IP Library Granted Patent US 11,267,497
Granted Patent B2
US 11,267,497 · App. 16/474,248 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for generating movement authority for train, train-mounted ATP and ZC

Inventors: Kaikuo Zhuo (Shenzhen, CN); Qiongfang Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Faping Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
B61L23/34B61L23/18B61L25/021B61L25/025B61L27/0038B61L27/0077B61L27/04B61L2201/00
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Patent No.
US 11,267,497
App. No.
16/474,248
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train, an ATP and a ZC. The method comprises: acquiring a first distance between a first train and a second train; acquiring, according to the speed information of the second train, a response time required by the second train for running across the first distance; acquiring, according to the speed information of the first train, a second distance across which the first train runs within the response time; and generating a movement authority for the second train according to the first distance, the second distance and a preset safety margin. When the movement authority for the second train is calculated, the actual movement state of the first train is considered, and the first train is no longer set as a stationary obstacle, so that the movement authority is prolonged, the tracking distance may be shortened, the operation efficiency of a line is improved, and the dispatching interval may be shortened to reduce the operation pressure at rush hours.

Claims (54)

1. A method for generating a movement authority for a train, comprising:

acquiring a first distance between a first train and a second train; wherein the first train is in front of the second train and closest to the second train;

acquiring, according to speed information of the second train, a response time required by the second train for running across the first distance;

acquiring, according to speed information of the first train, a second distance across which the first train runs within the response time; and

generating a movement authority for the second train according to the first distance, the second distance, and a preset safety margin.

2. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 1 , wherein the generating of a movement authority for the second train according to the first distance, the second distance, and a preset safety margin comprises:

adding the first distance to the second distance to obtain an added distance result; and

subtracting the safety margin from the added distance result to obtain the movement authority.

3. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 1 , wherein before acquiring a first distance between a first train and a second train, the method further comprises:

acquiring location information of all trains in front of the second train; and

determining the first train corresponding to the second train according to the location information.

4. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 1 , wherein before the step of acquiring, according to the speed information of the second train, a response time required by the second train for running across the first distance, the method further comprises:

acquiring an emergency braking distance of the second train;

determining whether the first distance is smaller than the emergency braking distance, and

when the first distance is smaller than the emergency braking distance, acquiring the response time according to the speed information of the second train.

5. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 4 , further comprising:

when the first distance is equal to or greater than the emergency braking distance, generating the movement authority for the second train according to the first distance and the safety margin.

6. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring, according to the speed information of the first train, of a second distance across which the first train runs within the response time comprises:

determining, according to the speed information of the first train, whether the first train is in a deceleration state;

when the first train is in a deceleration state, determining whether the deceleration of the first train is greater than a preset threshold; and

when the deceleration is equal to or greater than the threshold, setting the second distance to zero.

7. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 6 , further comprising:

when the deceleration is smaller than the threshold, acquiring the second distance according to the speed information and deceleration of the first train.

8. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring of a first distance between a first train and a second train comprises:

determining whether an obstacle is between the first train and the second train; and

calculating, when there is no obstacle, a first distance between the first train and the second train according to the location information of the first train and the location information of the second train.

9. The method for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 8 . further comprising:

calculating, when there is an obstacle, a third distance between the obstacle and the second train according to the location information of the obstacle and the location information of the second train; and

generating the movement authority for the second train according to the third distance and the safety margin.

10. An apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train, comprising:

a first acquisition module, configured to acquire a first distance between a first train and a second train; wherein the first train is in front of the second train and closest to the second train;

a second acquisition module, configured to acquire, according to speed information of the second train, a response time required by the second train for running across the first distance;

a third acquisition module, configured to acquire, according to speed information of the first train, a second distance across which the first train runs within the response time; and

a generation module, configured to generate a movement authority for the second train according to the first distance, the second distance and a preset safety margin.

11. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 10 , wherein the generation module is specifically configured to add the first distance to the second distance to obtain an added distance result, and subtract the security margin from the added distance result to obtain the movement authority.

12. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according, to claim 10 , wherein

the first acquisition module is further configured to acquire location information of all trains in front of the second train, and determine the first train corresponding to the second train according to the location information.

13. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train, according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a fourth acquisition module, configured to acquire an emergency braking distance of the second train;

a determination module, configured to judge whether the first distance is smaller than the emergency braking distance; and

wherein the second acquisition module is configured to acquire the response time according to the speed information of the second train when the determination module judges that the first distance is smaller than the emergency braking distance.

14. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 13 , wherein the generation module is further configured to generate the movement authority for the second train according to the first distance and the safety margin when the determination module judges that the first distance is equal to or greater than the emergency braking distance.

15. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 10 , wherein the third acquisition module comprises:

a first judgment unit, configured to judge, according to the speed information of the first train, whether the first train is in a deceleration state, and judge, when the first train is iia a deceleration state, whether the deceleration of the first train is greater than a preset threshold; and

a first acquisition unit, configured to set the second distance to zero when the deceleration is equal to or greater than the threshold.

16. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 15 , wherein the first acquisition unit is further configured to acquire, when the deceleration is smaller than the threshold, the second distance according to the speed information and deceleration of the first train.

17. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 10 , wherein the first acquisition module comprises:

a second judgment unit, configured to judge whether an obstacle is between the first train and the second train; and

a second acquisitionunit, configured to calculate, when there is no obstacle, a first distance between the first train and the second train according to the location information of the first train and the location information of the second train.

18. The apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 17 , wherein

the second acquisition unit is further configured to calculate, when there is an obstacle, a third distance between the obstacle and the second train according to the location information of the obstacle and the location information of the second train; and

the generation module further venerates the movement authority for the second train according to the third distance and the safety margin.

19. A train-mounted automatic train protection, comprising an apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 10 .

20. A zone controller, comprising an apparatus for generating a movement authority for a train according to claim 10 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2019
From: ZHUO, KAIKUO; WANG, QIONGFANG; WANG, FAPING
To: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201611224871.7 · Dec 27, 2016 · national
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