Centralized Traffic Control Shunting Route Preview and Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shunting route setting methods in centralized traffic control systems suffer from setting errors due to button mis-clicks in visual methods and lack of real-time station state visibility in non-visual methods, compromising safety and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method that integrates manual and automatic modes for shunting route setting, displaying key information like shunter number, operation direction, and next route, allowing real-time preview and constraint-based setting, with right-click functionality for route management, ensuring accurate and efficient route selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the visual method of clicking departure and destination buttons in the station map is used for shunting route setting, then the setting operation is simple and visual, but setting errors may be caused easily due to mis-click of buttons and routes cannot be previewed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements route preview functionality that displays the route path before final setting, allowing operators to verify the correctness of selected departure and destination buttons. This feedback mechanism prevents mis-click errors by showing the actual route that will be set, resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and setting accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary route calculation and display before final route setting. The route preview is generated in advance, allowing operators to confirm the route correctness before execution, thereby preventing setting errors while maintaining the simplicity of button-click operation.
2Reliability
If the method of triggering shunting route sequence automatically generated from SMIS is used, then safety control measures can be taken and mis-settings are avoided, but the method is not visual enough and actual station state cannot be known in real time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the advantages of both methods by combining automatic route sequence generation with visual station map display. The route sequence information is overlaid on the visual station map, allowing operators to see both the real-time station state and the automated route sequence simultaneously, thus maintaining safety while restoring visual awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension of information display by showing route sequence data in the visual space of the station map. Instead of separate tables, the route information is integrated into the graphical interface, providing both visual awareness of station state and automated route control in a unified display.
3Reliability
If the shunting route sequence is displayed in table form with departure and destination buttons, then routes can be previewed and confirmed, but the route form needs to be imagined and setting efficiency is compromised in case of multiple shunters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the tabular route sequence display into a graphical representation on the station map. Routes are displayed as visual paths connecting stations, eliminating the need to imagine route forms from tabular data. This graphical dimension improves both route confirmation and setting efficiency, especially for multiple shunters operating simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual station map serves multiple functions: it displays the real-time station state, shows the route paths graphically, and provides interactive buttons for route setting. This multi-functional interface eliminates the need to switch between separate operation sheets for multiple shunters, improving setting efficiency while maintaining route confirmation capability.
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AI summary
A method is provided for shunting route setting of a centralized traffic control system. The method includes S1, acquiring a shunting operation plan from an interface of a SMIS and generating a shunting route sequence, by a centralized traffic control system; S2, adding an operation direction, a location identifier of a shunter, a current control mode of the shunter and a description of a next route based on an original shunter number of the centralized traffic control system; S3, configuring a manual setting mode and an automatic triggering mode for shunting route setting; S4, adding identifiers of the manual setting mode and the automatic triggering mode to shunter number display; and S5, in the manual setting mode, adding a shunting plan constraint state and a free setting state to a shunting route setting logic of the centralized traffic control system.