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238results about "Point-signal interlocking arrangments" patented technology

Method & apparatus for an interlocking control device

A distributed interlocking device, architecture and process are disclosed, and are based on segregating the vital logic for a signal installation by type of signal equipment. A plurality of intelligent signal devices is disclosed, wherein each intelligent signal device is used to control a basic signal unit. In turn, a signal unit includes a set of signal apparatuses that are geographically and logically interrelated. An intelligent signal device receives data related to the states of other signal devices, determines and controls its own operational states, and communicates its own operational states to other devices.A generic intelligent signal device is also disclosed, and is based on a parameterization approach that incorporates a plurality of vital parameters into the vital logic of the device. The device is then customized to a site specific location by activating the appropriate parameters for that location. In addition, a plurality of new concepts, and signal control functions are provided, and include a vital change management process, and a failure recovery scheme based on dynamic reconfiguration of home and distant control functions.
Owner:SIEMENS IND INC

Method and apparatus for an interlocking control device

A distributed interlocking device, architecture and process are disclosed, and are based on segregating the vital logic for a signal installation by type of signal equipment. A plurality of intelligent signal devices is disclosed, wherein each intelligent signal device is used to control a basic signal unit. In turn, a signal unit includes a set of signal apparatuses that are geographically and logically interrelated. An intelligent signal device receives data related to the states of other signal devices, determines and controls its own operational states, and communicates its own operational states to other devices.A generic intelligent signal device is also disclosed, and is based on a parameterization approach that incorporates a plurality of vital parameters into the vital logic of the device. The device is then customized to a site specific location by activating the appropriate parameters for that location. In addition, a plurality of new concepts, and signal control functions are provided, and include a vital change management process, and a failure recovery scheme based on dynamic reconfiguration of home and distant control functions.
Owner:SIEMENS IND INC

System and method for computing car switching solutions in a switchyard using car ETA as a factor

A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
Owner:CANADIAN NAT RAILWAY

Full-electronic computer interlocking system based on redundancy of executive modules

The invention discloses a full-electronic computer interlocking system based on redundancy of executive modules and belongs to the technical field of computer interlocking. The full-electronic computer interlocking system comprises an interlocking machine level, a communication machine level and an executive module level. As for a host-backup system, two communication machines and the multiple executive modules connected with the communication machines form a communication and execution subsystem. One interlocking system can be provided with the multiple communication and execution subsystems according to the scale of a station. The interlocking machine level and the communication machine level are connected in a crossing redundancy mode, and the two-line executive modules in the communication and execution subsystem are connected in parallel and then connected to outdoor equipment. According to the full-electronic computer interlocking system, the interlocking machine level, the communication machine level and the executive module layer connected below the communication machine level form the redundant relationship of the host-backup system, and the usability of the computer interlocking system is improved.
Owner:HEFEI GOCOM INFORMATION &TECH CO LTD

Computer interlocking system and operation method thereof

The invention discloses a computer interlocking system and an operation method thereof. The interlocking system comprises an interlocking machine, a communication gateway, a turnout execution unit, a signal execution unit and a track execution unit, wherein the turnout execution unit comprises a first action controller, a second action controller, a directional operation control ciruit, a reversed operation control circuit, a safety relay and a select switch, wherein the first action controller and the second action controller are used for controlling a group of switching tubes respectively arranged on the directional operation control circuit and the reversed operation control circuit, alternating current is input into the directional operation control circuit and the reversed operation control circuit and is controlled by the normally-open switch of the safety relay, the select switch is in communication connection with the first action controller, the second action controller and a signal collecting unit, and output of the first action controller, the second action controller and the select switch controls the safety relay by means of logical relation treatment. The invention uses the switching tubes to replace relays in the existing system, and adopts one safety relay and one select switch to ensure high reliability of the turnout execution unit, thereby greatly reducing cost of the whole system on the premise of ensuring the high reliability.
Owner:上海亨钧科技股份有限公司

Overlap triggering method used in urban rail traffic system based on destination

The invention relates to an overlap triggering method used in an urban rail traffic system based on a destination. The overlap triggering method comprises the following steps of (1) performing system initialization; (2) judging whether a train enters an overlap trigger section or not; (3) judging whether a main access is established or not; (4) judging whether an overlap is established or not; (5) sending an overlap locking request to a train monitoring system ATS through a CI; (6) searching destination information after the ATS receives the request, calculating the overlap locking direction and replying the overlap locking direction to the CI if the destination information exists; (7) judging whether the CI receives the overlap locking information, if so, executing the step (10), and if not, executing the step (8); (8) judging whether preset time t of a timer is up, if so, executing the step (9), and if not, executing the step (5); (9) establishing a default overlap through the CI; and (10) establishing the overlap through the CI according to the destination. Compared with the prior art, the overlap triggering method has the advantages of enabling the train not to wait the overlap unlocking time, effectively improving the operation efficiency and the like.
Owner:CASCO SIGNAL

Computer interlocking system and working method thereof

The invention discloses a computer interlocking system and a working method thereof, wherein the computer interlocking system comprises an interlocking machine, a communication gateway and a turnout, signal and railway execution unit; the signal execution unit comprises a signal lamp control unit, a protective unit and a signal acquisition unit, wherein the protective unit comprises a logic protection unit and a signal safety relay, the logic protection unit receives first signal state information and second signal state information respectively output by a first signal controller and a second signal controller, and the first signal controller, the second signal controller and the logic protection unit all receive system feedback information acquired by the acquisition unit; the first signal state information, the second signal state information and the system feedback information are logically compared by the logic protection unit through hardware, and a signal lamp abnormal signal for controlling the signal safety relay is output according to a comparison result; and under the condition that the signal lamp abnormal signal is output, the signal safety relay is only controlled by the signal lamp abnormal signal, so that the signal execution unit is led to be safe from faulty.
Owner:上海亨钧科技股份有限公司

Main line bifurcation region interlocking protection method and system of tramcar

ActiveCN104354720AMeet efficient, convenient and economical transportation needsRailway traffic control systemsPoint-signal interlocking arrangmentsIndustrial engineering
The invention discloses a main line bifurcation region interlocking protection method and system of a tramcar. The method comprises the following steps: sending a train number and a cross road number to a turnout controller before a train passes through the approach section of a bifurcation region; receiving the train number and the cross road number by the turnout controller, and obtaining an operation map and a scheduling plan which are built in the turnout controller and correspond to the train number and the cross road number of the train according to the train number and the cross road number of the train; obtaining a route corresponding to the train according to the operation map and the scheduling plan which correspond to the train number and the cross road number of the train by the turnout controller. According to the method, the admission passage operation is automatically triggered when the train passes through the bifurcation region in combination with operation characteristics of a metro interlocking relationship and the modern tramcar, the efficient, convenient and economic transportation demands of the modern tramcar are met, and the speed of the train passing through the bifurcation region is guaranteed to the maximum extent.
Owner:TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD

Method for Isolation of Vital Functions in a Centralized Train Control System

A method and system for reducing, in a centralized train control system, the portion of a centralized server application that is considered vital while not reducing the overall vitality of the system.
Owner:AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORP

Computer interlocking system supporting c3 system and interlocking control method

Disclosed are a computer interlocking system supporting C3 system and an interlocking control method, the computer interlocking system comprising: a man-machine interface module (21), an interlocking logic module (22), an input / output module (23) and a power module (24). The interlocking logic module (22) is respectively connected with the man-machine interface module (21) and the input / output module (23), for generating a control output signal according to the input information of the man-machine interface module (21) and sending the control output signal to the input / output module (23) to make the input / output module (23) control the operation of on-site equipment according to the control output signal; the power module (24) is respectively connected with the man-machine interface module (21), the interlocking logic module (22), and the input / output module (23). The computer interlocking system further comprises: a train control interface module (25), one end whereof is connected with the interlocking logic module (22), and the other end connected with a train control device, for implementing a communication interaction between the interlocking logic module (22) and the train control device. The computer interlocking system supporting C3 system and the interlocking control method realize the functional support of the computer interlocking system and a CTCS-3 train control system.
Owner:CRSC RESEARCH & DESIGN INSTITUTE GROUP CO LTD

Urban rail transit trackside operation control system main track and vehicle depot integration method

The invention discloses an urban rail transit trackside operation control system main track and vehicle depot integration method which includes the following steps that the same communication mode between main track interlocking and an area controller is adopted, interlocking of a vehicle depot exchanges data with the area controller which the vehicle depot belongs to through a redundant safety bus; the area control calculates movement authority for running trains in the vehicle depot; a center train automatic monitoring system monitors the running process of all the trains in the vehicle depot. According to the method, the vehicle depot is brought into a main track operation control system for unified management, synergetic integration of vehicle depot interlocking and functions of a main track interlocking system is achieved, precise positioning and running tracking of the trains in the vehicle depot are achieved, and unified management of train numbers in the vehicle depot and the main track is achieved.
Owner:BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIV

Hollow tie railroad switching assembly

A switching assembly includes a pair of hollow ties, a pair of supports, and a linkage. The linkage extends generally through the hollow ties, whereby the cribs are generally free of linkage components, and the ballast in the cribs can be compacted with known automated machinery. The linkage includes a number of lugs and a number of rods, with the rods each being formed from standard bar stock and threaded, and with the linkage configuration avoiding the need to custom bend any of the rods. The hollow ties are formed from generally available standard box section steel, as are the supports. The spacing between the hollow ties can be varied in accordance with the pitch of the other rail ties of the railroad switch. Each hollow tie can include a heater. The switching assembly is highly adjustable, which makes it suitable for use in numerous different track configurations.
Owner:ANSALDO STS USA INC

Method and device for automatically controlling railway route entry

The invention discloses a method for automatically controlling the railway route entry, which comprises the following steps: transmitting a shunting service instruction to analyzing equipment and a train terminal; transmitting an instruction to the analyzing control equipment to determine information after receiving the shunting service instruction by the train terminal; searching a higher preference path from a road map database according to the shunting service instruction after receiving the instruction determining information by the analyzing control equipment; and transmitting a control instruction to interlocking control equipment for opening a route entry according to the higher preference path. The invention also discloses a device for realizing the method, which comprises the train terminal, the analyzing control equipment and the interlocking control equipment. By the method and the device, the arrangement of artificial participation of train route entry can be canceled, the automatic arrangement of the higher preference path for route entry can be realized, the traffic capacity of railway can be improved and the labor productivity as well as the automatic level and the safe reliability of the railway can be improved.
Owner:BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO LTD

On-board device, signaling system, and control method of moving vehicle

An on-board device is loaded in a moving vehicle traveling on a track. The on-board device determines whether or not a traveling route has been secured, based on station related data indicating data related to a branch on the traveling route of the moving vehicle and acquired from a station interface device of a station to which the branch belongs, and different moving vehicle related data indicating data related to a different moving vehicle acquired from the different moving vehicle on the traveling route. The on-board device determines the traveling of the moving vehicle on the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data.
Owner:MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND ENG LTD

Computer interlocking system and redundancy switching method thereof

The invention provides a computer interlocking system and a redundancy switching method thereof. The system includes an interlocking subsystem. The interlocking subsystem contains an interlocking I system and an interlocking II system which are the same and are interconnected. Each of the interlocking I system and the interlocking II system includes two CPUs which are the same in hardware and adopt task-level synchronization. The two CPUs respectively run executable files generated by compiling the same program code by different compilers. According to the system, heterogeneous software / hardware and program running starting times with a fixed difference are adopted to reduce occurrence probability of common-mode faults, development difficulty is reduced while the common-mode faults are reduced, production efficiency is improved, and reducing of requirements of debugging and maintenance is realized.
Owner:CRSC RESEARCH & DESIGN INSTITUTE GROUP CO LTD

Automatic generating method and device for interlocking data sheet

The invention discloses an automatic generating method and device for an interlocking data sheet. According to the automatic generating method and device for the interlocking data sheet, interlocking data are automatically generated through the steps of device checking, device matching, access searching, interlocking data obtaining and recording and interlocking data collating in sequence, wherein before the interlocking data are obtained, the accuracy of the interlocking data obtained in the subsequent steps is ensured through system self-check and self-correction; by means of device matching, a base is provided for the accessing sequence of different devices in the subsequent access searching process; by means of traversal searching of accesses, the interlocking data of each access are obtained, corresponding collating is conducted, and the needed interlocking data are obtained. The interlocking data are automatically generated, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the accuracy of the interlocking data is effectively ensured, and the problems that an existing manual editing method is low in efficiency and poor in data accuracy are solved.
Owner:HUNAN CRRC TIMES SIGNAL & COMM CO LTD

CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) and regional interlocking integrated system and method

The invention provides a CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) and regional interlocking integrated system and method, relating to the technical field of rail transit. The system comprises a train-train communication integrated device and a train-ground communication integrated device; in case of control with an automatic mode, the train-train communication integrated device acquires first location information, route entering application information and first line data information, processes the first location information and the route entering application information to obtain first route entering state information, and calculates first LMA (Limit Movement Authority) information according to the first line data information and the first route entering state information; in case of control with a backup mode and a manual mode, the train-ground communication integrated device acquires second location information and second line data information, and calculates second LMA information according to the second locationinformation and the second line data information, thus optimizing closed-loop control links, ensuring stability of the integrated system and improving rail transit operating efficiency.
Owner:LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIV

Railway train critical systems having control system redundancy and asymmetric communications capability

A railway vital or critical application system substitutes commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and / or software for railway-domain specific product components, yet is validated to conform with railway vital system failure-free standards. The vital system uses a pair of COTS personal computers and operating systems with asymmetric communications capability. Each computer and operating system may differ for additional redundancy. Both computers receive and verify vital systems input message data and security code integrity and separately generate output data responsive to the input message. The first computer has sole capability to send vital system output messages including the output data and an output security code, but only the second computer has the capability of generating the output security code. A failure of either computer's hardware, software or processing capability results failure to transmit a vital system output message or an output message that cannot be verified by other vital systems.
Owner:SIEMENS MOBILITY INC

Turnout execution unit of computer interlocking system and working method thereof

The invention discloses a turnout execution unit of a computer interlocking system and a working method thereof. The turnout execution unit comprises a first action controller, a second action controller and a directional-operation and reverse-operation control circuit controlled by the first action controller and the second action controller, and the turnout execution unit also comprises a safety relay and a select switch; the first action controller and the second action controller are used for controlling a group of switching tubes on the directional-operation and reverse-operation control circuit; the AC input directional-operation and the reverse-operation control circuit is controlled by a normally-opened switch of the safety relay; the select switch is in communicating connection with the first action controller, the second action controller and a signal acquisition unit; and the first action controller, the second action controller and the output of the select switch process and control the safety relay through And logic relationship. By changing a relay in the traditional system into the switching tube, the invention ensures the high reliability of the turnout execution unit through the safety relay and the select switch and greatly reduces the cost of the whole system on the premise of ensuring the high reliability.
Owner:上海亨钧科技股份有限公司

Distributed computer interlock control system for station signal and integration method thereof

The invention relates to a station signal distributed computer interlocking control system which is composed of a human-computer interaction layer for realizing the operation expression function, a distributed interlocking layer for realizing the interlocking calculation function, an outdoor device measurement and control driving interface layer for realizing the measurement and control driving function of a trackside device and an outdoor device (a trackside semaphore, a turnout, a track circuit and the like). The distributed interlocking layer of the system does not adopt the centralized interlocking calculation mode, distributes the interlocking logic calculation into each basic interlocking control unit which is corresponding to a special field device (such as the semaphore, the turnout and the rail circuit), and the interlocking control process of the station signal is jointly completed by a group of basic interlocking control units. The distributed computer interlocking control which is realized by the invention can greatly improve the reliability, the safety and the availability of the station signal computer interlocking control system.
Owner:BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIV

On-board device, signaling system and control method of moving vehicle

An on-board device is loaded in a moving vehicle traveling on a track. The on-board device acquires failure data indicating a failure on the track. Based on the failure data, a traveling route is determined in case of the failure. The securement of the traveling route is determined based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of a station to which a branch on the route belongs and which indicates data of the branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle. The traveling of the moving vehicle is determined regarding the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data.
Owner:MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD

Transportation system

A high-speed transportation system includes at least one transportation structure having at least one track, at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one structure between a plurality of stations, a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the structure, and a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the structure. At least one track is positioned to provide balancing force vectors to achieve stability for the capsule.
Owner:HYPERLOOP TECH INC

Semi-automatic electronic block instrument and working method of block instrument

The invention provides a semi-automatic electronic block instrument and a working method of the block instrument. The block instrument is composed of a communication board, a collection board, a drive board, a monitoring board, a communication board and two logic control boards which are connected via a CAN (Controller Area Network) bus, wherein each logic control board comprises two CPUs (Central Processing Units) which are connected in parallel and a comparer; the collection board is composed of collection relays BSAJ, SGAJ, FUAJ and JSBJ which are connected in parallel; and the monitoring board is connected with a computer monitoring system. The two logic control boards of the block instrument form a double 2-vote-2 redundant system, and seven block signals are transmitted via a cable to realize communication among stations, so that the block instrument occupies a small space, has a stable system, is convenient to mount and is suitable for emergency rescue of railway signals; the block instrument is compatible with an existing railway signal interlock system so that digital communication among the stations is increased; automatic block among the stations is realized via a pre-reserved axle counting interface; the upgrading and reconstruction are convenient; the maintenance is convenient; the system has a self-diagnostic function; and the communication among the stations is realized via the cable so that the communication has strong anti-jamming capability and is difficult to damage.
Owner:NANJING TICOM TECH

Method and apparatus for automatically testing a railroad interlocking

A railroad signal system interlocking is automatically tested. A control point interface corresponding to a predetermined function of the interlocking has an isolated section and a control section. The isolated section is connected with the interlocking and has a normal, inactivated state during operation of the interlocking, and an activated state for testing the interlocking by detecting an electrical characteristic representing the status of the predetermined function executed by the interlocking. The control section drives the isolated section to its activated state and receiving an output from the isolated section in response to the detected electrical characteristic, and delivers a status report.
Owner:ULTRA TECH ENTERPRISES

Interlock access control method

The invention discloses an interlock access control method, which relates to the technical field of track traffic signal safety control and includes steps: S1 dividing various access states into a plurality of limited states and generating an access state transition diagram according to restrict relationship of resources related by access control; and S2 performing access control according to the access state transition diagram. The interlock access control method uses the access state transition diagram which is full in covering state as a reference, can well avoid possible safety hazard, simultaneously is easy in achieving method and improves control efficiency.
Owner:TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD

Control method and system of route trigger order

The invention provides a control method and system of a route trigger order. The method comprises the steps that S1, a unique operating path of a train is determined; S2, whether the train has a combination scene of multiple routes is judged, wherein when the train does not have the combination scene of the multiple routes, the step S3 is executed, and when the train has the combination scene of the multiple routes, the step S4 is executed; S3, route data are stored, the route trigger order is controlled according to the stored data, and the steps in the method are completed; S4, the route combination of the unique path is extracted; S5, the route combination is divided into a near-end route and a far-end route, the far-end route is defined as a dependency route of the near-end route, and a dependency route relation is stored; S6, the route trigger order is controlled according to the stored dependency route relation. According to the control method and system, a conventional control method of the route trigger order is improved, manual intervention is reduced, and the automation degree and operation efficiency are improved.
Owner:TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD
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