KR20100083060A - System and method to control a monorail vehicles with a rfid - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A monorail vehicle movement control system using RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) and a control method thereof are provided to exchange information among a traveling way system, a control station system and a vehicle system, and control the movement of monorail vehicles. CONSTITUTION: A control station system(300) performs a traveling way system(200) and wire communication. The control station system receives vehicle movement information. The control station system monitors the movement status of monorail vehicles. The control station system transmits monorail vehicle movement information, monorail vehicle control information, interphone calling information, etc. to the traveling way system. The control station system remotely controls the movement of the monorail vehicles.

Description

Monorail vehicle operation control system using RFID and its control method {SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL A MONORAIL VEHICLES WITH A RFID}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a "monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID and its control method" for automatically controlling the operation of a monorail vehicle using RFID (RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION) communication. In particular, the fixed information (RFID tag installation information, track) RFID tag TAG, which stores information, etc.) is installed along a monorail vehicle driving path (rail or dedicated road) to construct a driving system, and variable information (monorail vehicle occupation information, monorail information) is provided in the driving system. Vehicle control information, interphone call information, etc.) and receive vehicle operation information to install a command room system remotely controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle, and perform non-contact communication with the driving system to perform vehicle operation information (monorail vehicle). Speed information, braking information, driving status information, video information, interphone call information, etc.) After installing the RFID reader (READER) to receive information in the monorail vehicle to configure the vehicle system, by controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle by exchanging information between the vehicle system, the driving system and the command room system to control the operation of the monorail vehicle It is possible to control precisely and precisely, and to remotely monitor and remotely control the operation of the monorail vehicle in the command room system, thereby enabling the remote automatic control of the operation of the monorail vehicle.

In the present specification, for convenience of description, RFID tags are classified into fixed RFID tags and communication RFID tags.

The fixed RFID tag refers to a conventional RFID tag that communicates with an RFID reader using only fixed information stored therein.

The communication RFID tag refers to an RFID tag having an external data input / output function in addition to the function of the fixed RFID tag.

In addition, in this specification, the rail in which a monorail vehicle runs, or a dedicated road is called a running path. Same as below.

As you know, a monorail vehicle is a vehicle that runs on a certain road (a single rail, or a dedicated road with a vehicle guide system), which is a high seat running on a rail and a suspension type hanging under a rail. Etc.

A monorail car is not slippery like a railroad when using rubber tires on a wheel, it is similar to a car, it can withstand steep slopes, and the use of land can increase land use if the rail is expensive. It is increasing.

Such a monorail vehicle is a mass transportation means that high safety must be prioritized, and many devices have been continuously developed to secure the safety of trains and passengers, improve driving efficiency, and improve driving convenience.

ATO (AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATING SYSTEM), ATC (AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM), ATP (AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTOR), TWC (TRAIN WAYSIDE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM) Vehicle operation control devices such as TIS (TRAIN INFORMATION SYSTEM) and TCMS (TRAIN CONTROL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) are the representative devices to secure the safety of monorail vehicles, improve driving efficiency and improve driving convenience. .

These vehicle operation control devices are devices that secure the safety of the monorail vehicle by detecting the occupancy state of the monorail vehicle and controlling the operation, and further, enable unmanned automatic operation by exchanging information on the operation of the monorail vehicle.

2 shows a configuration example of a conventional control system for controlling a monorail vehicle, (1) a main controller, (2) a vehicle running control device (ATO / TWC, or TCMS), (3) a vehicle display device, (4) shows ATP, (5) vehicle speed sensor, (6) TWC antenna, and (7) shows TIS.

The ATP (4) controls the door release, emergency brake operation, etc., if necessary, the vehicle speed sensor (5) detects the speed of the vehicle, the TWC antenna (6) is a preceding vehicle to transmit from the ground device installed on the ground Receives track occupancy status and vehicle driving information.

The vehicle driving control apparatus 2 controls the vehicle driving through the main controller, performs functions such as vehicle reverse, door control, tilting control, and the like, and indicates the situation on the vehicle display device 3 so that the driver can indicate the vehicle situation. Make it easy to recognize.

However, such a conventional monorail vehicle control system is, firstly, accurate and precise train position detection and information transmission is difficult, secondly, remote monitoring and remote control are impossible, thirdly, unmanned automatic driving is difficult, and fourthly, installation and There were problems such as excessive cost of maintenance.

In addition, the installation of the screen door system (PSD) in the platform has been expanded to the whole history, and more accurate and accurate train position detection and exact stop control are required. There is a problem that it can not meet the precision, causing a lot of obstacles in the vehicle operation, thereby lowering the vehicle running quality and the track efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. In particular, an RFID tag which stores fixed information such as RFID tag installation information and driving path information is installed along a monorail vehicle driving path to configure a driving path system. And remotely control the operation of the monorail vehicle by receiving vehicle driving information, and remotely installing a command room system for transmitting variable information such as monorail vehicle driving route occupancy information, monorail vehicle control information, interphone call information, etc. to the driving route system. And an RFID reader that transmits vehicle driving information such as monorail vehicle speed information, braking information, driving status information, video information, and interphone call information to the driving system through non-contact communication, and receives the fixed information and variable information. After installing in a monorail vehicle to construct a vehicle system, the driveway system and command room system and To provide a "using RFID monorail vehicle driving control system and a control method" to exchange information between the amount of system that controls the operating line of the monorail vehicle.

That is, the RFID tag stores information on the installation location of the RFID tag and information on the driving route (slope, bend, ground state, etc.) of the driving route and installs it densely along the driving route, and installs an RFID reader on the monorail vehicle. After that, the information exchange between the RFID tag installed in the driving path and the RFID reader installed in the monorail vehicle and the information exchange with the command room system to automatically control the operation of the monorail vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention "monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID",

Fixed information such as information on an RFID tag and information about a driving path is stored, and includes a plurality of RFID tags installed along a driving path, and transmits the fixed information to a vehicle system, between the vehicle system and the driving system. A traveling route system for relaying exchange of variable information and vehicle driving information;

It is installed in a monorail vehicle and performs contactless communication with the driving system through an RFID reader, and transmits vehicle driving information such as information on the driving state of the monorail vehicle, video information, interphone call information, and the like to the driving system. At least one vehicle system for controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle by receiving information and variable information; And,

It is installed at a remote location and performs a wired communication with the driving system to receive vehicle driving information, monitor the driving status of the monorail vehicle, and control the monorail vehicle driving control information, monorail vehicle driving route information, interphone call information, and the like. And a command room system for remotely controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle by transmitting information to the traveling route system.

The fixed information transmitted from the driving system to the vehicle system is characterized by including a corresponding RFID tag (fixed RFID tag or communication RFID tag) identification number (ID) and the next RFID tag identification number.

The information on the RFID tag identification number is for detecting whether the RFID tag is normally operated by transmitting the identification number of the RFID tag installed next to the RFID tag.

In other words, the identification number of the next installed RFID tag is transmitted to determine whether the RFID tag is normally operated from the detection of the RFID tag having the identification number.

The fixed information transmitted from the traveling road system to the vehicle system is characterized by including information on the RFID tag installation position, and driving path information such as the inclination, the bend, the ground state of the driving path on which the RFID tag is installed.

The RFID tag installation position information is transmitted to the vehicle system and used to detect the position of the monorail vehicle, and information about a driving path such as inclination, bend, and ground state is used for monorail vehicle operation control.

The vehicle driving information transmitted from the vehicle system to the driving route system may include current speed information of the monorail vehicle, monorail vehicle braking information, monorail vehicle position information, monorail vehicle state information, and the like.

The vehicle driving information is transmitted to the command room system through the driving system to be used for calculating the target driving speed (driving speed limit) and braking amount of the monorail vehicle.

The interphone call information of the vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system to the driving route system is voice information or video information for implementing an interphone call (voice call or video call) between the vehicle system and the command room system.

This interphone call information is for an interphone call between a passenger present in the monorail vehicle and a command room system operator.

The image information of the vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system to the driving system is characterized in that the front image of the monorail vehicle, the interior image of each passenger vehicle, or the rear image of the monorail vehicle.

This image information transmits the front image or the rear image of the monorail vehicle, or the salinity image of each vehicle to a command room system located at a remote location, so that the front situation or the rear situation of the monorail vehicle and the indoor situation of each vehicle are remotely transmitted from the command room system. For monitoring purposes.

The variable information transmitted from the command room system to the driving route system includes a driving route occupancy information, monorail vehicle speed control information, monorail vehicle braking control information, interphone call information, and the like of a preceding or following monorail vehicle. do.

The variable information is transmitted to the vehicle system through the driving system and used to control the operation of the monorail vehicle and make an interphone call with the passenger.

The driveway system,

Fixed information such as information about the RFID tag and information about the driving path is stored and installed along the driving path, and the RFID tag unit includes a plurality of RFID tags that exchange information by performing contactless communication with the RFID reader of the vehicle system. ; And,

Two or more RFID tags are connected, one or more communication control unit for controlling the operation of the connected RFID tag to perform a wired communication with the command room system to exchange information; characterized in that it comprises a.

The RFID tag unit,

At least one fixed RFID tag having fixed information stored therein and installed along a driving path to perform contactless communication with the vehicle system; And,

Fixed information is stored therein and is provided with a communication function for performing wired communication and is installed along a driving path, to perform non-contact communication with the vehicle system, and to perform wired communication with the command room system through the communication control unit. RFID tag; characterized in that configured to include.

The installation of the fixed RFID tag and the communication RFID tag of the RFID tag unit is characterized in that the fixed RFID tag is installed between the communication RFID tag after installing the communication RFID tag at regular intervals along the driving path.

The installation interval of the communication RFID tag installed at regular intervals along the driving path is characterized in that the interval shorter than the monorail vehicle configuration length.

The RFID tag part is intended to be easy to install by reducing the fixed RFID tag and communication RFID tag, and to reduce the installation cost.

In other words, the fixed RFID tag and the communication RFID tag are mixed and installed so that they can be installed more inexpensively and easily when only the communication RFID tag to be installed is connected to the communication control unit.

For example, when the monorail vehicle configuration length is 20m, and the RFID tags are installed at 1m intervals for information exchange, the communication RFID tags are installed at 10m intervals to connect to the communication control unit, and the communication RFID tags are installed at 10m intervals. Fixed RFID tags can be installed at intervals of 1 m between them.

For reference, the fixed RFID tag only needs to independently install the fixed RFID tag in which the fixed information is stored at the corresponding position without access to the communication controller.

The fixed RFID tag or the communication RFID tag of the RFID tag unit includes a vibration power generation module for converting vibration energy into electrical energy, or a solar cell power generation module for converting optical energy into electrical energy. It is characterized by a supply box.

The RFID tag is for supplying operational power to the RFID tag by generating power using a vibration generating module that generates power using vibration or a solar cell generating module that generates power using solar light.

3 shows the structure of the vibration generation module 213, 213a is a case, 213b is a bobbin, 213c is a permanent magnet, 213d is a coil, 213e is a support, and 213f is Springs 213g each represent a pedestal.

4 shows a solar cell generation module 214, where 214a is a solar cell and (D) is a rectifying diode, respectively.

The structure and operation of the vibration power generation module 213 and the solar cell generation module 214 is the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2008-0014325, the inventor of the prior application of the "self-powered RFID ID tag and train automatic stop position control system using the same As described in ", its detailed description is omitted.

Preferably, the communication control unit includes an input / output terminal, a microcomputer having a calculation module, a memory, a communication function, and the like.

This communication control unit controls the communication between the communication RFID tag and the command room system.

The vehicle system,

An RFID reader for performing contactless communication with an RFID tag (fixed RFID tag or communication RFID tag) of a traveling system;

An interface unit connected between the on-vehicle control unit and the vehicle driving control device to perform an interface function;

A vehicle image photographing unit comprising one or more cameras to capture a front image or a rear image of a monorail vehicle or an indoor image of each vehicle;

Vehicle interphone device unit for performing an interphone call with the command room system; And,

It is connected between the RFID reader, the interface unit, the vehicle image photographing unit, and the vehicle intercom device unit to control the operation of the RFID reader to perform non-contact communication with the traveling route system, and to transmit from the traveling route system. Receives fixed information and variable information and transmits it to the vehicle driving control device through the interface unit to control the operation of the monorail vehicle, information on the driving condition of the monorail vehicle input by the vehicle driving control device, and an image input to the image photographing unit. And an on-vehicle control unit configured to transmit vehicle driving information including information and interphone call information input from the vehicle intercom device unit to the driving route system through the RFID reader.

The interface unit is preferably composed of a known interface circuit for performing a signal transmission function between the vehicle driving control device and the vehicle control.

Since the configuration and operation of an interface circuit for converting a signal format output from one device and applying it to another device are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The image capturing unit may include one or more CCD cameras to photograph a front image of a monorail vehicle, a rear image, or an indoor image of each vehicle.

For example, the front of a monorail vehicle is equipped with a CCD camera to capture the front image of the monorail vehicle, the rear vehicle is equipped with a CCD camera to shoot the rear image, and each passenger car is equipped with one or more CCD cameras. It can be configured to take an image.

When the image photographing unit amplifies or filters the image signal photographed by the CCD camera and applies it to the vehicle control unit, the vehicle control unit transmits the RFID signal to the command room system through the driving path system through the RFID reader, and the front or rear situation of the monorail vehicle. , Or to monitor the indoor situation of each car.

Since the configuration and operation of the image capturing unit which captures an image with a CCD camera and applies it to the on-vehicle control unit are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The vehicle intercom device unit is preferably composed of a known interphone device for performing an interphone call between a passenger or a crew member and the operating personnel of the command room system.

The interphone device is intended to enable interphone calls between an unmanned autonomous monorail vehicle and a command room system operator who controls it remotely.

For example, after installing an intercom device in the crew room and each passenger car, the intercom call between the passenger (or the crew member) and the command room system operation personnel is established by establishing a communication path with the command room system through the onboard control unit (voice call and video call). Can be configured to

Since the configuration and operation of the interphone device are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The command room system,

A command room communication unit performing wired communication with the driving system;

A database unit for storing the monorail vehicle driving status and communication history;

An operation switch unit operated by a user;

A command room interphone device unit for performing an interphone call with the vehicle system;

A display alarm unit indicating a monorail vehicle driving situation and a communication situation; And,

By controlling the operation of the command room communication unit, the database unit, the operation switch unit, the command room intercom device unit, and the display alarm unit, and receives the vehicle operation information through the wired communication with the traveling route system to control the operation status of the monorail vehicle. A command room control unit configured to remotely monitor, perform an interphone call with the vehicle system, generate variable information and transmit the variable information to the vehicle system through the driving path system to remotely control the operation of the monorail vehicle, and to database the operation state of the monorail vehicle; Characterized in that configured to include.

The command room communication unit is composed of a known wired communication device that performs wired communication with the traveling road system.

Since the configuration and operation of the wired communication device are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The command room interphone device unit is configured with a known interphone circuit for making an interphone call with the vehicle interphone device unit of the command room system.

The display alarm unit,

A visual display unit for visually displaying a monorail vehicle driving situation and a communication situation; And,

And an audible display unit for auditoryly displaying the monorail vehicle driving situation and communication situation.

Preferably, the visual display unit is configured as a computer monitor or a monitor array in which a plurality of monitors are combined to represent driving states of all monorail vehicles traveling on a specific driving path.

Preferably, the auditory display unit is composed of a known speech synthesis device (or a speech synthesis program) that indicates the driving state of the monorail vehicle by speech.

For example, it may be configured to provide a voice guidance such as "No. 1 monorail vehicle has arrived at Seoul station", "No safety braking distance of No. 1 monorail vehicle".

Preferably, the command room communication unit, database unit, operation switch unit, display alarm unit, and command room control unit are constituted by a computer system.

The command room voice call unit may be configured by mounting a sound card and a microphone on the computer system, and the command room video call unit may be configured by mounting a graphic card and a CCD camera on the computer system.

On the other hand, the present invention "control method of monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID",

Installing at least one vehicle system including an RFID reader in a monorail vehicle, installing a traveling road system including a plurality of RFID tags in contactless communication with the RFID reader, and performing wired communication with the traveling road system; After the command room system is installed remotely, fixed information such as RFID tag information and driving route information, vehicle operation information such as information on the operation status of the monorail vehicle, video information, interphone call information, and monorail vehicle In a monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID that remotely monitors and controls the operation of a monorail vehicle by exchanging variable information such as driving control information, monorail vehicle occupancy information, interphone call information, and the like,

The control method of the monorail vehicle driving control system using the RFID,

Receiving fixed information and variable information transmitted from a traveling road system through contactless communication with the RFID tag to control the operation of the monorail vehicle, perform an interphone call with the command room system, and control the operation of the monorail vehicle. A vehicle system control step of generating information and transmitting the generated information to the driving route system;

Traveling to transmit the fixed information stored in the RFID tag and the variable information received from the command room system through the contactless communication with the RFID reader to the vehicle system, and receives the vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system to the command room system. Furnace system control step; And,

Remotely control the operation of the monorail vehicle by receiving vehicle operation information transmitted from the driving system through wired communication, remotely monitoring the driving state of the monorail vehicle, making an interphone call with the vehicle system, and generating variable information. And, the command room system control step of databaseting the driving status of the monorail vehicle; characterized in that it comprises a methodological configuration.

The vehicle system control step,

An RFID tag detection step of continuously detecting whether an RFID tag is detected;

When the RFID tag is detected as a result of performing the RFID tag detection step, a monorail vehicle is received through a vehicle operation control device (TCMS, ATC, ATO, etc.) by receiving fixed information and variable information through non-contact communication between the RFID reader and the RFID tag. A vehicle control step of controlling driving of the vehicle;

A vehicle interphone call step of detecting whether the interphone call information is included in the variable information received by performing the vehicle control step and performing an interphone call with the command room system;

After performing the vehicle control step or the vehicle intercom call step, information on the driving status of the monorail vehicle output from the vehicle operation control device, the front image or the rear image of the monorail, or the indoor image of each passenger car or the intercom call information Vehicle driving information generation step of detecting the vehicle to generate vehicle driving information; And,

And the vehicle driving information transmitting step of transmitting the vehicle driving information generated by performing the vehicle driving information generating step to the driving route system through the RFID reader.

The driving system control step,

An RFID reader detecting step of continuously detecting whether an RFID reader is detected;

An information exchange step of transmitting fixed information and variable information to a vehicle system through contactless communication with the RFID reader and receiving vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system when the RFID reader is detected as a result of performing the RFID reader detection step;

A vehicle driving information relay step of performing the information exchange step and transmitting the received vehicle driving information to the command room system through wired communication; And,

And a variable information receiving step of detecting whether the variable information transmitted from the command room system is received after performing the vehicle driving information relaying step and receiving the variable information.

The command room system control step,

A vehicle driving information receiving step of continuously detecting whether vehicle driving information is transmitted from the driving system and receiving vehicle driving information;

A monitoring step of monitoring a driving state of the monorail vehicle by analyzing the received vehicle driving information by performing the vehicle driving information receiving step;

A command room interphone call step of performing an interphone call with a vehicle system by detecting whether the intercom call information is included in the received vehicle operation information after performing the monitoring step;

A variable information generation step of generating variable information by detecting monorail vehicle driving route occupancy information, monorail vehicle driving control information, or interphone call information after performing the monitoring step or the command room intercom call step;

A variable information transmission step of transmitting the variable information generated by performing the variable information generation step to a traveling road system; And,

And a database step of databaseting a driving condition of the monorail vehicle after performing the variable information transmission step.

The vehicle driving information transmitted to the driving system in the vehicle system control step includes current speed information, monorail vehicle braking information, monorail vehicle position information, monorail vehicle state information, monorail vehicle front image information, and monorail vehicle rear image. Information, monorail vehicle passenger car interior video information, interphone call information.

The fixed information transmitted to the vehicle system in the driving system control step includes the RFID tag identification number, the next RFID tag identification number, information on the installation position of the RFID tag, the inclination, bending, and ground of the driving path on which the RFID tag is installed. Characterized in that the status information.

The variable information transmitted to the traveling route system in the command room system control step is characterized in that the driving occupancy information, monorail vehicle speed control information, monorail vehicle braking control information, interphone call information of the preceding or following monorail vehicle.

In particular, the present invention relates to a monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID and a method of controlling the same. By controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle, first, it is effective to control the operation of the monorail vehicle accurately and accurately, and secondly, it is effective to monitor and control the operation of the monorail vehicle in a remote command room system. Of course, third, unmanned automatic operation is possible, and fourth, there is an effect that the installation, operation, and maintenance costs are low.

Hereinafter, the technical idea of the present invention configured as described above, “a monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID and a control method thereof” will be described in detail.

In describing, the same name and the same code | symbol are used for the component which has the same or similar structure and function.

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In this embodiment, the monorail vehicle is set to two, and one CCD camera is installed in the front and rear of the monorail vehicle and each passenger compartment, and the front and rear images of the monorail vehicle and the indoor image of each vehicle are taken to the command room system. The transmission will be described as an example.

In the present embodiment, an example is described in which one vehicle system is mounted, and an example of an interphone device capable of making an interphone call with a command room system in each passenger car is described as an example.

In this embodiment, assuming that the monorail knitting length is 20 m, a communication RFID tag is installed every 10 m, and fixed RFID tags are installed at intervals of 1 m between the communication RFID tags.

In the present embodiment, the command room system is configured with a computer system as an example, and a warning lamp is further configured with a visual display device separately from the monitor.

The reason why the present embodiment is configured as described above is that other embodiments according to the spirit of the present invention can be easily understood from the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, the vehicle system 100 is installed in a monorail vehicle, the driving path system 200 is installed in the driving road, and the command room system 300 is installed in the CTC command room. Configure the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle system 100 includes an RFID reader 150, an interface unit 110, a vehicle image photographing unit 120, and a vehicle interphone device unit 130. The vehicle driving control device 3 is connected to the interface unit 110.

In addition, the vehicle image photographing unit 120 installs one CCD camera 121 to 124 in the front and rear of the monorail vehicle and the interior of each of the two cars to capture the monorail vehicle front image and the rear image and the interior image of each vehicle. And one interphone device (130a, 130b) in each of the passenger cars and connected to the vehicle voice communication unit (130) to enable interphone communication with the passenger.

The vehicle driving control apparatus 2 refers to an onboard apparatus or TCMS of an ATC or ATO, and is preferably connected to the TCMS.

The driving system 200 installs a communication RFID tag 211 at intervals of 10 m along a driving path, and installs a fixed RFID tag 212 at intervals of 1 m between the communication RFID tags 211. A plurality of communication RFID tags 211 are grouped and connected to one communication control unit 220 for each group.

In the figure, reference numeral 230 denotes a dedicated communication network connecting the traveling route system and the command room system.

As shown in FIG. 8, the command room system 300 includes an operation switch unit 310, a command room intercom device unit 320, a display alarm unit 340, a command room communication unit 350, and a database unit ( 360 is connected to the command room control unit 330 is configured.

This command room system 300 is preferably composed of a computer system.

The display alarm unit 340 includes a visual display unit 341 and an auditory display unit 342.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 8 denotes a monorail vehicle, 9 denotes a driving path, 310a denotes a keyboard, 310b denotes a switch, 321a denotes a microphone, 341a denotes a monitor, and 341b. Denotes a warning light, and 342a denotes a speaker.

Hereinafter, the operation and the effect of the present embodiment configured as described above with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

First, an RFID middleware, a communication control program, a compression program, an image processing program, and other control programs are installed in the onboard controller 140 of the vehicle system 100.

Subsequently, when the monorail vehicle 8 starts to operate, as shown in FIG. 9, the vehicle system control step S100, the traveling road system control step S200, and the command room system control step S300 are performed. do.

That is, the vehicle system 100 receives fixed information and variable information to control the operation of the monorail vehicle 8, perform an interphone call with the command room system 300, and generate vehicle driving information to generate the driving route system. Vehicle system control step (S100) and transmits to (200),

The traveling system control step of transmitting the fixed information and the variable information from the traveling system 200 to the vehicle system 100, receiving the driving information transmitted from the vehicle system 100, and transmitting the received driving information to the command room system 300. (S200) and,

The command room system 300 receives the vehicle driving information to remotely monitor the driving state of the monorail vehicle 8, perform an interphone call with the vehicle system 100, and generate variable information to generate the vehicle information of the monorail vehicle 8. Remote control of the operation, and performs the command room system control step (S300) of the database of the driving status of the monorail vehicle (8).

This will be described in detail as follows.

First, the vehicle system control step (S100) will be described as follows.

When the monorail vehicle 8 starts to run, the on-vehicle control unit 140 performs the RFID tag detection step (S110), as shown in FIG. 10, to communicate the RFID tag 211 or the fixed RFID tag 212. Is continuously detected.

In this case, when the fixed RFID tag 212 is detected, the fixed information stored in the fixed RFID tag 212 is received through contactless communication between the RFID reader 150 and the fixed RFID tag 212, and the communication RFID tag 211 is received. ) Is detected and performs the vehicle control step (S120) of controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle 8 through the vehicle driving control device 2 (TCMS, ATC, ATO, etc.) by receiving the fixed information and the variable information.

The fixed information includes the RFID tag identification number, the next RFID tag identification number, the information on the RFID tag installation position, the slope, the bend, the ground state information, etc. of the driving path on which the RFID tag is installed. Or trailing road occupancy information, monorail vehicle speed control information, monorail vehicle braking control information, interphone call information (voice call information, video call information), etc. of a following monorail vehicle.

On the other hand, after performing the vehicle control step (S120), the vehicle control unit 140 detects whether the interphone call information is included in the variable information received by performing the vehicle control step (S120) and the command room system A vehicle interphone call step (S130) for performing an interphone call with 300 is performed.

That is, it detects whether there is interphone call information transmitted from the command room system 300, and if there is interphone call information transmitted from the command room system 300, outputs it through the corresponding interphone device 130a or 130b. The call is made.

After performing the vehicle control step (S120) or the vehicle intercom call step (S130), the vehicle driving information generation step (S140) is performed to the driving state of the monorail vehicle 8 output from the vehicle driving apparatus 2. Information about the vehicle, the front image or the rear image of the monorail vehicle 8, the indoor image of each passenger vehicle of the monorail vehicle 8, or the interphone call information is detected to generate vehicle operation information, and then the vehicle operation information is generated through the RFID reader 150. The vehicle driving information transmitting step S150 is transmitted to the traveling route system 200.

That is, the fixed information is received through the RFID reader 150 to detect the position of the monorail vehicle 8 and the state of the driving path 9 (tilt, bend, ground state, etc.), and receive variable information to advance or Receiving trailing road occupancy information, speed limit information, vehicle braking information, and the like of a trailing monorail vehicle to control the operation of the monorail vehicle 8 through the vehicle driving control device 2, and interphone with the command room system 300. The call is performed.

Figure 3a shows the basic components of the RFID, Figure 3b is a configuration example of a fixed RFID tag, Figure 3c is a view showing one configuration example of a communication RFID tag, respectively.

The driving system control step S200 will be described below.

The fixed RFID tag 212 among the components of the traveling system 200 transmits the fixed information stored in the fixed RFID tag 212 to the vehicle system 100 by contactless communication logic with the RFID reader 150. Since the description of the operation of the fixed RFID tag 212 is omitted, the operation of the communication RFID tag 211 will be described in detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 11, the CPU (logic unit) of the communication RFID tag 211 performs the RFID reader detection step S210 to continuously detect whether the RFID reader 150 is detected. .

When the RFID reader 150 is detected as a result of performing the RFID reader detection step (S210), the fixed information and the variable information are transmitted to the vehicle system 100 through non-contact communication with the RFID reader 150, and the vehicle system 100. The information exchange step (S220) of receiving vehicle driving information transmitted from the is performed.

After performing the information exchange step (S220), perform the vehicle operation information relay step (S230) to perform the information exchange step (S220) to the vehicle operation information received through the wired communication to the command room system 300 Will be sent.

That is, the vehicle driving information stored in the memory unit of the communication RFID tag 211 is transmitted to the command room system 300 through the communication control unit 220 and the command room communication unit 360.

In addition, after performing the vehicle driving information relaying step (S230), the variable information receiving step (S240) of receiving the variable information transmitted from the command room system 300 and storing it in the memory unit is performed.

The variable information stored in the memory unit is transmitted to the train system 100 when the monorail vehicle 8 passes, and the fixed information is transmitted to the vehicle system 100 by repeating the above process, and the vehicle system 100 ) And the command room system 300 relays the transmission of the variable information and the vehicle driving information.

Hereinafter, the command room system control method (S300) will be described.

First, as shown in Figure 12, the command room control unit 330 performs the vehicle operation information receiving step (S310) to continuously detect whether or not vehicle operation information is received in the command room communication unit 350 vehicle driving information Will be received.

After performing the vehicle driving information receiving step S310, the monitoring step of monitoring the driving state of the monorail vehicle 8 by analyzing the received vehicle driving information by performing the vehicle driving information receiving step S310 (S320). Will be performed.

After performing the monitoring step S320, the vehicle driving information reception step S310 is performed to detect whether the received interphone call information is included in the received vehicle driving information to perform an interphone call with the vehicle system 100. The command room interphone call step (S330) is performed.

That is, the image information included in the vehicle driving information (front image, rear image and interior image of each vehicle) of the monorail vehicle is displayed through the time display unit 341 of the display alarm unit 340, and the interphone call information is output. .

After performing the monitoring step (S320) or the command room intercom call step (S330), the command room control unit 330 sequentially performs the variable information generation step (S340) and the variable information transmission step (S350) to the variable information. It generates and transmits to the driveway system 200.

That is, the monorail vehicle driving status information (monorail vehicle current speed information, monorail vehicle braking information, monorail vehicle position information, monorail vehicle state information, etc.) included in the vehicle driving information is analyzed to analyze the preceding or following monorail vehicle. After generating the road occupancy information, the monorail vehicle speed control information, the monorail vehicle braking control information, and the like, by detecting whether the interphone call information is generated and generating the variable information, the command room communication unit 350 to the driving system 200 Will be sent.

On the other hand, after performing the variable information transmission step (S350) to perform a database step (S360) to database the operating state of the monorail vehicle to repeat the above process to remotely control the operation of the monorail vehicle. .

That is, the command room system 300 monitors the driving status of each monorail vehicle driving the route by displaying the position, speed, and driving status of each monorail vehicle driving the driving path on the monitor 341a (or a separate display device). When necessary (eg, emergency situation, lack of braking distance, etc.), the warning lamp 341b is operated, and a warning sound indicating this is shown through the audible display unit 342, and data on driving and communication conditions of the monorail vehicle is displayed. The database is stored in the database unit 360 to form a database.

The data stored in the database is used to analyze the driving of the monorail vehicle, history management, and the like.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the communication RFID tag and the fixed RFID tag are installed along a track to configure a driving system, a vehicle system is installed in a monorail vehicle, and a command room system is installed at a remote location. Through the contactless and wired communication of the system, the operation of the monorail vehicle is controlled by exchanging fixed information, variable information and vehicle operation information so that the operation of the monorail vehicle can be controlled by transmitting information accurately and precisely (densely). It is a useful invention that can monitor and control the operation of trains in the command room system located at, which enables unmanned automatic operation as well as low installation, operation and maintenance costs.

However, the above embodiment has been described with an example in which one vehicle system is installed in a monorail vehicle, but the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

That is, by installing one vehicle system in each of the head vehicle and the rear vehicle to control the operation of the monorail vehicle, a control dual system can be configured to improve control reliability.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the communication RFID tag and the fixed RFID tag are installed along the driving path to configure the driving system, but the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

That is, the driving route system can be configured by installing only the communication RFID tag.

In addition, in the above embodiment, assuming that the monorail vehicle configuration length is 20 m or more, communication RFID tags are installed at intervals of 10 m, and fixed RFID tags are installed at intervals of 1 m between the communication RFID tags. It is noted that the technical idea is not limited thereto.

For example, the need for precise control of monorail vehicles, such as platforms, can be configured with RFID tags installed at intervals of 30 cm or less, as well as tens of meters or hundreds of places where dense installation is not required. Note that RFID tags can be installed and configured at meter intervals.

In addition, in the above embodiment, it has been tentatively described to operate by being supplied with power by a conventional method without special reference to the power supply unit of the RFID tag, but it uses the vibration generation module as shown in FIG. To power the RFID tag.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a "monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID" according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a conventional monorail vehicle control device,

3A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an RFID;

3B is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a fixed RFID tag;

3C is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a communication RFID tag;

4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a vibration power generation module according to the present invention;

5 is a view showing the configuration of a solar cell power generation module according to the present invention,

6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle system according to the present invention;

7 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the driving system in the present invention,

8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a command room system in the present invention;

9 is a control flow diagram showing the control flow of the present invention "control method of monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID",

10 is a control flow diagram showing the control flow of the vehicle system control step of the present invention,

11 is a control flow diagram showing a control flow of the driving system control step of the present invention,

12 is a control flow diagram showing a control flow of the command room system control step of the present invention.

   Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

2: train control system 100: vehicle system

110: interface unit 120: vehicle image recording unit

130: vehicle voice communication unit 140: on-vehicle control unit

150: RFID reader 200: driveway system

210: RFID tag unit 211: communication RFID tag

212: fixed RFID tag 213: vibration generating module

214: solar cell generation module 220: communication control unit

230: communication network 300: command room system

310: operation switch unit 320: command room intercom device unit

321: command room voice call 322: command ring video call

330: command room control unit 340: display alarm unit

341: time display unit 342: auditory display unit

350: command room communication unit 360: database unit

S100: vehicle system control step S110: RFID tag detection step

S120: vehicle control step S130: vehicle interphone call step

S140: vehicle driving information generation step S150: vehicle driving information transmission step

S200: driving system control step S210: RFID reader detection step

S220: information exchange step S230: vehicle operation information relay step

S240: variable information receiving step S300: command room system control step

S310: vehicle operation information receiving step S320: monitoring step

S330: command intercom call step S340: variable information generation step

S350: variable information transmission step S360: database step

Claims (21)

Fixed information such as information on an RFID tag and information about a driving path is stored, and includes a plurality of RFID tags installed along a driving path, and transmits the fixed information to a vehicle system, between the vehicle system and the driving system. A traveling route system for relaying exchange of variable information and vehicle driving information; It is installed in a monorail vehicle and performs contactless communication with the driving system through an RFID reader, and transmits vehicle driving information such as information on the driving state of the monorail vehicle, video information, interphone call information, and the like to the driving system. At least one vehicle system for controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle by receiving information and variable information; And, It is installed at a remote location and performs wired communication with the driving system to receive vehicle driving information, monitor the driving status of the monorail vehicle, and control information such as monorail vehicle driving control information, monorail vehicle driving route information, and interphone call information. And a command room system for remotely controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle by transmitting a signal to the traveling road system. The monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID according to claim 1, wherein the fixed information transmitted from the driving system to the vehicle system comprises the RFID tag identification number and the next RFID tag identification number. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixed information transmitted from the driving system to the vehicle system includes information on the installation position of the RFID tag and driving route information such as inclination, bending, and ground conditions of the driving route on which the RFID tag is installed. Monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID, characterized in that configured. The vehicle driving information transmitted from the vehicle system to the driving route system includes current speed information of the monorail vehicle, monorail vehicle braking information, monorail vehicle position information, monorail vehicle state information, and the like. Monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID. According to claim 1, Interphone call information of the vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system to the driving path system, the voice information or video to implement the interphone call (voice call or video call) between the vehicle system and the command room system Monorail vehicle driving control system using the information characterized in that the information. The method of claim 1, wherein the image information of the vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system to the driving route system, the monorail vehicle front image, each passenger vehicle interior image, or a monorail vehicle rear image, characterized in that the operation of the monorail vehicle Control system. The method of claim 6, wherein the variable information transmitted from the command room system to the traveling road system includes: driving occupancy information, monorail vehicle speed control information, monorail vehicle braking control information, interphone call information, and the like of a preceding or following monorail vehicle. Monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 1, wherein the driving system, Fixed information such as information about the RFID tag and information about the driving path is stored and installed along the driving path, and the RFID tag unit includes a plurality of RFID tags that exchange information by performing contactless communication with the RFID reader of the vehicle system. ; And, Two or more RFID tags are connected, one or more communication control unit for controlling the operation of the connected RFID tag to perform a wired communication with the command room system to exchange information; monorail vehicle using RFID, characterized in that it comprises a Driving control system. The method of claim 8, wherein the RFID tag unit, At least one fixed RFID tag having fixed information stored therein and installed along a driving path to perform contactless communication with the vehicle system; And, Fixed information is stored therein and is provided with a communication function for performing wired communication and is installed along a driving path to perform contactless communication with the vehicle system, and at least one communication for performing wired communication with the command room system through the communication control unit. RFID tag; monorail vehicle running control system using RFID, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 10, wherein the installation of the fixed RFID tag and the communication RFID tag of the RFID tag unit, after installing the communication RFID tag at regular intervals along the driving path, characterized in that the fixed RFID tag is installed between the communication RFID tag. Monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID tag, And a solar cell generation module for converting vibration energy into electrical energy, or a solar cell generation module for converting light energy into electrical energy, and supplying operation power to the RFID tag. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle system, An RFID reader performing contactless communication with an RFID tag of a traveling road system; An interface unit connected between the on-vehicle control unit and the vehicle driving control device to perform an interface function; A vehicle image photographing unit comprising one or more cameras to capture a front image or a rear image of a monorail vehicle or an indoor image of each vehicle; Vehicle interphone device unit for performing an interphone call with the command room system; And, It is connected between the RFID reader, the interface unit, the vehicle image photographing unit, and the vehicle intercom device unit to control the operation of the RFID reader to perform non-contact communication with the traveling route system, and to transmit from the traveling route system. Receives fixed information and variable information and transmits it to the vehicle driving control device through the interface unit to control the operation of the monorail vehicle, information on the driving condition of the monorail vehicle input by the vehicle driving control device, and an image input to the image photographing unit. And an on-vehicle control unit configured to transmit vehicle operation information including information and intercom call information input from the vehicle intercom device unit to the traveling route system through the RFID reader. The system of claim 12, wherein the vehicle image photographing unit comprises one or more CCD cameras to photograph the front and rear images of the monorail vehicle or the indoor image of each vehicle. According to claim 1, wherein the command room system, A command room communication unit performing wired communication with the driving system; A database unit for storing the monorail vehicle driving status and communication history; An operation switch unit operated by a user; A command room interphone device unit for performing an interphone call with the vehicle system; A display alarm unit indicating a monorail vehicle driving situation and a communication situation; And, By controlling the operation of the command room communication unit, the database unit, the operation switch unit, the command room intercom device unit, and the display alarm unit, and receives the vehicle operation information through the wired communication with the traveling route system to control the operation status of the monorail vehicle. A command room control unit configured to remotely monitor, perform an interphone call with the vehicle system, generate variable information and transmit the variable information to the vehicle system through the driving path system to remotely control the operation of the monorail vehicle, and to database the operation state of the monorail vehicle; Monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID, characterized in that configured to include. Installing at least one vehicle system including an RFID reader in a monorail vehicle, installing a traveling road system including a plurality of RFID tags in contactless communication with the RFID reader, and performing wired communication with the traveling road system; After the command room system is installed remotely, fixed information such as RFID tag information and driving route information, vehicle operation information such as information on the operation status of the monorail vehicle, video information, interphone call information, and monorail vehicle In a monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID for remotely monitoring and controlling the operation of a monorail vehicle by exchanging variable information such as driving control information, monorail vehicle occupancy information, interphone call information, and the like, The control method of the monorail vehicle driving control system using the RFID, Receiving fixed information and variable information transmitted from a traveling road system through contactless communication with the RFID tag to control the operation of the monorail vehicle, perform an interphone call with the command room system, and control the operation of the monorail vehicle. A vehicle system control step of generating information and transmitting the generated information to the driving system; Traveling to transmit the fixed information stored in the RFID tag and the variable information received from the command room system through the contactless communication with the RFID reader to the vehicle system, and receives the vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system to the command room system. Furnace system control step; And, Remotely control the operation of the monorail vehicle by receiving vehicle operation information transmitted from the driving system through wired communication, remotely monitoring the driving state of the monorail vehicle, making an interphone call with the vehicle system, and generating variable information. And a command room system control step of making a database of the driving conditions of the monorail vehicle. The method of claim 15, wherein the vehicle system control step, An RFID tag detection step of continuously detecting whether an RFID tag is detected; When the RFID tag is detected as a result of performing the RFID tag detection step, a vehicle control step of controlling the operation of the monorail vehicle through the vehicle driving control device by receiving fixed information and variable information through non-contact communication between the RFID reader and the RFID tag. ; A vehicle interphone call step of detecting whether the interphone call information is included in the variable information received by performing the vehicle control step and performing an interphone call with the command room system; After performing the vehicle control step or the vehicle intercom call step, information on the driving status of the monorail vehicle output from the vehicle operation control device, the front image or the rear image of the monorail, or the indoor image of each passenger car or the intercom call information Vehicle driving information generation step of detecting the vehicle to generate vehicle driving information; And, A vehicle driving information transmission step of transmitting vehicle driving information generated by performing the vehicle driving information generation step to a driving system through an RFID reader; and controlling the monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID . The method of claim 15, wherein the driving system control step, An RFID reader detecting step of continuously detecting whether an RFID reader is detected; An information exchange step of transmitting fixed information and variable information to a vehicle system through contactless communication with the RFID reader and receiving vehicle operation information transmitted from the vehicle system when the RFID reader is detected as a result of performing the RFID reader detection step; A vehicle driving information relay step of performing the information exchange step and transmitting the received vehicle driving information to the command room system through wired communication; And, After performing the vehicle operation information relay step, the variable information receiving step of receiving the variable information by detecting whether the variable information transmitted from the command room system; receiving a monorail vehicle using RFID, characterized in that it comprises a Control method of the control system. The method of claim 15, wherein the command room system control step, A vehicle driving information receiving step of continuously detecting whether vehicle driving information is transmitted from the driving system and receiving vehicle driving information; A monitoring step of monitoring a driving state of the monorail vehicle by analyzing the received vehicle driving information by performing the vehicle driving information receiving step; A command room interphone call step of performing an interphone call with a vehicle system by detecting whether the intercom call information is included in the received vehicle operation information after performing the monitoring step; A variable information generation step of generating variable information by detecting monorail vehicle driving route occupancy information, monorail vehicle driving control information, or interphone call information after performing the monitoring step or the command room intercom call step; A variable information transmission step of transmitting the variable information generated by performing the variable information generation step to a traveling road system; And, And a database step of databaseing a monorail vehicle driving situation after performing the variable information transmitting step. The vehicle driving information transmitted to the driving system in the vehicle system control step includes: current speed information of the monorail vehicle, monorail vehicle braking information, monorail vehicle position information, monorail vehicle state information, and monorail vehicle front image correction. Beam, monorail vehicle rear image information, monorail vehicle passenger vehicle interior image information, interphone call information control method of a monorail vehicle operation control system using RFID. The driving information of claim 15, wherein the fixed information transmitted to the vehicle system in the driving system control step includes: the RFID tag identification number, the next RFID tag identification number, information on the RFID tag installation position, and the RFID tag installation path. Control method of a monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID, characterized in that the slope, bending, ground state information. The variable information transmitted to the driving system in the command room system control step includes: driving route occupancy information, monorail vehicle speed control information, monorail vehicle braking control information, and interphone call information of a preceding or following monorail vehicle. A control method of a monorail vehicle driving control system using RFID.

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