
Speed including driving direction information in ATC signal using multi-function
ATC signal of degree information is generated and transmitted, and an ATC signal to which driving direction information is added for each closed section is digitized.
It occurs as Le signal, when switching the direction of travel of the train at the station platform or turns back section, ATC ground apparatus A
When the information indicating that the train has stopped at the fixed position in the fixed position stop section is received from the TO ground device, the ATC information including the driving direction information generated so far is switched to the ATC information including the driving direction information in the reverse direction. When the input ATC information is switched to ATC information including the driving direction information in the reverse direction, the ATC on-board device sends forward / reverse information obtained from the switched driving direction information to the ATO on-board device, A cab switching control method comprising: confirming a fixed position stop based on ground information sent from a ground device; and switching a cab in a traveling direction of the train determined by the sent forward / reverse information.