Train control device having a target speed calculation function
US8374739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60L2260/32
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A train control device includes a first acquisition unit for acquiring a change history of open block numbers as the number of blocks existing between a present train and a leading train, a setting unit for setting a brake pattern having a starting point coinciding with an end point of a block existing just behind a block occupied by the leading train, and a calculating unit for calculating a time taken for the leading train to come out from the block existing just behind the block occupied by the leading train and for calculating, as a target speed, the highest speed available within a range not conflicting with the brake pattern.
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