KR101535748B1 - Operaton Consol of Vehicle Control Center Equipped with Typo Protection - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention a vehicle control center command input device having a typo preventing function, wherein a manual operation command input method of an automatic vehicle control system depending on an input of a character input unit is improved. More specifically, without correction of an existing computer program, a manual operation command can be input by a pointing input unit such as a mouth, and a function for avoiding an input mistake of a user is included, so that a vehicle can be stably, rapidly, and intuitionally operated. Accordingly, the command input device can contribute to improvement of the completeness of a rail unmanned driving technique. The vehicle control center command input device having a typo preventing function of the present invention comprises: a manipulation program unit including a queue in which a control command character string inputted from a character input unit is input, and a first display window on which control command character strings are displayed in an inputted sequence; and a character string generating program unit including a second display window having one or more button parts, and inputting a control command character string corresponding to one of the button parts in the queue, when one of the button parts is clicked.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a train control center command input device,

The present invention relates to a train control center command input device having an anti-typing function that improves a manual operation command input method of an automatic train control system that relies on a character input unit input. More specifically, It is possible to input the manual operation command by the pointing input unit and to have the function of excluding the mistake of the user's input, thereby contributing to the improvement of the completeness of the railway unmanned operation technology by performing stable, quick and more intuitive train operation To a command input device.

Railway automatic train control technology has developed remarkably and recently it has developed into a railway unmanned operation technology that the controller of the control room can remotely control the operation of the train without relying on the engineer. Railway unmanned operation technology enables safe railway operation by reducing the possibility of human error, that is, human error, and can optimize the management of train propulsion energy and braking system wear , It is advantageous in that the overall operation cost can be reduced through precise schedule management and timely train operation.

For the operation of railway unmanned operation technology, the role of controller and the importance of related control system are highlighted. In addition to the automatic train control function, it should support the manual operation function including the emergency braking and release of the vehicle according to the controller's judgment when a special situation occurs.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a whole control system of a train which enables a railway unmanned operation according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic train supervisor 300 (ATS: Automatic Train Supervision) controls train operation and operation of all the automatic train control components and maintains a train operation pattern It controls the arrival and departure of trains as a representative device. The VCC (Vehicle Control Center) receives and receives a control signal from the automatic train controller 300, generates a final vehicle control signal, and transmits the control signal to the terrestrial radio apparatus 500. The terrestrial radio apparatus 500 finally transmits a vehicle control signal to the on-board radio apparatus 600 in the train through radio communication, so that the physical operation of the vehicle is performed.

The controller of the control room can input a command for manual operation such as an emergency braking engagement command to the automatic train controller 300 through the automatic train controller 200 in the form of a computer terminal. However, due to reasons such as safety, there are cases where a large number of manual operation commands including an emergency braking release command are designed to be impossible to input through the automatic train controller manipulation device 200. In this case, a separate train control center command input device 100 is provided in order to directly transmit an emergency braking release command or the like to the train control center 400.

2 is a block diagram of a conventional train control center command input device.

2, the conventional train control center command input device includes a hardware configuration of a general computer terminal including a character input unit 110, a pointing input unit 120, a monitor 130, and a terminal main body 140, And a software configuration of the center operation program. The train control center operation program includes the first display window 150 shown in FIG. 2 as a sub-configuration. With the conventional vehicle control apparatus having such a configuration, the controller can input a special manual operation command such as an emergency braking release command.

However, the conventional command input method of the vehicle control operation is limited to a method of inputting a character string in Chinese characters through a character input unit. Such a key input method has an advantage that it is possible to input more carefully than a button area input method on a GUI (Graphic User Interface). However, a typographical error may occur when a user inputs a character string such as a controller, . Furthermore, it is also against the tendency to consider the convenience of the user through the intuitive user interface construction.

Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0017157 (publication date February 11, 2014) discloses an unmanned operation system for railroad cars. The present invention includes a configuration of a central control unit for transmitting a vehicle control command inputted by a controller to the onboard signaling device of the railway vehicle via the terrestrial control device and the terrestrial radio communication device. The controller can select and execute the control command through the control command input interface screen. However, it does not provide a solution to the case where a typographical error occurs when the user inputs a character string such as a controller.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to provide a vehicle control apparatus capable of eliminating the possibility of misspellings and inputting a stable command.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an input means capable of prompt input of commands without depending on the degree of familiarity of the user's command.

Furthermore, there is another purpose of improving efficiency of manpower for unmanned operation of railroad by providing convenience to users through intuitive user interface provision.

The above object of the present invention can be achieved by an operating system comprising: an operation program unit including a queue into which a control command string input from a character input unit is inserted; and a first display window in which a control command string is displayed in an input order; And a second display window having one or more button regions, wherein when one of the button regions is clicked by the pointing input unit, a character string for inserting a control command string corresponding to the one of the button regions into the queue is generated And a program unit. The train control center command input device is provided with a tamper prevention function.

The train control center command input device having a preventive function according to the present invention transmits a command in a separate program without depending on the input of the character input section, thereby eliminating the possibility of human error input and inputting a stable command .

Further, there is another effect of providing an input means capable of quick command input by a button clicking method without depending on the degree of the user's knowledge of the command.

Furthermore, there is another effect that the manpower for the unmanned operation of the railway can be efficiently operated by improving the convenience to the user through the provision of the intuitive user interface.

Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a whole control system configuration of a train that enables a railway unmanned operation according to the related art,
2 is a block diagram of a train control center command input device according to the prior art.
3 is a configuration diagram of a train control center command input device according to the present invention,
4 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a second display window of the character string generating program,
5 is a schematic view showing the course of a train.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to the improvement of the train control center command input device 100 in the overall control system configuration of the train shown in FIG.

3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a train control center command input device 100 according to the present invention.

3, a train control center command input device 100 having a preventive function according to the present invention includes a character input unit 110, a pointing input unit 120, a monitor 130, and a main body 140 The computer terminal is basically included as a hardware configuration. The character input unit 110 is for inputting text. Typical characters that can be used by the character input unit 110 are keyboards, and input devices such as voice input devices can also be used. The pointing input unit 120 is an input device used in a computer operation of a graphical environment. Typical examples are a mouse, and various devices such as a track ball, a touch pad, a tablet, a joystick, and a pointing stick are exemplified. The main body 140 is a core structure in which computation of a computer is performed. The character input unit 110, the pointing input unit 120, the monitor 130, and the main body 140 may be physically separated from each other. However, they may be integrally configured as a laptop computer, You may.

In addition, the train control center command input device 100 includes an operation program portion and a character string creation program portion in a software configuration. The operation program is a computer program that includes a queue into which a control command string inputted from a character input unit 110 by a user such as a controller is inserted and a first display window 150 in which a control command string is displayed according to the input order do. Queue is also called a queue, and refers to a linear data structure in which inserted data (strings) are first deleted first.

The character string generating program unit includes a second display window 160 having one or more button regions 161 and a character string corresponding to one of the button regions 161 when one of the button regions 161 is clicked by the pointing input unit 120 The control command string is inserted into the queue. By adding a separate string generating program unit as described above, it is possible to insert a sentence sequence into a queue of an operation program unit without generating a character string through a key, thereby eliminating the possibility of a user inputting a misspell.

The train control center command input device 100 may further include a function of generating a train control signal corresponding to the control command string and transmitting the generated train control signal to the train control center 400 of the train. That is, the train control center command input device 100 can be configured to directly transmit a manual operation command corresponding to the character string inserted in the queue of the operation program section to the train control center 400. [

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the second display window 160 of the character string generating program, and Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the course of a train.

4, the character string generating program unit further includes a button area 162 for inputting the setting of the course of the train from the pointing input unit 120 to the second display window 160, It is preferable to further include a function of generating an array of one or more corresponding control command strings. It is possible to manually set the course of the train through the sequential queuing of a series of control command strings constituting this array.

The character string generating program unit may further include a button area 163 for inputting cancellation of the course of the train from the pointing input unit 120 to the second display window 160. After a predetermined time has elapsed It is preferable to additionally include a function of not receiving the input of the new career setting or outputting a warning message. The predetermined time should be set to a time sufficient for the risk to be excluded. It is preferably set within the range of 30 seconds to 120 seconds. An area 164 indicating the elapse of a predetermined time is shown in Fig.

As shown in FIG. 5 (a), when one train 710 enters in its own section, it is necessary to suspend the entry of another train 810 in order to avoid the risk of collision. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the other train 800 must enter the train 710 after the first train 710 has exited the section. For this, when the plurality of segments of the career are overlapped with each other in the same time zone, the string generating program unit separates the train 710 that was input first 700 of the course from the input 700 of the course It is preferable to reserve the generation of the array corresponding to the input 800 later in the course of the career or to insert the generated array into the queue. It is possible to prevent the train 810 entering the entry 800 later in the course of travel from colliding with the train 710 entering the entry 700 of the course.

The train control center command input device 100 includes a plurality of train control center command input devices 100. The train control center command input device 100 includes a plurality of train control center command input devices 100, It is preferable that the control command string is inserted into the queue only when the selection of the control command string is the same as that selected by the controller 120. That is, when two or more users press the same button on the respective train control center command input device 100, a queue insertion operation is performed. This makes it possible to cross-check to prevent one person from making a mistake.

The string generating program unit stores the history of the button region 161 selected by the pointing input unit 120 and displays a warning message when the order in which the button region 161 is clicked does not match the order in which the button region 161 was clicked in the past can do. Since the manual operation history of the train often follows a regular pattern, when a command is inputted in a sequence different from the stored input sequence, the user can be warned to prevent the mistake on the input.

It is preferable that the control command string corresponding to each of the button regions 161 is configured to be able to be designated, changed or removed according to the needs of the controller or other user.

In addition, the character string generation program unit may include a function of outputting a message for confirming input contents when one of the button areas 161 is clicked by the pointing input unit 120 or after inserting a control command string into the queue As shown in Fig. Exposure of such confirmation messages can also have the effect of preventing mistakes on the input.

Such an input method is intuitive and takes advantage of the convenience of the user, contributes to the efficient operation of the unmanned railroad maneuver, and has the advantage of prompt input of commands.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, Various changes and modifications will be possible.

100: train control center command input device 110: character input section
120: pointing input unit 130: monitor
140: terminal body 150: first display window
160: second display window 161: button area
162: button area for inputting the setting of the route of the train
163: Button area for canceling the course of the train
164: an area indicating the passage of a predetermined time
200: automatic train control device 300: automatic train control device
400: train control center 500: ground radio
600: Onboard wireless device
700: First entered in the course 710: Train
800: entered later in the course 810: train

Claims (10)

A train control center command input device having a typo prevention function,
An operation program unit including a queue into which a control command string inputted from a character input unit is inserted and a first display window in which a control command string is displayed according to an input order; And
And a second display window having one or more button regions, wherein when one of the button regions is clicked by a pointing input unit, a string generating program for inserting a control command string corresponding to the one of the button regions into the queue, Wherein the train control center command input device is provided with a tamper prevention function.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the train control center command input device generates and transmits a train control signal corresponding to the control command string to the train control center.
3. The method of claim 2,
The character string generating program unit
Further comprising a button area for inputting the setting of the course of the train from the pointing input part to the second display window,
And generating an array of at least one control command string corresponding to the route to which the setting is input.
The method of claim 3,
The character string generating program unit
Further comprising a button area for inputting cancellation of the course of the train from the pointing input unit in the second display window,
Further comprising a function of not inputting a new career setting or outputting a warning message until a predetermined time elapses after the cancellation of the course is inputted, .
The method of claim 3,
The character string generating program unit
When the trains of the plurality of segments of the career overlap each other in the same time zone, the arrangement corresponding to the later input of the train until the train that has first entered one of the paths departs from the first one of the routes Wherein the control unit suspends generation of the queue or inserts the generated queue into the queue.
The method according to claim 1,
The plurality of train control center command input devices are provided,
The control command string is inserted into the queue only if the button region of the second display window included in the string generating program of each of the plurality of train control center command input devices is selected by the pointing input unit. Train control center command input device with anti-typing function.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the string generating program unit stores a history of the button region selected by the pointing input unit,
And a warning message is displayed when the order in which the button regions are clicked does not match the order in which they were clicked in the past.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control command string corresponding to each of the button areas can be designated, changed or eliminated.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the string generating program unit outputs a message for confirming the input contents when one of the button areas is clicked by the pointing input unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the string generating program unit outputs a message for confirming the input contents after inserting the control command string into the queue.

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