JPH04342661A - Timetable preparation support device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the erroneous selection of a platform number unusable due to a train condition or the like by referring to platform data stored in a process section at the time of an operator's setting a service platform number for arrival and departure stations, or the like, and extracting and displaying only the platform number where the attributes of each platform number and train conditions agree to each other. CONSTITUTION:A timetable preparation support device, while drawing train lines corresponding to the operation of each train, prepares a timetable with consideration of a platform number to be used at each station for the train lines. Also, the device is equipped with a computer 12 including a process section for data processing in relation to the platform number, an input device connected to the computer 12 and externally operable, and an output device 16 connected to the computer 12 for displaying the platform number. In this case, the process section 14 is furnished with platform number data 14A registering platform numbers and the attributes thereof at each station. Also, platform numbers usable, depending upon a train operation condition is extracted from the data 14A for display. Furthermore, a platform number set by an operator is registered with train data 14C via a register means 14D.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a timetable creation support device used when creating a timetable while taking into account the tracks used at each station where a train arrives, departs or turns back. The present invention relates to a diagram creation support device that can prevent line number setting.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a train operation plan, ie, a train schedule, is created by drawing straight lines called train lines indicating train operation on paper and creating a train operation chart. At this time, it is necessary to set the number tracks to be used at each arrival station or return station, but there are several difficult problems in constructing such a train operation chart using a computer system, as described below. .

FIGS. 10 and 11 are explanatory diagrams showing a conventional procedure for setting arrival and departure number lines and return number lines when creating a diagram. In each figure, 1 is the station line showing the position of A station, 2 is the station line showing the position of K station, 3 is the station line showing the position of B station,
Station A is located on the upstream side of the train, B station is located on the downstream side of the train, and K station is located between A station and B station.

[0004] In Fig. 10, 4 indicates that B station is the starting station and K is the starting station.
Train line 5 shows the operation chart of an inbound train that passes through the station and destination station A. 5 is the arrival/departure line that asks the operator to input the arrival/departure number track used at K station for trains operating according to train line 4. This is a line input box. The arrival/departure number input box 5 is
It functions as a timetable creation support device when setting arrival and departure numbers.

In FIG. 11, reference numeral 6 indicates a train line for an inbound train that passes through station B and destination station K, and reference numeral 7 indicates a line for an outbound train that starts at station K and passes through station B. In this case, the train that operates according to train line 6 is a pre-turnover train before turning back at K station, and the train that operates according to train line 7 is a post-turnover train after turning back at K station.

[0006] 8 is a turning line indicating that the pre-turning train arrives at K station and then becomes a turning train and departs from K station, and 9 is an operation for inputting the platform track used by the train turning back at K station. This is the callback number input box for the customer. The return number line input box 9 functions as a diagram creation support device when setting a return number line.

Next, referring to FIGS. 10 and 11,
The conventional data registration procedure when creating a diagram will be explained. First, when setting the arrival/departure numbered track as shown in FIG. 10, the operator inputs the arrival/departure numbered track used by the up train following the train line 4 at K station on the arrival/departure numbered line input box 5. Thereby, the arrival and departure number line input box 5 registers the input arrival and departure number line data in the train data. At this time, the inbound train route is treated as previous station (B station) → arrival/departure number line → next station (A station).

On the other hand, when setting the return track at K station as shown in FIG.
Above, enter the turnaround track number to be used at K station when the train before turning back changes to the train after turning around. Thereby, the turnback track input box 9 registers the input turnback track data in the train data. At this time, the in-yard course of the train that is to be turned back is handled as follows: Arrival/Departure number line of the train before turning → Arrival/Departure number line of the train before turning → Arrival/Departure number line of the train after turning.

[0009]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, the conventional timetable creation support device simply asks for the input of number track data, so due to operator error, a number line that does not actually exist may be set or the train progress There was a problem in that even if a track that could not be used depending on the direction was set, it was impossible to deal with this.

[0010] This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when the operator sets the number lines to be used for the departure station and return station, only the available number lines are automatically selected. It is an object of the present invention to provide a diagram creation support device which prevents unusable tracks due to train line conditions (train conditions) from being selected by extracting and displaying them.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A diagram creation support device according to the present invention comprises: a computer including a processing unit for processing data related to track lines; an input device connected to the computer and capable of external operation; The processing unit extracts from the track data the track data in which the tracks existing at each station and the track attributes are registered, and the tracks that can be used according to the train conditions. It includes an extraction means for displaying, and a registration means for registering the number line set by the operator in the train data.

0012

[Operation] In this invention, by referring to the number track data built into the processing section, only the number tracks whose track attributes match the train conditions are extracted and displayed, allowing the operator to select only available number tracks. Make it.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which 11 is an input device consisting of a mouse, a keyboard, etc.;
2 is a computer such as an EWS (engineering work station), and 16 is an output device such as a graphic display, plotter, printer, etc.

The computer 12 includes an input interface 13, a processing section 14 consisting of software for processing track number data for each station (described later), and an output interface 15. The processing unit 14 is connected to the input device 11 via the input interface 13 and to the output device 16 via the output interface 15. It is designed to be displayed on the output device 16.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the processing unit 14 in FIG.
4B is an extraction means for extracting and displaying only usable tracks from the track data 14A according to train conditions; 14C;
14D is train data in which the type, number, arrival/departure time at each station, used number line, etc. of each train are recorded, and 14D is a registration means for registering the used number line selected and set by the operator in the train data 14C.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the structure inside K station, where 21 and 22 are platforms where passengers get on and off, and platform 1 #1 and platform 2 #2 are dedicated downbound landings adjacent to platform 21. Calling line, 3rd line #3 and 4th line #
4 is the arrival/departure track adjacent to platform 22, which is exclusively for upbound trains, and platform 5 #5 is the return track located on the upstream side of K station (A station side). Turnaround track #5 is used, for example, only when an up train turns back at K station and becomes a down train.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the number line data 14A in FIG. 2, and shows a case where it is configured to correspond to station K in FIG. 3. In FIG. 4, the line ID is used to identify individual line numbers #1 to #5 within the system.

[0018] Platform line attributes include arrival/departure track, return track, garage, downbound, upbound, down direction, and up direction, among which, down direction and up direction indicate the location of the return track or garage. ing. In each platform attribute, the position marked with a flag (○ mark) indicates the type of platform, etc. In this case, there is no garage at K station, so the garage column is blank without a flag. There is.

FIGS. 5 to 7 are explanatory diagrams showing display examples of the output device 16, and each shows the available tracks at K station (FIG. 3) for down trains, up trains, and turnaround trains. . In each figure, 1 to 4 are the same as above,
In FIG. 5, 4a is a train line of an outbound train. In the case of a down train (Fig. 5) or an up train (Fig. 6), the output device 16 displays available arrival and departure numbers, that is, platforms 1 and 2, or tracks 3 and 4. Figure 7)
In the case of , available turnback lines, that is, lines 2 and 5 are displayed.

[0020] In Figure 7, the up train before turning back is on platform 2 #2.
This shows the case where the train departs from the same platform 2 #2 after arriving at
This shows that it is possible to turn back directly at line #2, or to proceed to turn line #5 and then turn back. However, after the return train arrived at platform 4 #4, platform 2 #2
If you depart from Platform 4, you cannot turn back directly from Platform 4 #4, so please use Platform 5 #5 as the available return track.
only will be displayed.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show the extraction means 1 in the processing section 14.
4B and the registration means 14D, FIG. 8 shows an arrival number line setting routine corresponding to FIGS. 5 and 6, and FIG. 9 shows a return number line setting routine corresponding to FIG. 7. In FIG. 8, steps S1 to S
Steps 5 and S8 correspond to the operations of the extraction means 14B, and steps S6 and S7 correspond to the operations of the registration means 14D. or,
In FIG. 9, steps S11 to S16 are performed by the extraction means 14.
Corresponding to the operation B, steps S17 and S18 correspond to the operation of the registration means 14D.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. First, when setting the arrival and departure number line according to Figure 8, K
It is determined whether the station is the end station (starting station or destination station) of the train line 4a or 4 (step S1), and if it is not the end station, the traveling direction of the target train line 4a or 4 is determined. (Step S2).

If the train line is in the up direction (see train line 4 in FIG. 6), the extracting means 14B extracts a possible arrival/departure number line for going up at K station from the number line data 14A (step S3). That is, out of the line attributes shown in FIG. 4, line numbers #3 and #4 are extracted in which both "arrival/departing line" and "uplink" are marked with a circle.

Furthermore, if the train line is in the down direction (see train line 4a in FIG. 5), similarly, possible arrival/departure number lines for downbound trains at K station are extracted from the number line data 14A (step S3). . That is, out of the line attributes, line numbers #1 and #2 in which both "arrival/departing line" and "downlink" are marked with a circle are extracted.

[0025] Then, the number lines extracted in step S3 or S4 are displayed as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 5, respectively (step S5), and the system waits for the selection input of the arrival and departure number line by the operator (step S6). . Here, when the operator selects one used number line from among the number lines displayed on the output device 16, the registration means 14D registers the selected arrival/arrival number line in the train data 14C (step S7), and returns.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that K station is the end station of the train line, the platform numbers #1 to #4 of all arrival and departure platforms are displayed (step S8), and the process proceeds to step S6. move on. At this time, displaying all track numbers can be selected in either direction, even if it is a dedicated up or down track, if the arriving train turns back and departs directly from the same arrival/departure track. It is from. However, if the arrival/departure number line at the end station where direct turnaround is to be performed is treated as a shared number line for both up and down lines, both the up and down lines of line number data 14A are marked with a circle, and the number is automatically changed in step S3 or S4. Since the information is extracted, steps S1 and S8 become unnecessary.

Next, the case of setting the return number line will be explained according to FIG. First, determine the type of wrap (
Step S11), if it is a turn from up to down (see train lines 6 and 7 in FIG. 7), the extracting means 14B extracts the turn back track and depot located on the upbound side of K station as track data 1.
4A (step S12). In other words, in the case of the K station configuration as shown in Figure 3, the return track number #5, where both the return track and the up direction are marked with a circle, among the track attributes in Figure 4
is extracted.

If it is determined in step S11 that the turnaround is from down to up, the turnaround track and garage for the downbound direction at K station are similarly extracted from the track data 14A (step S13). In the case of FIG. 3, there is no turning track or garage on the way down, so it is not extracted. Here, the reason why the garage is selected as an extraction target is that it is possible to turn around using the garage.

The line numbers thus extracted in steps S12 and S13 are displayed on the output device 16 (step S14). Next, it is determined whether the arrival and departure number of the train before turning back at K station is the same as the arrival and departure number of the train after the turnaround (step S15), and if they are the same, the arrival and departure number is used as the return number. Since it can be used, the arrival and departure numbers of the train before turning back and the train after turning back are additionally displayed (step S16).

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when turning from up to down and using the same arrival/departure number line, ie, number 2 line #2, the output device 16 displays the number 2 line #2 of the arrival/departure line number. The return line number #5 is displayed. This results in
The operator can select the number line to be used from the displayed number line numbers. At this time, the processing unit 14 is in a state of waiting for a selection input of a return number line (step S17).

[0031] If it is determined in step S15 that the arrival and departure numbers before and after the return are different, then the process proceeds to step S16.
is skipped and the process proceeds to step S17. Step S17
When the operator selects the return number line, registration means 1
4D registers the selected turnaround track (or depot) in the train data 14C (step S18), and ends the processing routine of FIG.

[0032] In the above embodiment, for convenience, the case where the arrival/departure number line and return number line are set at K station has been explained, but the same applies to the case where they are set at other stations. In addition, although we have only explained the case of setting the arrival/departure number track or return number track, the number track used by the train when leaving the depot or entering the depot, the number number used by each train when connecting or releasing multiple trains, and the number number used by the vehicle. Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied to the case of setting the number line to be used in exchange or the setting of a garage, and the same effect can be achieved.

[0033]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a computer including a processing unit for processing data related to track lines;
The processing unit includes an input device that is connected to a computer and can be operated externally, and an output device that is connected to the computer and displays track numbers. It includes an extraction means for extracting and displaying the number of tracks that can be used according to the conditions from the number track data, and a registration means for registering the number set by the operator in the train data. The system extracts and displays only the tracks that match, and allows the operator to select only the available tracks. This prevents unusable tracks from being selected due to train conditions, making it possible to create diagrams that prevent incorrect settings. This has the effect of providing support equipment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a specific configuration of a processing section in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the inside of K station.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of platform track data in FIG. 2 for the station configuration in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display state of the output device in FIG. 1 for an outbound train.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display state of the output device in FIG. 1 for an upbound train.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display state of the output device in FIG. 1 for a turnback train.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operations of the extracting means and the registering means in FIG. 2 when setting the arrival/originating number line.

9 is a flowchart showing the operations of the extraction means and registration means in FIG. 2 when setting a return number line.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional timetable creation support device when setting an arrival/departure number line.

FIG. 11 is a setting diagram showing a conventional diagram creation support device when setting a return number line.

[Explanation of symbols]

4, 4a, 6, 7 Train line 11 Input device 12 Calculator 14 Processing section 14A Line data 14B Extraction means 14C Train data 14D Registration means 16 Output device

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A diagram creation support device for creating a timetable by drawing train lines corresponding to the operation of each train and taking into account the numbered tracks used at each station for said train lines, including data processing regarding said numbered tracks. a computer including a processing unit to perform the process; an input device that is connected to the computer and can be operated externally; and an output device that is connected to the computer and displays the line number. track data in which existing tracks and track attributes are registered; an extraction means for extracting and displaying the track data that can be used according to the conditions of the train; and a track track set by an operator. A timetable creation support device comprising: registration means for registering in train data.