JP6767172B2 - Damper controller and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a damper control device and a program for controlling a damper installed on each floor of a building or each vehicle of a train.

Conventionally, in railway trains, a damper (vibration damping device) for suppressing the vibration of the vehicle during traveling has been provided in each vehicle, and in order to more effectively suppress the vibration by the damper, A control device for making the damping force of the damper variable and controlling the control force to be output to the damper based on vibration information output from, for example, an acceleration sensor or the like is also provided for each damper (for each vehicle) (for example). , See Patent Document 1 below).

Also, even in a building consisting of multiple floors, dampers are provided on each floor to suppress the vibration of the building in the event of an earthquake or strong wind, and similar to the above, a control device that controls each damper is provided for each damper (floor). Every) is provided.

Then, in these dampers and their control devices, control is performed in order to periodically check the operation history of the dampers, the error occurrence status, and other operation status, and to update the software installed in the control device. It was necessary to connect a maintenance PC (Personal Computer) to the device and read information from the control device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-18641

However, conventionally, in order to read information from the control device to a PC, in a railroad vehicle, a worker dives under the vehicle in a non-pressurized state (a state in which power is not supplied from the pantograph) and brings it. After connecting the power supply to the control device, it was necessary to open the lid of the control device and connect a wired cable (serial communication cable such as RS232C) to the control device, and it was necessary to do this for each vehicle.

Also in the building, in order to read out the information, the worker opens the door for the control device installed in the wall of each floor and moves the work of connecting the above wired cable to the control device to each floor. I had to do it each time.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is a damper control device capable of efficiently accessing information on each control device of a vibration suppression damper installed on each floor of a building or each vehicle of a train. And to provide the program.

In order to achieve the above object, the damper control device according to one embodiment of the present invention controls a damper for vibration suppression installed on each floor of a building composed of a plurality of floors or on each vehicle of a train composed of a plurality of vehicles. It is one of the plurality of damper control devices provided on each floor or each vehicle, and the first communication unit, the storage unit, the second communication unit, and the control unit are used. Have. The first communication unit receives first data regarding the operating status of the damper from a damper installed on the same floor as the damper control device or in a vehicle. The storage unit stores the first received data. The second communication unit has a wireless module capable of wirelessly communicating with an external computer and another wireless module possessed by another damper control device provided on another floor or another vehicle. .. The control unit receives the second data regarding the operating status of the damper installed on another floor or another vehicle stored in the other damper control device via the other wireless module, and receives the second data. The second communication unit is controlled so as to wirelessly transmit the stored first data and the received second data to the computer.

As a result, the damper control device receives the operation status data from the damper existing on the same floor or the same vehicle, and also from the other damper control device existing on the other floor or the other vehicle, by the other damper control device. Since the operation status data of the controlled damper can also be received wirelessly and the operation status data can be collectively transmitted to an external computer wirelessly, the manual wiring process of the worker who operates the computer and each floor or each It is possible to efficiently access the information of each control device for the damper existing on each floor or each vehicle without the need to move to the vehicle. Here, the wireless module of the second communication unit may be built in the damper control device or may be externally connected via a predetermined interface. Similarly, the external computer can receive the first and second data by the built-in or externally connected wireless module. The data on the operation status of the damper includes, but is not limited to, the number of strokes of the damper, the data on the error occurrence status, and the like. Also, there are typically multiple other floors or vehicles, and the second data is also received for each of the multiple floors or vehicles, but the other floors or vehicles are singular. You may.

The control unit may control the second communication unit so as to generate display information indicating the first data and the second data and transmit the generated display information to the computer.

As a result, the damper control device can visually grasp the operation status of the damper of each floor or each vehicle without requiring the worker to move to each floor or each vehicle.

The control unit transmits the output data of the vibration sensor received from the vibration sensor installed on the same floor or the same vehicle and the other wireless module from the other vibration sensor installed on the other floor or the other vehicle. Based on the vibration status of each floor or each vehicle indicated by the output data of the other vibration sensor received by the second communication unit via the above, each floor or each vehicle so as to suppress the vibration of the entire building or the train as a whole. A control signal for controlling the damping force of each damper of the above may be generated for each of the above-mentioned other control devices of each floor or each vehicle. Further, the control unit may control the second communication unit so as to transmit the generated control signal to each of the other control devices.

As a result, the damper control device shakes the entire building or train based on the output data received from the vibration sensor on the same floor and the output data received from other vibration sensors on other floors via the other damper control device. By generating a control signal for each floor or each vehicle and transmitting it wirelessly, other control devices on each floor or each vehicle can be operated in cooperation with each other.

The program according to another embodiment of the present invention is to control the vibration suppression dampers installed on each floor of a multi-story building or each vehicle of a train composed of a plurality of vehicles. For one damper control device among a plurality of damper control devices provided in a vehicle,
The step of receiving the first data regarding the operating status of the damper from the damper installed on the same floor or the vehicle as the damper control device, and
The step of storing the first received data and
From another damper control device installed on another floor or another vehicle, the second data regarding the operating status of the damper installed on the other floor or another vehicle stored in the other damper control device can be obtained. Steps to receive by radio and
The step of wirelessly transmitting the stored first data and the received second data to an external computer is executed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently access the information of each control device of the vibration suppression damper installed on each floor of the building or each vehicle of the train. However, the effect does not limit the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the building vibration damping system in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which showed the hardware composition of the damper control device which the building vibration damping system has. It is a flowchart which showed the flow of the reception and transmission processing of the operation state data of the damper of each floor by the damper control device of the building vibration damping system. It is a flowchart which showed the flow of the cooperative control processing of the damper of each floor by the damper control device of the building vibration damping system. It is a figure which shows the outline of the train vibration damping system in another embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which showed the flow of the reception and transmission processing of the operation state data of the damper of each vehicle by the damper control device of the train vibration damping system. It is a flowchart which showed the flow of the cooperative control processing of the damper of each vehicle by the damper control device of the train vibration damping system.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a case where the damper control device according to the present invention is used in a vibration damping system of a building will be described.

[System overview]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a building vibration damping system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, this system is either a damper 1 (1a, 1b) provided on each floor F of the building B or a damper control device 100 (100a, 100b) connected to each damper 1. It is composed of a PC 200 connected to the damper control device 100 (100a) of the above.

Building B is, for example, an office building, a commercial building, a condominium, a detached house, etc. In the figure, a building B with 7 floors is shown, but the number of floors is not limited to this, and it is 2 or more floors. It can be any number of floors.

The damper 1 provided on each floor F is a vibration damping device for suppressing the vibration of the building by the damping force in the event of an earthquake or a strong wind. In the example of the figure, the damper 1 is an oil damper, but it may be another damper (shock absorber) such as a gas damper.

Each damper 1 may be provided with various sensors such as a pressure sensor that detects the pressure in each damper 1 and a stroke sensor that detects the stroke of each damper 1.

Further, acceleration sensors 5 (5a, 5b) for detecting vibrations of the building F (vibration accelerations in the vertical direction, the lateral direction, and the front-rear direction) are provided in the vicinity of the damper 1 on each floor F, for example. The acceleration sensor 5 is an example of a vibration sensor, and a speed detection sensor or a displacement detection sensor may be used instead of the acceleration sensor 5.

Each damper control device 100 is provided on each floor F, for example, one-to-one with the damper 1, and is connected to the damper 1, for example, by wire. The damper control device 100 is also connected to the acceleration sensor 5 on each floor F.

Each damper control device 100 controls the damping force of the damper 1 (control to be output to the damper 1) based on the vibration information output from the acceleration sensor 5 in order to more effectively suppress the vibration by the damper 1. Force) is variably controlled.

Further, each damper control device 100 stores, for example, the operation history of the damper 1 such as the number of strokes, the pressure displacement, and the amount of oil, the error occurrence status, and the operation status data regarding the operation status of the other damper 1.

Further, a radio 10 (10a, 10b) is connected to each damper control device 100. Each radio 10 has, for example, an antenna, an RF (Radio Frequency) unit, a baseband unit, and the like, and can wirelessly communicate with another radio 10 possessed by another damper control device 100 provided on another floor F. is there. Examples of wireless technology include, but are not limited to, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The radio 10 is an example of a radio module possessed by each damper control device 100, and instead of the radio 10 externally connected to each damper control device 100, each damper control device 100 has a similar function. The module may be built-in.

Each damper control device 100 can wirelessly receive the operation status data of the damper 1 installed on the other floor F, which is stored in the other damper control device 100, via the radio 10.

Further, each damper control device 100 can communicate with the radio 21 of the PC 200 operated by a worker who performs periodic inspection and maintenance of the damper control device 100, for example, via the radio 10.

The radio 21 is also an example of a radio module possessed by the PC 200, and the PC 200 may have a built-in radio module having the same function instead of the radio 21 externally connected to the PC 200.

The PC 200 communicates with one of the damper control devices 100 on each floor F (for example, the damper control device 100a existing on the first floor).

In the present embodiment, among the damper control devices 100 on each floor F, the damper control device 100 that communicates with the PC 200 will be described as the damper control device 100a, and the other damper control devices 100 will be described as the damper control device 100b. Similarly, the damper 1, the acceleration sensor 5 and the radio 10 corresponding to the damper control device 100a are the damper 1a, the acceleration sensor 5a and the radio 10a, and the damper 1, the acceleration sensor 5 and the radio corresponding to the damper control device 100b are used. Reference numeral 10 denotes a damper 1b, an acceleration sensor 5b, and a radio 10b. However, each of the damper control devices 100 on each floor F can function as a damper control device 100a or as a damper control device 100b, and can be placed between the damper control devices 100 on each floor F on the hardware. There is no difference.

The damper control device 100a receives the operation status data received from the damper 1a on the same floor F and the damper 1b on the other floor F received from the damper control device 100b on the other floor via the radio 10b and the radio 10a. It is possible to wirelessly transmit the operation status data of the above to the PC200 (radio 21) via the radio 10a.

In this case, the radio equipment 10b of the damper control device 100b on another floor may directly transmit the operation status data to the radio equipment 10a of the damper control device 100a, for example, the radio equipment of the damper control device 100b on the upper floor. From 10b to the radio 10b of the damper control device 100b on the lower floor, each damper control device 100b adds the operation status data stored by itself to the operation status data received from the upper damper control device 100b to the lower damper. The data may be sequentially transmitted to the control device 100b and finally transmitted to the radio device 10a of the damper control device 100a.

Further, the damper control device 100a can also generate display information indicating the operation status data of the damper 1a and the damper 1b, wirelessly transmit it to the PC 200, and display it on the display of the PC 200. The display information may be, for example, a graph or the like showing a time-dependent change in the operating status (output value of each sensor, etc.), an error occurrence time, or the like.

The worker of the PC 200 can analyze the operation status and inspect the damper control device 100 and the damper 1 based on the operation status data received by the PC 200, and by viewing the display information, the analysis and the above analysis can be performed. In addition to streamlining inspections, it is also possible to check the real-time operating status of the damper 1 and take necessary measures accordingly.

Further, the damper control device 100a attenuates each damper 1 of each floor F so as to suppress the vibration of the building B as a whole based on the vibration condition of each floor F indicated by the operation status data of the damper 1a and the damper 1b. A control signal for controlling the force is generated for each of the other control devices 100b of each floor F, and the control signal is transmitted to the other control device 100b via the radio 10a, whereby the damper 1 of each floor F is generated. Cooperative control is also possible. In this case, the damper control device 100a functions as a master device, and the other damper control device 100b functions as a slave device.

[Damper control device configuration]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the damper control device 100 (100a). As shown in the figure, the damper control device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input / output interface 15, and a bus connecting them to each other. 14 is provided.

The CPU 11 appropriately accesses the RAM 13 and the like as necessary, and controls the entire block of the damper control device 100 in an integrated manner while performing various arithmetic processes. The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory in which firmware such as an OS, a program, and various parameters to be executed by the CPU 11 is fixedly stored. The RAM 13 is used as a work area of the CPU 11, and temporarily holds an OS, various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

A display unit 16, an operation reception unit 17, a storage unit 18, a damper communication unit 19, a wireless interface (I / F) 20, and the like are connected to the input / output interface 15.

The display unit 16 is a display device using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OLED (Organic ElectroLuminescence Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like.

The operation reception unit 17 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or other input device. When the operation reception unit 17 is a touch panel, the touch panel can be integrated with the display unit 16.

The storage unit 18 is a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). In addition to the OS, various applications, and various data, the storage unit 18 stores software programs and data required for damper operation status transmission / reception processing and damper control processing in the present embodiment.

Further, the storage unit 18 also stores the operation status data received by the radio 10a from the damper 1a on the same floor F and the operation status data received from the damper control device 100b on the other floor F via the radio 10b. ing.

The damper communication unit 19 is an interface for connecting to the damper 1a on the same floor F via a wired cable such as a serial cable or a LAN cable, and can receive the above operation status data from the damper 1a (and various sensors). In addition, it is possible to transmit a control signal for varying the damping force to the damper 1a.

The radio I / F 20 is an interface for connecting to the radio 10a, and in cooperation with the radio 10, the damper control device 100b (radio 10b) and PC200 (radio 21) on the other floor F are described above. Responsible for wireless communication processing with.

Although not shown, the damper control device 100a also has an interface for connecting to the acceleration sensor 5a. This interface may be a wired cable like the damper communication unit 20, or the wireless I / F 20 may be wirelessly connected to the acceleration sensor 5a via the radio 10a.

[Operation of damper control device]
Next, the operation of the damper control device 100a configured as described above will be described. In the following description, the CPU 11 of the damper control device 100a will be described as the main operating body, but the operation is performed in cooperation with the program executed under the control of the CPU 11.

(Damper operation status transmission / reception processing)
First, the transmission / reception processing of the damper operation status by the damper control device 100a will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of reception and transmission processing of the operation status data of the dampers on each floor F by the damper control device 100a. This operation is executed, for example, at the time of periodic inspection of the damper 1 and the damper control device 100 by an operator.

As shown in the figure, first, the CPU 11 of the damper control device 100a determines whether or not a request for acquisition of damper operation status data has been received from the PC 200 connected via the radio 10a (step 31). The damper operation acquisition request from the PC 200 is transmitted when the PC 200 is connected to the damper control device 100a, a predetermined application is started, and a predetermined operation is input.

When it is determined that the damper operation status data acquisition request has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 transmits the damper operation status data transmission request of the other floor damper 1b to the damper control device 100b on the other floor (step 32). ).

Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation status data has been received from the damper control device 100b on the other floor F via the radio 10b (step 33).

When it is determined that the operation status data has been received from the damper control device 100b on another floor (Yes), the CPU 11 stores the received operation status data in the storage unit 18 (step 34).

Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation status data has been received from the damper control devices 100b on all floors F (step 35).

When it is determined that the operation status is received from the damper control devices 100b of all floors F (Yes), the CPU 11 receives the operation status data of the damper 1 of each floor F, that is, from the damper control devices 100b of the other floors F. Display information indicating each of the operation status data and the operation status data received from the damper 1a by the damper control device 100a is generated (step 36).

Then, the CPU 11 transmits the operation status data of the damper 1 on each floor F and the display information to the requesting PC 200 via the radio 10a (step 37).

By the above operation, the damper control device 100a receives the operation status data from the damper 1a existing on the same floor F, and the other damper control device 100b from the other damper control device 100b existing on the other floor F. Since the operation status data of the damper 1b controlled by the 100b can also be wirelessly received and the operation status data can be collectively transmitted to the external PC200 wirelessly, the manual wiring process of the worker who operates the PC200 and the manual wiring process can be performed. Information on each damper control device 100b on each floor F can be efficiently accessed without having to move to each floor F.

Further, the damper control device 100a transmits the operation status data as display information to the PC 200, so that the operator does not need to move to each floor F, and the damper control device 100a is combined with the operation status of the damper 1a to the other floor F. It is possible to visually grasp the operating status of the damper 1b of the above.

(Damper cooperative control processing)
Next, the cooperative control process of the damper 1 on each floor F by the damper control device 100a will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the cooperative control process of the damper 1. The extraordinary operation is executed when it is estimated that a large tremor has occurred in the building B due to, for example, an earthquake or a strong wind.

As shown in the figure, first, the CPU 11 receives the acceleration output data from the acceleration sensor 5 on each floor F (step 41). That is, the CPU 11 directly receives the output data from the acceleration sensor 5a on the same floor F as the damper control device 100a, and also from the radio 10b possessed by the damper control device 100b on the other floor F via the radio 10a. The output data is received from the acceleration sensor 5b on the floor F of the above.

Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the acceleration sensor 5 has an abnormality (whether or not the output value is an error value) based on the output data of each of the received acceleration sensors 5 (step 42).

When it is determined that any of the acceleration sensors 5 has an abnormality (Yes), the CPU 11 ignores the output value of the acceleration sensor 5 as an abnormal value and performs an abnormality process (step 47).

When it is determined that there is no abnormality in the acceleration sensor 5 (No), the CPU 11 estimates the entire shaking state of the building B based on the output data of each of the acceleration sensors 5 (step 43). That is, the CPU 11 estimates from each of the above output data which part (floor) of the building B is shaking and how much.

Subsequently, the CPU 11 is based on the above-estimated shaking condition, and the output value to be output from the damper control device 100b on each floor F to each damper 1b (to each damper 1b) so as to suppress the vibration of the building B as a whole. The control force to be output) is calculated (step 44). For the calculation of the output value, for example, a parameter such as a skyhook attenuation coefficient may be used. The CPU 11 also calculates an output value to be output to the damper 1a on the same floor F.

Subsequently, the CPU 11 transmits a control signal instructing each damper control device 100b (radio 10b) to control each damper 1b by the output value calculated above via the radio 10a (step 45).

As a result, each damper control device 100b controls the damping force of each damper 1b according to the output value indicated by the control signal. Further, the CPU 11 outputs the output value of the damper 1a on the same floor F to the damper 1a, and controls the damping force of the damper 1a.

Subsequently, the CPU 11 receives the output data of each acceleration sensor 5 again, and determines whether or not the output data has an abnormality (step 46).

When it is determined that any of the acceleration sensors 5 has an abnormality (Yes), the CPU 11 ignores the output value of the acceleration sensor 5 as an abnormal value and performs an abnormality process (step 48).

When it is determined that there is no abnormality in the acceleration sensor 5 (No), the CPU 11 returns to the above step 41 and executes each process of the subsequent steps until the shaking of the building B subsides.

By the above processing, the damper control device 100a receives the output data received from the acceleration sensor 5a on the same floor F and the output data received from the acceleration sensor 5b on the other floor F via the other damper control device 100b by the radio 10a. By generating a control signal for suppressing the shaking of the entire building B for each floor F and wirelessly transmitting the control signal, the damper control device 100 of each floor F can be operated in cooperation.

For example, the damper control device 100a may generate a control signal so that the damper 1 on each floor F has the same damping force according to the output value of each of the acceleration sensors 5, for example, the damper 1 on the upper floor. A control signal may be generated so that the damping force becomes stronger.

The control signal generated by the damper control device 100a is not sent to each damper control device 100b, but the output of each acceleration sensor 5 (5a, 5b) is shared by each damper control device 100 (100a, 100b). Each damper control device 100 may generate a control signal for the corresponding damper 1 (1a, 1b).

<Second embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the case where the damper control device according to the present invention is used in the vibration damping system of a railway train will be described. In the present embodiment, parts having the same structure or function as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be simplified or omitted.

[System overview]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of the train vibration damping system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in the figure, this system includes dampers 1 (1a, 1b) provided in each vehicle C of the train T and damper control devices 100 (100a, 100b) connected to each damper 1. It is composed of a PC 200 connected to the damper control device 100 (100a).

In the figure, only three cars are shown as the cars C forming the train T, but the car C may have four or more cars or two cars.

Each damper 1 is installed between the vehicle body and the bogie of each vehicle C, and each damper control device 100 is installed at, for example, the bottom of the vehicle body of each vehicle C. Further, each acceleration sensor 5 is installed on the vehicle body or the bogie of each vehicle C.

Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, except that each floor F of the building B in the first embodiment is replaced by each vehicle C of the train T.

That is, the damper control device 100a of one of the plurality of vehicles C is connected to the PC 200, and the damper control device 100b (radio 10b) of the other vehicle C is connected to the other vehicle via the radio 10a. The operation status data of the damper 1b of C can be received.

The damper control device 100a connected to the PC 200 is typically a damper control device 100 provided in the rear vehicle C.

Further, the damper control device 100a receives the operation status data received from the damper 1a of the same vehicle C and the other vehicle C received from the damper control device 100b of the other vehicle C via the radio 10b and the radio 10a. The operation status data of the damper 1b can be collected and wirelessly transmitted to the PC 200 (radio device 21) via the radio device 10a.

[Operation of damper control device]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of reception and transmission processing of the operation status data of the damper of each vehicle C by the damper control device 100a of the train vibration damping system.

As shown in the figure, in the receiving and transmitting processing of the damper operation status data of each vehicle C in the present embodiment, except that each floor F of the building B in the first embodiment is replaced by each vehicle C of the train T. , The same as the first embodiment.

By the process shown in steps 61 to 67 of the figure, the damper control device 100a receives the operation status data from the damper 1a existing in the same vehicle C, and the other damper control device 100b existing in the other vehicle C. Therefore, the operation status data of the damper 1b controlled by the other damper control device 100b can also be wirelessly received, and the operation status data can be collectively transmitted to the external PC 200 wirelessly, so that the PC 200 is operated. Information on each damper control device 100b of each vehicle C can be efficiently accessed without the need for wiring processing or movement to each vehicle C, which is performed by a worker sneaking under the vehicle body.

Moreover, since the process can be executed even when power is supplied to the train T from a pantograph (not shown) by using radio, for example, a worker gets on one of the vehicles C and runs the train T. Inside, you can check and view the above damper operation status data while seated in the seat.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of cooperative control processing of the damper 1 of each vehicle C by the damper control device 100a of the train damping system.

As shown in the figure, the cooperative control process of the damper 1 of each vehicle C in the present embodiment also has the above first, except that each floor F of the building B in the first embodiment is replaced by each vehicle C of the train T. It is the same as the embodiment of.

By the process shown in steps 71 to 78 of the figure, the damper control device 100a receives the output data from the acceleration sensor 5a of the same vehicle C and the acceleration sensor 5b of the other vehicle C via the other damper control device 100b. Based on the output data received by the radio 10a, a control signal for suppressing the overall shaking of the train T is generated for each vehicle C and transmitted wirelessly, whereby the damper control device 100 of each vehicle C is operated in cooperation. be able to.

When the train T enters a tunnel or passes by another train, the leading vehicle C sways, and then the rear vehicle C sways. Therefore, in order for the damper control device 100a connected to the PC 200 to perform appropriate coordinated control based on the output data of each of the acceleration sensors 5b, the damper control device 100a is the damper control device 100 existing in the vehicle behind. preferable.

Further, in the damper control device 100a, when the output value of the acceleration sensor 5 of the rear vehicle C is smaller than the output value of the acceleration sensor 5 of the front vehicle C, that is, when the rear vehicle C does not start shaking. Based on the output value of the acceleration sensor 5 of the vehicle C in front, the damping force of the damper 1 of the vehicle C in the rear may be strengthened in advance.

Further, in general, the intermediate vehicle C sways more than the first vehicle C and the last vehicle C of the train T. Therefore, in the damper control device 100a, the damping force of the damper 1 of the intermediate vehicle C becomes larger than the damping force of the damper 1 of the leading or rear vehicle C based on the output value from the acceleration sensor 5 of the leading vehicle C. It may be controlled as follows.

It is also known that the last vehicle sways in the opposite phase to other vehicles. Therefore, the damper control device 100 reverses the direction in which the damper 1 of the rearmost vehicle C is suppressed from shaking of the vehicle C other than the rearmost vehicle C based on the output value from the acceleration sensor of the vehicle C other than the rearmost vehicle C. It may be controlled in the direction.

<Modification example>
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, the damper control device 100a wirelessly transmits the damper operation status data and the display information to the PC 200, but for example, the damper operation status data and the display information are selected for each mode that the worker can select. You may send any of.

In the above-described embodiment, the damper control device 100a cooperatively controls the damper 1 of each floor F or each vehicle C based on the output data of the acceleration sensor 5, but instead of the output data of the acceleration sensor 5, each floor F or each The damper 1 may be cooperatively controlled based on the damper operation status data received from the damper control device 100 of the vehicle C.

In each of the above-described embodiments, one damper 1 and one damper control device 100 are provided on each floor F or each vehicle C, but a plurality of dampers 1 are provided on each floor F or each vehicle C, and one damper is provided. The control device 100 may control it. Further, a plurality of dampers 1 and a plurality of damper control devices 100 may be provided on each floor F or each vehicle C, and they may have a one-to-one correspondence on each floor or each vehicle.

In the second embodiment described above, an example in which the present invention is used for a vibration damping system for a railway train is shown, but the present invention describes a train composed of a plurality of vehicles other than a railway train, such as a multiple trailer. It can be applied to the vibration suppression system as well.

1 ... Damper 5 ... Accelerometer 10, 21 ... Radio 11 ... CPU
18 ... Storage unit 20 ... Wireless I / F
100 ... Damper control device 200 ... PC
B ... Building F ... Floor T ... Train C ... Vehicle

Claims (4)

Of the plurality of damper control devices provided on each floor or each vehicle in order to control vibration suppression dampers installed on each floor of a building composed of multiple floors or on each vehicle of a train composed of a plurality of vehicles. One damper control device
A first communication unit that receives first data on the operating status of the damper from a damper installed on the same floor as the damper control device or on a vehicle.
A storage unit that stores the first received data, and
With an external computer and the wireless communication possible, a second communication with other wireless modules capable of wireless communication with the wireless module with the other damper control device provided in a plurality of other floors or more other vehicles Department and
Through the other wireless module, the second data regarding the operating status of the damper installed on the other floor or another vehicle stored in the other damper control device is received, and all the other floors or It is determined whether or not the second data has been received for all the other vehicles, and if it is determined that the second data has been received, the stored first data and the received second data are sent to the computer. A damper control device including a control unit that controls the second communication unit so as to transmit wirelessly. The damper control device according to claim 1.
The control unit transmits the other wireless module from the output data of the vibration sensor received from the vibration sensor provided on the same floor or the same vehicle and the other vibration sensor provided on the other floor or another vehicle. Each floor or each so as to suppress the vibration of the entire building or the train as a whole based on the vibration condition of each floor or each vehicle indicated by the output data of the other vibration sensor received by the second communication unit via. A control signal for controlling the damping force of each damper of the vehicle is generated for each floor or each of the other damper control devices of each vehicle.
A damper control device that controls the second communication unit so as to transmit the generated control signal to each of the other damper control devices. Of the plurality of damper control devices provided on each floor or each vehicle in order to control vibration suppression dampers installed on each floor of a building composed of multiple floors or on each vehicle of a train composed of a plurality of vehicles. One damper control device
A first communication unit that receives first data on the operating status of the damper from a damper installed on the same floor as the damper control device or on a vehicle.
A storage unit that stores the first received data, and
A second communication unit having a wireless module capable of wirelessly communicating with an external computer and having a wireless module capable of wirelessly communicating with another wireless module of another damper control device installed on another floor or another vehicle.
The second data regarding the operating status of the damper installed on another floor or another vehicle, which is stored in the other damper control device, is received via the other wireless module, and the stored first data is received. The second communication unit is controlled so as to wirelessly transmit the data and the received second data to the computer, and display information indicating the first data and the second data is generated. A damper control device including a control unit that controls the second communication unit so as to transmit the generated display information to the computer . Of the plurality of damper control devices provided on each floor or each vehicle in order to control vibration suppression dampers installed on each floor of a building composed of multiple floors or on each vehicle of a train composed of a plurality of vehicles. In one damper control device
A step of receiving first data regarding the operating status of the damper from a damper installed on the same floor as the damper control device or on a vehicle, and
The step of storing the received first data and
From another damper control device provided in a plurality of other floors or more other vehicles, the related operation status of the stored in the other damper control device, the damper installed in other floors or other vehicle The step of receiving the data of 2 wirelessly and
It is determined whether or not the second data has been received for all other floors or all other vehicles, and if it is determined that the second data has been received, the stored first data and the received second data are determined. A program that executes the steps of wirelessly transmitting data to an external computer.

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