CN101056787A - Method and device for the coordinate operation of vehicle doors of railborne or guided vehicles and corresponding platform guiding systems, especially platform doors - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and device for the coordinate operation of vehicle doors of railborne or guided vehicles and corresponding platform guiding systems, especially platform doors, which are controlled by at least one central control device for one vehicle each and at least one central control device for one platform each. The invention is characterized in that the door availability of the vehicle detected by the respective control devices and the availability of elements of the corresponding platform guiding system are bidirectionally transmitted via a radio-controlled transmission channel between the vehicle and the platform prior to the arrival of the vehicle at the respective next platform, these data are edited in the control devices and are transmitted to the passenger information system in the vehicle and at the platform. The inventive device is characterized by control devices (TDC; PSDC) which are adapted to process data on the condition of the doors or the elements of the platform guiding system and to exchange these data bidirectionally via a radio-controlled transmission channel over long distances between the vehicle and the respective next platform.

Description

Method and device for coordinated operation of rail vehicles or rail vehicle doors and corresponding platform guidance systems, in particular platform doors

technical field

The invention relates to a method and a device for coordinating the movement of doors of a rail or rail vehicle, as well as a corresponding platform guidance system (Bahnsteigleitsystem), in particular a platform for a vehicle system with a radio-supported vehicle control device Doors (Bahnsteigtür), which are each controlled by at least one central control unit for the vehicle and at least one central control unit for the platform.

Background technique

It is known that the doors of a rail vehicle remain closed until the vehicle stops, and that the doors are only opened or enabled to be opened by the central control unit when the vehicle is stopped. Furthermore, in modern railway systems, especially in such operations with high passenger capacity and/or with few or even no trains and station personnel (automatic railway operation), it is already common to use platform doors to protect the Passengers on the platform, preventing them from hitting the incoming train. A wall with a door is provided on the side of the platform. In this way, hazards caused by incoming trains and hindrances to passengers caused by convection, noise, etc., can be eliminated. It is also known to specifically mark "non-physical" platform doors by a no-pass line at a certain distance from the platform edge, as well as the range within which the doors can reach after the vehicle has stopped, in particular illuminated or otherwise marked.

Different solutions are known for preparing flexible platform door systems for stopping and thus being able to adapt to tolerances of the door distance or to changing door states of different cars. Known for example by EP 1386813 A1 is a kind of platform door system, and this platform door system has a row of platform doors. The corresponding platform door can be opened by using the door opening command issued by the train, wherein the train identification signal and the door opening command are transmitted at the same time, and the train identification signal is used to determine the selection of the platform door to be opened and its door opening width.

Furthermore, systems are known in which the vehicle will be able to stop precisely at the target position, and the doors and thus the platform doors will only be opened when the position precisely corresponding to the target position is reached. The corresponding control equipment processes each door in the form of light barrier (JP 01311951A), ultrasonic transmission (JP 07112663A), induction loop (JP 2000071975A) or radio (JP 54047207A, JP 2002362367A).

Also known are systems in which the good or faulty status of the doors can be transmitted to the platform or vice versa via the transmission lines between the individual doors and the individual platform doors (JP 2001328531A). The state of the door can be notified to the passengers next to each faulty car door in advance, and the passengers next to the corresponding platform door are also notified immediately after the vehicle stops. Unnecessary waiting in front of a faulty door installation and actuation and unlocking attempts, which are always associated with the risk of damage to the door, can thus be avoided. However, it is desirable to obtain information a certain time before the train enters the station, so that passengers can already change to another door in a targeted manner.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an important further development of the hitherto known vehicle/platform door systems with regard to their comfort and flexibility.

According to the invention, this technical problem is solved by the technical features of the characterizing parts of claims 1 and 8 . Suitable designs are shown in the subject matter of the dependent claims.

Thus, before stopping at the respective next platform, the door availability of the vehicle doors detected by the respective control device and the availability of the corresponding platform guidance system elements are transmitted bidirectionally between the vehicle and the platform via a radio-supported transmission channel, The door availability of the doors and the availability of elements of the platform guidance system are processed in the control device and transmitted to the passenger information system in the vehicle and on the platform.

In a preferred embodiment, the transmission channel between the train-side and track-side vehicle control units is used jointly for the transmission, if it already exists.

Instead of providing the forecast on the platform doors, it is also possible to provide the forecast to other passenger guidance systems, wherein, for example, in the vicinity of the doors of the next incoming train on the platform, by means of lighting devices (LED strips) embedded in the platform. ) or set optical signs from above for the lighting of the corresponding platform edge range, the lights above the door area, etc. Unavailable doors can then be indicated by a special color setting (red) for lighting and/or flashing.

With real-time interactive information about possible faulty doors or platform doors and the platform guidance system, it is possible to maintain train operation even in unmanned situations, because passengers can change directions in advance thanks to real-time passenger information and thus hardly There will be increased dwell time at the station. Furthermore, a passenger is prevented from manually attempting to unlock an unopened door.

Different train configurations can be provided in real time, so that a flexible platform door system or a flexible platform guidance system can be prepared accordingly long before the arrival of the train and passengers, for example, only have to change in advance to trains that will arrive later. Drive next to the open platform door.

In the case of larger failures, such as when all the doors of a car fail, the automatically decelerated train operation is maintained, wherein the closed car is notified by an automatic call broadcast outside the platform doors in the blocked area.

Furthermore, the forecast can be transmitted onwards to the transport equipment in the front area of the platform, ie to the station concourse, escalators and transport vehicles. The forecast can also be notified to specific personnel by mobile phone, PDA or smart card.

The forecast may contain, in addition to information about available doors, train-specific or door-specific features, inter alia, the height of the train above the edge of the platform, so that it is possible (possibly by audio broadcast of an automated call) Indicates specificity when boarding and disembarking.

Further occupant indications, such as occupant indications for doors used, preferably for bicycles, buggies, wheelchairs or touring groups, can be realized in real time. Necessary access aids (such as ramps for wheelchair users) can be put in place in advance. The access to the doors of the on-board dining car or on-board dining bar can also be specifically marked by an automatic call announcement or in other ways, such as the access to different travel classes (first class, VIP compartment).

Forecast information also opens up the possibility of selectively controlling the doors under certain events and conditions, enabling space and/or time savings in the boarding and disembarking process, eg speeding up the boarding and disembarking of passengers. At the same time, the central door control system can also use information from the central traffic guidance technology, for example information about the time to wait at the central assembly point for a particularly high passenger capacity. If there are only people on board, it is possible that only a single door is opened and the corresponding passenger instructions are called automatically.

Individual door opening/closing is also operated in a known manner on-site, that is to say, after the train has stopped, by means of devices at the doors themselves, which transmit opening or closing commands and other information, such as the current door speed, Object or occupant trapped, and other current door states. Here, known media are used, such as infrared technology, transponders or data radios.

The prerequisite for the device for carrying out the method according to the invention is that the central control device for the doors and the corresponding elements of the platform guidance system are respectively adapted to process information about the status of the doors or elements of the platform guidance system and bidirectionally Data is exchanged remotely between the vehicle and the corresponding next station via a radio-supported transmission channel.

For this, the transport channel must be set to bidirectional. Furthermore, the door control device is connected to a corresponding passenger information system.

In a preferred manner, the central control device for the doors and the corresponding elements of the platform guidance system are respectively connected to the vehicle control device on the train side and on the line side, i.e. communicate with the vehicle control device and are able to process information received from the opposite side. data and jointly use the already existing transmission channel between the vehicle control unit on the vehicle side and the line side.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 shows the data path of the method according to the invention with the aid of an exemplary embodiment shown in a schematic diagram.

Detailed ways

There is a vehicle control device ATP (Automatic Train Protection-ATP) on the line side and the vehicle side, which is used to control the basic functions of the train (such as stopping at a specific platform position). The doors 3 of the train are centrally controlled by the door control unit 1 (Train Door Control-TDC), and the door control unit 1 accesses the decentralized door control unit 2 (Door Control Unit-DCU) of each door 3. The door control unit 4 (Platform Screen Door Control-PSDC) on the platform side controls the decentralized door control unit 5 at the corresponding platform door 6 in the same way.

Even before reaching the platform, the two door control units 1 and 4 communicate with each other, wherein they jointly use the transmission channel 7 between the vehicle control units ATP. Information about the status of the doors (car door 3 and platform door 5) is thus interactively transmitted in this way and can be processed in the door control units 1 and 4 and communicated to the vehicle-side and Passenger Information System 8 (Passenger Information System-PIS_ts; PIS_ws) on the platform side. In this case, the line-side gate control unit 4 can take into account information from the central operating guidance technology ATS (Automatic Train Supervision-ATS), for which there is also a transmission channel 9 .

After the train has arrived at the station, the decentralized door control units 2 and 5 also communicate with each other directly, ie locally, via the infrared interface 10 .

Claims (10)

1. The method of a car door that is used for coordinated operation track or railroad vehicle and cooresponding platform guiding systems, be used for the gate of the central control equipment of vehicle and the central control equipment control that at least one is used for platform by at least one especially respectively,

   It is characterized in that, before stopping at corresponding next platform, to transmit between vehicle and platform by the transmission channel of radio support by the availability of the element of the door availability of the detected car door of each control convenience and cooresponding platform guiding systems two-wayly, availability to the element of the door availability of described car door and platform guiding systems in control convenience is handled, and they are sent to passenger information system on Che Nei and the platform.
2. 2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, for transmitting the transmission channel between the vehicle control apparatus of using train-side and line side jointly.
3. 3. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,

   Take in simultaneously by the line information of control convenience central authorities' operation guidance technology.
4. 4. according to any one described method in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that,

   By one or more control conveniences according to the information that is transmitted automatically initialization optics or acoustics Customer information.
5. 5. according to any one described method in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that,

   Automatically the Customer information that relates to the specific people is carried out initialization by one or more control conveniences according to the information that is transmitted.
6. 6. according to any one described method in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that,

   Automatically the information of the transportation device that sets in advance is carried out initialization by one or more control conveniences according to the information that is transmitted on platform.
7. 7. according to any one described method in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that,

   At door open and/or the state of out code, door, when Qianmen speed and/or sandwich identification, also between each car door and cooresponding platform guiding systems, carry out independent communication.
8. An equipment and a cooresponding platform guiding systems that is used for the car door of coordinated operation track or railroad vehicle, be used for central control equipment (TDC vehicle and that be used for platform by at least one especially respectively; PSDC) Kong Zhi gate is characterized in that,

   This control convenience (TDC; PSDC) be suitable for respectively handling about the information of the state of the element of door or platform guiding systems and the transmission channel supported by radio two-wayly in vehicle and remote switch data between next platform accordingly.
9. 9. equipment according to claim 8 is characterized in that,

   Described control convenience (TDC; PSDC) link to each other with the vehicle control apparatus (ATP) in train-side or line side respectively, and use transmission channel between the vehicle control apparatus (ATP) in train-side and line side jointly.
10. 10. according to Claim 8 or 9 described equipment, it is characterized in that,

    Described control convenience (TDC; PSDC) respectively with passenger information system (PIS_ts; PIS_ws) keep connecting.

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