Train passenger disembarkation control methods and devices

Abstract

This invention provides a train passenger clearing control method and apparatus. The method includes: acquiring train location information and route information; determining the target passenger clearing platform based on the route information and location information; and sending a passenger clearing command to the train control system. The method automatically calculates the target passenger clearing platform that meets the train passenger clearing conditions based on the train's real-time location information and route information for different types of trains, and sends a passenger clearing command to the train control system, thereby achieving automated control of train passenger clearing and improving train passenger clearing efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automatic train control technology, and in particular to a train passenger clearance control method and device. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of urban rail transit, fully automated driving has become a trend in urban rail transit development.

[0003] In traditional Communication Based Train Control Systems (CBTC), passenger clearing from trains mainly relies on manual intervention by train drivers and operations staff. As train traffic increases, the automation level of this manual passenger clearing process is low, resulting in low train operation efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This invention provides a train passenger clearing control method and device to solve the defects of the existing manual passenger clearing technology, which has a low degree of automation and cannot meet the increasing demand for train passenger clearing, resulting in low train operation efficiency, and improves the efficiency of train passenger clearing.

[0005] This invention provides a train passenger clearing control method, applied to an Automatic Train Control (ATS) system, comprising:

[0006] Obtain train location and route information;

[0007] Based on the route information and the location information, the target passenger clearing platform is determined;

[0008] Send a passenger clearance instruction to the train control system, the passenger clearance instruction being used to instruct the passenger clearance operation to be performed at the target passenger clearance platform.

[0009] According to a train passenger clearing control method provided by the present invention, the train is the lead car, the route information is the path data of the lead car, and the step of determining the target passenger clearing platform based on the route information and the location information includes:

[0010] Based on the location information and the path data, the status information of the first station is determined. The first station is the station closest to the first vehicle in the direction of travel of the first vehicle.

[0011] When the status information of the first platform includes passenger clearing information, the first platform is determined to be the target passenger clearing platform.

[0012] According to a train passenger clearing control method provided by the present invention, the train is a scheduled train, the route information is the planned route of the scheduled train, and the step of determining the target passenger clearing platform based on the route information and the location information includes:

[0013] Based on the location information and the planned route, a second station is determined. The second station is all the stations that the planned vehicle passes through when it travels from the current location to the destination station.

[0014] When the second platform includes a temporary passenger clearing platform, the target temporary passenger clearing platform is determined as the target passenger clearing platform, which is the platform among the temporary passenger clearing platforms included in the second platform that is closest to the planned train.

[0015] According to a train passenger clearing control method provided by the present invention, after the train has determined the second platform, the method further includes:

[0016] When the second platform does not include a temporary passenger clearing platform, the destination station before the planned train turns back is determined as the target passenger clearing platform.

[0017] According to a train passenger clearing control method provided by the present invention, the train is located at platform 3, which is any one of all platforms the train passes through when it reaches its destination platform from its current position. The method for determining the target passenger clearing platform further includes:

[0018] Obtain the status information of the third station;

[0019] When it is confirmed that the status information of the third platform includes passenger clearing information, the third platform is determined to be the target passenger clearing platform.

[0020] According to a train passenger clearing control method provided by the present invention, after determining the target passenger clearing platform, the method further includes:

[0021] The passenger clearing instruction is sent to the external interface of the ATS, and the passenger clearing instruction is used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing station.

[0022] The present invention also provides a train passenger disembarkation control device, comprising:

[0023] The acquisition module is used to acquire the train's location and route information;

[0024] The processing module is used to determine the target passenger clearing platform based on the route information and the location information;

[0025] The sending module is used to send a passenger clearing command to the train control system, the passenger clearing command being used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing platform.

[0026] The present invention also provides an electronic device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement the train passenger clearing control method as described above.

[0027] The present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the train passenger clearing control method as described above.

[0028] The present invention also provides a computer program product, including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the train passenger clearing control method as described above.

[0029] The train passenger clearing control method and device provided by the present invention automatically calculates the target passenger clearing platform that meets the train passenger clearing conditions by receiving the real-time position information of the train automatic control system and combining it with the route information of different types of trains, and sends the passenger clearing command to the train control system, thereby realizing the automated control of train passenger clearing and improving the efficiency of train passenger clearing. Attached Figure Description

[0030] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in this invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0031] Figure 1 This is one of the flowcharts of the train passenger clearing control method provided by the present invention;

[0032] Figure 2 This is the second flowchart of the train passenger clearing control method provided by the present invention;

[0033] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the train passenger clearing control device provided by the present invention;

[0034] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided by the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0035] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the technical solutions of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0036] The following is combined Figures 1-3 The present invention describes a train passenger clearing control method and apparatus.

[0037] Figure 1 This is one of the flowcharts of the train passenger disembarkation control method provided by the present invention, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides a train passenger disembarkation control method, applied to an Automatic Train Control (ATS) system, comprising the following steps:

[0038] Step 110: Obtain the train's location and route information.

[0039] In this step, the fully automatic operation (FAO) system utilizes the information exchange between the automatic train supervision (ATS) and the onboard control system to achieve a fully automated passenger disembarkation process.

[0040] In this embodiment, the route information is associated with the type of train. For example, for unplanned trains, the train route data can be the travel path data of unplanned trains stored in the ATS system, while for planned trains, the route information can be a preset planned route.

[0041] In this embodiment, when the train is running as a communication vehicle, the train control system will send the train's running position information to the ATS system in real time for storage.

[0042] In this embodiment, the train location information includes the current location of the train on the operating line. The current location can be a platform or a train operating section (non-platform area).

[0043] Step 120: Based on the route information and location information, determine the target passenger clearing platform.

[0044] In this step, the target passenger clearing platform is the platform where passenger clearing operations need to be performed. The target passenger clearing platform is determined based on different train operation information and the real-time location of the train.

[0045] In this embodiment, the route information of different types of trains is different. When the train is an unplanned train, for example, when the train is the first train, the first train cannot directly obtain all the platform information in the direction of travel of the unplanned train without setting a planned route. The information of the next platform (the platform to be arrived at) of the train on the route can be calculated by using the unplanned train path data stored in the ATS system and the current position of the train.

[0046] In this embodiment, when the train is a planned train, the planned train has a corresponding planned train route. Based on the current position information of the train in the ATS system and the planned train route, the information of all stations between the current position of the train and the terminal station on the planned route can be calculated.

[0047] In some embodiments, upon identifying a target clearing platform, the ATS system sends the ID of that target clearing platform to the train control system.

[0048] Step 130: Send a passenger clearing command to the train control system. The passenger clearing command is used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be carried out at the target passenger clearing platform.

[0049] In this step, after determining the target passenger clearing platform for the train, the ATS system will issue a passenger clearing instruction to the train control system to carry out subsequent passenger clearing operations such as opening and closing the doors.

[0050] In this embodiment, the methods for clearing passengers from the platform include temporary passenger clearing and automatic passenger clearing. When both temporary and automatic passenger clearing are set up on the platform, temporary passenger clearing is performed first.

[0051] In this embodiment, automatic passenger clearing is usually the default setting for trains. For example, automatic passenger clearing is set at the terminal station of the train line. When the train arrives at the terminal station, the train control system automatically performs the passenger clearing operation.

[0052] In some embodiments, the passenger clearing instruction can also be sent to an external interface of the ATS system for playing passenger clearing announcements, etc., when passengers are being cleared from the train.

[0053] The train passenger clearing control method provided in this embodiment of the invention receives real-time train location information sent by the train automatic control system, combines it with the route information of different types of trains to automatically calculate the target passenger clearing platform that meets the train passenger clearing conditions, and sends a passenger clearing command to the train control system, thereby realizing automated control of train passenger clearing and improving train passenger clearing efficiency.

[0054] In some embodiments, the train is the lead car, the route information is the path data of the lead car, and the target clearing platform is determined based on the route information and the location information, including: determining the status information of the first platform based on the location information and the path data, wherein the first platform is the platform closest to the lead car in the direction of travel of the lead car; when the status information includes clearing information, the first platform is determined as the target clearing platform.

[0055] In this embodiment, the lead car belongs to the planned cars of rail transit, that is, the lead car is a non-planned car with a known destination and can realize automatic route triggering.

[0056] In this embodiment, when the train is the lead car, the train's route information includes the path data of the lead car during its journey recorded by the ATS system.

[0057] In this embodiment, when the lead car is traveling on the line, it can calculate the status information of the next station that the lead car is about to arrive at based on the path information stored in the ATS system and the real-time location information of the lead car sent by the train control system.

[0058] In this embodiment, the first vehicle acquires the status information of a platform each time, which may include the station's passenger clearance information and other information.

[0059] In this embodiment, the station's passenger clearance information can be temporary passenger clearance information or automatic passenger clearance information.

[0060] In this embodiment, when the first car T1 departs from station A and the train is running towards station B, the ATS system calculates the status information of station B based on the train position information received at the current time and the internally stored first car path data R1. When station B meets the final passenger clearing conditions (at least one of temporary passenger clearing or automatic passenger clearing is set), the ATS system sends the station B number and passenger clearing instruction to the train control system, controlling station B to perform passenger clearing operations (controlling the opening and closing of the doors, etc.).

[0061] Figure 2 This is the second flowchart of the train passenger disembarkation control method provided by the present invention. Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, when the passing train T1 is the first train, the ATS system calculates the next station information S1 of the train based on the train position information S1 sent by the train control system and the first train path data R stored in the ATS system. When it is determined that the next station meets the conditions for clearing passengers, the ATS system sends a clearing instruction to the train control system.

[0062] The train passenger clearing control method provided in this embodiment of the invention calculates the passenger clearing status of the first platform by determining that the train is the first car, and combining the path information stored in the ATS system and the received real-time location information. The calculation data is convenient to obtain and has high reliability.

[0063] In some embodiments, the train is a planned train, the route information is the planned route of the planned train, and the target clearing platform is determined based on the route information and the location information, including: determining a second platform based on the location information and the planned route, the second platform being all platforms that the planned train passes through when it reaches the destination platform from its current location; when the second platform includes a temporary clearing platform, the target temporary clearing platform is determined as the target clearing platform, the target temporary clearing platform being the platform among the temporary clearing platforms included in the second platform that is closest to the planned train.

[0064] In this embodiment, when the train is a planned train, the train's route information includes the preset planned route of the planned train. When the lead train travels along the planned route, the status information of each station in the planned train's direction of travel can be obtained based on the planned route and the real-time location information of the planned train sent by the train control system.

[0065] In this embodiment, the ATS system calculates the status information of each station in the planned train's direction of travel in real time based on the real-time location information of the planned train. This status information may include station clearing information and other information.

[0066] In this embodiment, the passenger clearing information at the station can be temporary passenger clearing information or automatic passenger clearing information.

[0067] In this embodiment, when the second station is equipped with both temporary passenger clearing and automatic passenger clearing functions, it has a limited temporary passenger clearing function.

[0068] In this embodiment, when train T1 is a scheduled train and the plan used is P1 (either a short or long route), the ATS system can calculate all the stations that the train may pass through based on the location information of the scheduled train T1 sent by the train control system and the plan information of P1, according to the current operating plan of the scheduled train. It can then determine whether there are any temporary passenger clearing stations among these stations. If there are temporary passenger clearing stations, the ID of the passenger clearing station closest to the scheduled train is sent to the train control system.

[0069] exist Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, when the train T1 is a scheduled train, the ATS system checks the status information of the stations the train passes through in sequence according to the train position information S2 and the train plan information sent by the train control system. When there is a temporary passenger clearing station at the station it passes through, the ATS system sends a passenger clearing instruction to the train control system.

[0070] The train passenger clearing control method provided in this embodiment of the invention calculates the passenger clearing status of the second platform by combining the planned running line and the real-time location information of the planned train when the train is a planned train. This results in obtaining the passenger clearing platform closest to the temporary passenger clearing inspection route of the planned train. The calculation data is convenient to obtain and has high reliability.

[0071] In some embodiments, after the train determines the second platform, the method further includes: when the second platform does not include a temporary clearing platform, determining the destination station before the planned train turns back as the target clearing platform.

[0072] In this embodiment, the second platform can be set to temporarily clear passengers, or it can be set to automatically clear passengers, or it can be set to both temporarily clear passengers and automatically clear passengers at the same time, with the priority of temporary clearing passengers being higher than that of automatic clearing passengers.

[0073] In this embodiment, if the second platform does not have a temporary passenger clearing function, the ATS system calculates the last station of the planned train before the turnaround (automatic passenger clearing is set by default) based on the train's location information and the planned route of the planned train. The ATS system then sends the ID of the last station to the external interface and the train control system for subsequent passenger clearing broadcasts and door opening / closing operations.

[0074] exist Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, when the train T1 is a planned train, the ATS system checks the status information of the stations the train passes through in sequence according to the train position information S2 and the train plan information sent by the train control system. When there is no temporary passenger clearing station at the station it passes through, but an automatic passenger clearing station is set up at the terminal station, the ATS system sends a passenger clearing instruction to the train control system.

[0075] The train passenger clearing control method provided in this embodiment of the invention calculates the passenger clearing status of the second platform by determining that the train is a planned train, and combining the planned running line and the real-time location information of the planned train. This results in the automatic passenger clearing inspection and turnaround station passenger clearing platform of the planned train. The calculation method is simple, requires no manual intervention, and reduces operating costs.

[0076] In this embodiment, the train is located at the third platform, which is any one of the platforms the train passes through when it reaches the destination platform from its current position. Determining the target clearing platform also includes: obtaining the status information of the third platform; when it is confirmed that the status information of the third platform includes clearing information, the third platform is determined to be the target clearing platform.

[0077] Understandably, when a train is in the operating section, it is necessary to calculate the passenger clearance information of the nearest platform to the train, and when the train is on the platform, the ATS system sends the current passenger clearance status of the platform to the train control system.

[0078] In this embodiment, whether it is the first car or the planned car, when the train is located at the platform and the platform is in the clearing state according to the train position information sent by the train control system, the ATS system sends the platform ID number and clearing command to the train control system.

[0079] The train passenger clearing control method provided in this embodiment of the invention determines the target passenger clearing platform by judging that the train is located on the third platform and the third platform meets the passenger clearing conditions, thus eliminating manual operation and achieving a high degree of automation.

[0080] In some embodiments, after determining the target passenger clearing station, the method further includes: sending a passenger clearing instruction to an external interface of the ATS, the passenger clearing instruction being used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing station.

[0081] In this embodiment, after determining the target passenger clearing platform, the ATS system can send a passenger clearing command to the train control system to perform passenger clearing operations at the target passenger clearing platform, such as opening and closing train doors; it can also send a passenger clearing command through the external interface of the ATS system to play a passenger clearing announcement.

[0082] In this embodiment, the external interface of the ATS system can be a PA interface.

[0083] In this embodiment, after the PA interface of the ATS system receives the passenger clearing instruction, when the train is at or near the target passenger clearing platform, the COM server automatically calculates the real-time distance between the train and the platform. When the train is less than 1 minute away from the platform, the ET200L sends a high level to the PA interface, and the PA interface detects the high level and starts playing the preset passenger clearing broadcast.

[0084] The train passenger clearing control method provided in this embodiment of the invention sends a passenger clearing command to an external interface through the ATS system to control the ATS system to automatically play a passenger clearing broadcast at the target passenger clearing platform. This passenger clearing method has a high degree of automation and reduces operating costs.

[0085] The train passenger clearing control device provided by the present invention is described below. The train passenger clearing control device described below can be referred to in correspondence with the train passenger clearing control method described above.

[0086] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the train passenger disembarkation control device provided by the present invention, as shown below. Figure 3 As shown, the present invention also provides a train passenger clearing control device, including an acquisition module 310, a processing module 320 and a sending module 330.

[0087] The acquisition module 310 is used to acquire the train's location information and route information;

[0088] Processing module 320 is used to determine the target passenger clearing platform based on route information and location information;

[0089] The sending module 330 is used to send a passenger clearing command to the train control system. The passenger clearing command is used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be carried out at the target passenger clearing platform.

[0090] The train passenger clearing control device provided in this embodiment of the invention receives real-time train location information sent by the train automatic control system, combines it with the route information of different types of trains to automatically calculate the target passenger clearing platform that meets the train passenger clearing conditions, and sends a passenger clearing command to the train control system, thereby realizing automated control of train passenger clearing and improving train passenger clearing efficiency.

[0091] Figure 4 An example is a schematic diagram of the physical structure of an electronic device, such as... Figure 4As shown, the electronic device may include a processor 410, a communication interface 420, a memory 430, and a communication bus 440. The processor 410, communication interface 420, and memory 430 communicate with each other via the communication bus 440. The processor 410 can call logical instructions stored in the memory 430 to execute a train passenger clearing control method. This method includes: acquiring the train's location and route information; determining the target passenger clearing platform based on the route and location information; and sending a passenger clearing command to the train control system, the passenger clearing command instructing the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing platform.

[0092] Furthermore, the logical instructions in the aforementioned memory 430 can be implemented as software functional units and, when sold or used as independent products, can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, essentially, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0093] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program that can be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer can execute the train passenger clearing control method provided by the above methods. The method includes: acquiring the train's location information and route information; determining the target passenger clearing platform based on the route information and location information; and sending a passenger clearing instruction to the train control system, the passenger clearing instruction being used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing platform.

[0094] In another aspect, the present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When executed by a processor, the computer program is implemented to perform the train passenger clearing control method provided by the above methods. The method includes: acquiring the train's location information and route information; determining the target passenger clearing platform based on the route information and location information; and sending a passenger clearing instruction to the train control system, the passenger clearing instruction being used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing platform.

[0095] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without any creative effort.

[0096] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, it can also be implemented by hardware. Based on this understanding, the above technical solutions, in essence or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc., and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments or some parts of the embodiments.

[0097] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and not to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features; and these modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling passenger disembarkation on trains, characterized in that, Applied to Automatic Train Monitoring Systems (ATS), including: Obtain train location and route information; Based on the route information and the location information, the target passenger clearing platform is determined; Send a passenger clearance instruction to the train control system, the passenger clearance instruction being used to instruct the passenger clearance operation to be performed at the target passenger clearance platform; The train is the lead car, the route information is the path data of the lead car, and determining the target clearing platform based on the route information and the location information includes: Based on the location information and the path data, the status information of the first station is determined. The first station is the station closest to the first vehicle in the direction of travel of the first vehicle. When the status information of the first platform includes passenger clearing information, the first platform is determined to be the target passenger clearing platform; The train is a planned train, the route information is the planned route of the planned train, and the step of determining the target clearing platform based on the route information and the location information includes: Based on the location information and the planned route, a second station is determined. The second station is all the stations that the planned vehicle passes through when it travels from the current location to the destination station. When the second platform includes a temporary passenger clearing platform, the target temporary passenger clearing platform is determined as the target passenger clearing platform, which is the platform among the temporary passenger clearing platforms included in the second platform that is closest to the planned train.

2. The train passenger clearing control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, After the second platform is determined, the method further includes: When the second platform does not include a temporary passenger clearing platform, the destination station before the planned train turns back is determined as the target passenger clearing platform.

3. The train passenger clearing control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The train is located at platform three, which is any one of all platforms the train passes through on its journey from its current location to the final platform. The determination of the target clearing platform also includes: Obtain the status information of the third station; When it is confirmed that the status information of the third platform includes passenger clearing information, the third platform is determined to be the target passenger clearing platform.

4. The train passenger clearing control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, After determining the target passenger clearing platform, the method further includes: The passenger clearing instruction is sent to the external interface of the ATS, and the passenger clearing instruction is used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing station.

5. A train passenger disembarkation control device, characterized in that, include: The acquisition module is used to acquire the train's location and route information; The processing module is used to determine the target passenger clearing platform based on the route information and the location information; The sending module is used to send a passenger clearing command to the train control system, the passenger clearing command being used to instruct the passenger clearing operation to be performed at the target passenger clearing platform; The train is the lead car, and the route information is the path data of the lead car. The processing module is used to determine the status information of the first platform based on the location information and the path data. The first platform is the platform closest to the lead car in the direction of travel of the lead car. When the status information of the first platform includes passenger clearing information, the first platform is determined to be the target passenger clearing platform. The train is a planned train, and the route information is the planned route of the planned train. The processing module is used to determine the second platform based on the location information and the planned route. The second platform is all the platforms that the planned train passes through when it reaches the destination platform from its current position. When the second platform includes a temporary passenger clearing platform, the target temporary passenger clearing platform is determined as the target passenger clearing platform. The target temporary passenger clearing platform is the platform that is closest to the planned train among the temporary passenger clearing platforms included in the second platform.

6. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that, When the processor executes the program, it implements the train passenger clearing control method as described in any one of claims 1 to 4.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the train passenger clearing control method as described in any one of claims 1 to 4.

8. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the train passenger clearing control method as described in any one of claims 1 to 4.

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