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EP3612428B1 - Method, vehicle device, and controller for operating a track-bound traffic system - Google Patents

Method, vehicle device, and controller for operating a track-bound traffic system Download PDF

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EP3612428B1
EP3612428B1 EP18727184.6A EP18727184A EP3612428B1 EP 3612428 B1 EP3612428 B1 EP 3612428B1 EP 18727184 A EP18727184 A EP 18727184A EP 3612428 B1 EP3612428 B1 EP 3612428B1
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Oscar ALONSO GARRIDO
Peter Lührs
Karsten Rahn
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L3/00—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal
    • B61L3/02—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control
    • B61L3/08—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically
    • B61L3/12—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves
    • B61L3/121—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves using magnetic induction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/023—Determination of driving direction of vehicle or train
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/025—Absolute localisation, e.g. providing geodetic coordinates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L27/00—Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
    • B61L27/70—Details of trackside communication
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L1/00—Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or train
    • B61L1/16—Devices for counting axles; Devices for counting vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L1/00—Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or train
    • B61L1/18—Railway track circuits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L27/00—Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
    • B61L27/20—Trackside control of safe travel of vehicle or train, e.g. braking curve calculation
    • B61L2027/202—Trackside control of safe travel of vehicle or train, e.g. braking curve calculation using European Train Control System [ETCS]
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L2205/00—Communication or navigation systems for railway traffic

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  • Track-bound traffic systems usually use train control or train protection systems in the context of the operation of the track-bound vehicles that run in them, which can be implemented as rail vehicles, magnetic levitation trains or track-guided vehicles with rubber tires.
  • a corresponding system can be, for example, a communication-based train control system, which is also referred to as a CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) system.
  • CBTC Common-Based Train Control
  • the present invention is based on the object of specifying a method for operating a lane-bound traffic system which makes it possible to determine the position of at least one end of a lane-bound vehicle in a particularly powerful and at the same time realizable manner with comparatively little effort.
  • this object is achieved by a method for operating a lane-bound traffic system, with a track-side device emitting first information directly or indirectly identifying the location of the track-side device and second information directly or indirectly identifying the direction of travel of a track-bound vehicle, the first and the second information is received by the track-bound vehicle at the location of the trackside device and the position of at least one end of the track-bound vehicle is determined by the track-bound vehicle based on the received first and second information.
  • a trackside device sends out first information directly or indirectly identifying the location of the trackside device and second information directly or indirectly identifying the direction of travel of a lane-bound vehicle.
  • first piece of information on the one hand directly contains an indication of the location of the trackside device or can be formed by this and, correspondingly, the second piece of information directly an indication of the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle may contain or be formed by them.
  • the first piece of information does not directly contain the location of the trackside facility, but instead contains information that is available to the track-bound facility Vehicle enables the location of the trackside facility to be determined.
  • Corresponding information can be, for example, a unique identity of the trackside device, on the basis of which it is possible for the track-bound vehicle to determine or read out the position of the trackside device using a corresponding database, for example in the form of a route atlas.
  • the second information there is also the possibility that it does not explicitly specify the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle, but instead includes information that enables the lane-bound vehicle to determine the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle, possibly using further information or data .
  • the first and the second information are received by the track-bound vehicle at the location of the trackside device.
  • the fact that the track-bound vehicle receives the first and second information at the location of the trackside device ensures that the first and second information is received at a clearly defined, predetermined location.
  • this enables the track-bound vehicle to determine the position of at least one end of the vehicle of the track-bound vehicle based on the received first and second information.
  • further information or parameters can be used by the track-bound vehicle. This can be, for example, geometric information or parameters that determine the distance between a receiving or reading device used by the track-bound vehicle to receive the first and the second information and the respective end of the vehicle of the track-bound vehicle.
  • the position of both vehicle ends of the track-bound vehicle is usually determined. Depending on the respective circumstances, however, the situation can also arise that only the position of one of the two vehicle ends, ie either the front end of the vehicle as seen in the direction of travel or the rear end of the vehicle as seen in the direction of travel, is determined.
  • the method according to the invention has the fundamental advantage that the lane-bound vehicle is enabled to determine its position precisely and also clearly with regard to the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle by passing only one trackside device. This advantageously enables automatic operation to be started or started up by the track-bound vehicle. As a result, the performance of the track-bound traffic system is increased and operational processes can be accelerated and simplified.
  • the method according to the invention can be implemented with comparatively little effort, since a single trackside device is sufficient for determining the at least one vehicle end of the track-bound vehicle.
  • the method according to the invention can in principle be used in connection with lane-bound traffic systems of any type.
  • a corresponding traffic system can preferably be, in particular, a railroad system operated by means of a CBTC system.
  • the method according to the invention can be used or used in particular in special situations, ie for example when the track-bound vehicle or the track-bound traffic system commences driving.
  • the trackside device can in principle be a trackside device of any type. It is only essential here that the transmission of the first and the second information takes place at the location of the trackside device by means of the trackside device. This means that suitable technical measures must be taken to ensure that the first and second information on the part of the track-bound vehicle cannot be received at a distance in front of the trackside device that could result in the accuracy of the position determination of the at least one end of the vehicle being impaired track-bound vehicle is impaired to an inadmissible degree.
  • the trackside device can be, for example, a track coupling coil, a transponder, for example in the form of an RFID tag, or a short-range radio transmitter. In the latter case, depending on the particular circumstances, the corresponding radio transmitter can be designed, for example, in such a way that it has a range in the order of magnitude of only 1 meter.
  • the first and the second information are transmitted from a trackside device in the form of a balise.
  • a trackside device in the form of a balise.
  • This is advantageous because balises are tried and tested and comparatively inexpensive trackside devices for the transmission of information to a track-bound vehicle.
  • Corresponding balises are used both in lane-bound long-distance traffic systems, such as the European ETCS train control system, and in local train control systems, i.e. metro systems, for example.
  • the method according to the invention can preferably also be developed in such a way that the first and second information items are transmitted by a trackside device, which is arranged in a first route section at a distance from an adjacent second route section, the distance being dimensioned such that in the case of a direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle from the first route section in the direction of the second route section, the second route section upon receipt of the first and second Information is not occupied by the lane-bound vehicle while in the case of a direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle from the second route section in the direction of the first route section, the second route section is occupied by the lane-bound vehicle when the first and second information is received, and the second information is based on a Free reporting information related to at least the second route section is determined.
  • This embodiment of the method according to the invention has the advantage that the second information can be determined in a comparatively inexpensive and at the same time reliable manner on the basis of the vacancy information relating to the second route section. Due to the arrangement of the trackside device in relation to the first track section and the second track section, an indication of the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle can advantageously be derived from the vacancy reporting information relating to the second track section.
  • the method according to the invention can also be developed in such a way that the vacancy information identifies the second route section as free of lane-bound vehicles and, based on this, the route-side device sends out a second piece of information indicating a direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle from the first route section towards the second Section of the route.
  • the second item of information can directly or indirectly indicate the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle. Irrespective of this, the information "second route section is free" clearly defines that the track-bound vehicle is in one direction of travel from the first route section moved in the direction of the second route section.
  • the occupancy status of the first route section with the second information is also transmitted to the lane-bound vehicle. Since the track-bound vehicle itself is in the first route section in the relevant situation, the second information item should in this case identify the first route section as occupied.
  • the second route section In the event that the second route section is occupied, it may not be possible to clearly determine the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle. Thus, depending on the respective circumstances, the situation can arise that it cannot be clearly decided whether the second route section is occupied by the track-bound vehicle itself or by another track-bound vehicle.
  • the aforementioned preferred development of the method according to the invention is particularly suitable for those routes which are usually only traveled in one direction of travel, i.e. unidirectionally.
  • the method according to the invention can preferably also be configured such that the vacancy reporting information is transmitted from a vacancy reporting system comprising at least the second route section to a trackside electronic unit and the trackside device is caused by the trackside electronic unit to send out the second information.
  • This embodiment of the method according to the invention is advantageous in that corresponding trackside electronic units, which are also referred to as LEU (Lineside Electronic Unit), are known as such and in connection with so-called transparent data balises, which can transmit different telegrams controlled by the trackside electronic unit , for example used in ETCS.
  • LEU Lineside Electronic Unit
  • the trackside device for example in the form of a balise, is operated by the trackside electronic unit controlled in such a way that a telegram is sent out which includes the respective second information in the form of the respective direction of travel or an indication which allows the trackside device to determine the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle itself.
  • the clearance reporting system which includes at least the second route section, directly or indirectly transmits vacancy information relating to the second route section to the trackside electronic unit, which then uses this information in the form of the second information to control the trackside facility.
  • the route sections of the vacancy detection system are formed by axle counters or track circuits. This is advantageous because axle counters and track circuits are common components of corresponding vacancy detection systems.
  • the method according to the invention can also be developed in such a way that the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle is from a Track-side sensor device is detected and the detected direction of travel is transmitted from the track-side sensor device directly or indirectly to the track-side device.
  • the trackside sensor device can be, for example, a two-channel wheel sensor designed for directional detection, a detection device that works by means of light barriers, or a device with one or more directional RFID tags or RFID sensors that are direction-dependent and thus determine the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle.
  • the method according to the invention can preferably also be designed in such a way that the position of the at least one end of the vehicle is transmitted from the track-bound vehicle to a trackside control device of the track-bound traffic system.
  • This offers the advantage that the relevant information can subsequently be used by the trackside control device in the context of the operation of the lane-bound traffic system.
  • the position of the at least one vehicle end of the track-bound vehicle is taken into account by the trackside control device when controlling and / or securing the track-bound vehicle. This is advantageous because it enables efficient operation of the track-bound vehicle and / or the track-bound traffic system to be achieved.
  • this can be done in particular in such a way that in a track-bound vehicle in the form of a rail vehicle, route sections in the form of track sections and a track-side control device in the form of a control device of a communication-based train control system from the track-side control device, taking into account the position of the at least a vehicle end of the lane-bound vehicle a driving license for the lane-bound vehicle is determined and / or a transition of the lane-bound vehicle to moving block operation is initiated.
  • This is advantageous since the determination of a corresponding driving license and / or a transition or inclusion of the lane-bound vehicle in a moving block mode enables efficient operation of the lane-bound vehicle and thus also of the lane-bound traffic system as such.
  • the present invention also relates to a vehicle device for a track-bound vehicle of a track-bound traffic system.
  • the present invention is based on the object of specifying a vehicle device for a lane-bound vehicle of a lane-bound traffic system, which makes it possible to determine the position of at least one end of the lane-bound vehicle in a particularly powerful and at the same time realizable manner with comparatively little effort.
  • a vehicle device for a track-bound vehicle of a track-bound traffic system, with a vehicle-side receiving device for receiving a first piece of information directly or indirectly identifying the location of a track-side device and a second piece of information from the track-side that directly or indirectly characterizes the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle Device and with a vehicle-side control device for determining the position of at least one end of the vehicle on the track based on the received first and second information.
  • the invention further comprises a control device for a track-bound traffic system, with a vehicle device according to the invention and the track-side device, which is designed to directly or indirectly identify the location of the track-side device and the second information directly or indirectly characterizing the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle to send out.
  • the control device according to the invention can preferably be developed in such a way that the trackside device is a balise.
  • the control device is designed such that the track-side device is arranged in a first track section at a distance from an adjacent second track section, the distance being dimensioned such that in the case of a direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle from the first Route section in the direction of the second route section, the second route section is not occupied by the track-bound vehicle when the first and second information is received, while in the case of a direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle from the second route section in the direction of the first route section the second route section is occupied by the lane-bound vehicle upon receipt of the first and the second information, and the control device is designed to determine the second information based on vacancy reporting information relating at least to the second route section.
  • the control device can preferably also be designed in such a way that the vacancy information identifies the second route section as free of lane-bound vehicles and the track-side device is designed to send out a second piece of information indicating a direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle from the first route section in the direction of the second route section .
  • a trackside electronic unit for receiving the vacancy information from a vacancy reporting system comprising at least the second route section, and the trackside electronic unit is designed such that it causes the trackside device to send out the second information.
  • the control device according to the invention can preferably also be developed in such a way that a trackside sensor device is provided for detecting the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle and the control device is designed such that the trackside sensor device transmits the detected travel direction directly or indirectly to the trackside device.
  • the invention also comprises a lane-bound traffic system with a control device according to the invention or a control device according to one of the previously described preferred developments of the control device according to the invention and with the lane-bound vehicle.
  • Figure 1 shows in a first schematic sketch to explain a first embodiment of the method according to the invention a first embodiment of the track-bound traffic system according to the invention with a first embodiment of the vehicle device according to the invention and a first embodiment of the control device according to the invention.
  • a lane-bound traffic system 1 can be seen in detail, which comprises a route 10 which, within the scope of the present exemplary embodiment, is designed as a track. This means that it is the track-bound Traffic system 1 in the context of the exemplary embodiment is a railroad system.
  • the route 10 is divided into a first route section 11 and a second route section 12, the two route sections 11, 12 being delimited by wheel sensors or axle counters 21, 22 and 23.
  • the axle counters 21, 22, 23 are part of a track vacancy detection system and are connected to a vacancy detection device 24 within the scope of this system.
  • the function of the vacancy reporting device 24 is essentially to determine a respective occupancy status of the route sections 11, 12 based on signals or counter readings transmitted by the axle counters 21, 22, 23 and to provide these higher-level systems, for example in the form of an interlocking system or a train control system .
  • a trackside device 30 can be seen in the form of a balise, which is connected to a trackside electronic unit 31. It is assumed here that the trackside electronic unit 31 is a component also referred to as a LEU (Lineside Electronic Unit) and the trackside device 30 is a balise in the form of a transparent data balise.
  • LEU Lineside Electronic Unit
  • a trackside control device 40 indicated, which should be a central control device of a train control or train control system.
  • the trackside control device 40 has a communication device 41, by means of which the trackside control device 40 can communicate with lane-bound vehicles traveling on the track 10.
  • the trackside control device 40 is connected to the vacancy reporting device 24.
  • FIG. 1 a track-bound vehicle 50 is shown, specifically in a situation in which the track-bound vehicle 50 in the form of the rail vehicle is located in the first route section 11 and is moving in a direction of travel 51 towards the second route section 12.
  • the track-bound vehicle 50 has a vehicle device 52 which comprises a vehicle-side receiving device 53 in the form of a balise antenna, a vehicle-side control device 54 and a vehicle-side communication device 55.
  • the vehicle-side control device 54 can be designed, for example, as a vehicle device of a train control system.
  • Via the vehicle-side communication device 55 it is possible for the vehicle-side control device 54 to transmit information to the trackside control device 40 or to receive corresponding information and travel commands from it, for example in the form of a driving license or so-called "movement authority".
  • the trackside device 30, the trackside electronic unit 31, the trackside control device 40, the communication device 41 and the vehicle device 52 with the vehicle-side receiving device 53, the vehicle-side control device 54 and the vehicle-side communication device 55 together form a control device 60.
  • the vehicle-side device 53 is arranged above the trackside device 30 in the form of the balise and thus information can be transmitted from the trackside device 30 to the vehicle-side receiving device 53.
  • the trackside device 30 is in the first track section 11 at a distance d to the adjacent second route section 12, wherein the distance d is dimensioned such that in the case of a direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle from the first route section 11 in the direction of the second route section 12, the second route section 12 upon receipt of the first and second information is not from the track-bound vehicle 50 is occupied.
  • the trackside electronic unit 31 is connected to the vacancy reporting device 24 in terms of communication technology.
  • the trackside electronic unit could of course also be connected to another component of the vacancy reporting system. It is only essential here that the electronic unit 31 on the track side is connected to the second track section 12 related vacancy information is present or this is transmitted from the vacancy reporting system comprising at least the second route section 12 to the trackside electronic unit 31.
  • the trackside device 30 is prompted by the trackside electronic unit 31 to send out information or a telegram which, in addition to the first information directly or indirectly identifying the location of the trackside device 30, directly or indirectly indicates the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 comprises or contains identifying second information.
  • the corresponding vacancy information identifies the second route section 12 as free of lane-bound vehicles, so that the route-side device 30 sends out a second piece of information that indicates a travel direction 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 from the first route section 11 in the direction of the second route section 12.
  • the second information can contain the direction of travel 51 itself or, for example, an indication that the second route section 12 is free or unoccupied.
  • the track-bound vehicle 50 or the vehicle-side control device 54 of the same determine both the location of the track-side device 30 and the direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle 50.
  • the vehicle-side control device 54 determines the position of the vehicle ends of the track-bound vehicle 50, if necessary under Consideration of tolerances and possible vehicle overhangs.
  • the vacancy reporting system can in principle also transmit information relating to the occupancy status of the first route section 11 to the electronic unit 31 on the trackside in addition to the occupancy status of the second route section 12.
  • the trackside electronic unit 31, the trackside device 30 and / or the vehicle-side control device 54 can carry out a plausibility check to the effect that the first track section 11 should be displayed as occupied. If, contrary to expectations, this is not the case, an error is to be assumed and the direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle 50 is to be regarded as indeterminate or unknown.
  • the described embodiment of the method according to the invention is particularly advantageous in those cases in which the lane-bound vehicles of the lane-bound traffic system usually only move in one direction of travel 51, i.e. in those cases in which unidirectional operation usually takes place for the respective track .
  • the position of the at least one end of the vehicle 50 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 can be transmitted from the lane-bound vehicle 50 to the trackside control device 40 of the lane-bound traffic system 1. This information can then be taken into account by the trackside device 40 when controlling and / or securing the track-bound vehicle 50.
  • Figure 2 shows in a second schematic sketch to explain a second embodiment of the method according to the invention a second embodiment of the track-bound traffic system according to the invention with a second embodiment of the vehicle device according to the invention and a second embodiment of the control device according to the invention.
  • the representation corresponds to Figure 2 essentially that of the Figure 1 , being in contrast to Figure 1 no vacancy reporting system is shown or provided. Accordingly, there is also no subdivision of route 10 into route sections.
  • a trackside sensor device 35 which serves to determine the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 detect.
  • the trackside sensor device 35 can be, for example, a double wheel sensor, a light barrier-based detection device or a device with at least one RFID tag or at least one RFID sensor, which is or are arranged in such a way that a directional dependency results in the detected signals, which enables the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 to be recognized.
  • the detected direction of travel 51 is transmitted indirectly from the trackside sensor device 35 to the trackside device 30 in such a way that the trackside sensor device 35 transmits the detected travel direction 51 to the trackside electronic unit 31 and this in turn causes the trackside device 30 to select a corresponding telegram, to transmit a second piece of information to the lane-bound vehicle 50 which indirectly or directly contains an indication of the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50.
  • the method according to the invention and the associated devices make it possible to determine the position of the vehicle ends of the lane-bound vehicle 50 on the vehicle as soon as a single trackside device 30 is passed. This is of particular importance in practice when the track-bound vehicle 50 or track-bound traffic system 1 starts operating or after corresponding disruptions, since it results in a the fastest possible transition to normal operation can be achieved.

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Spurgebundene Verkehrssysteme verwenden üblicherweise im Rahmen des Betriebs der in ihnen verkehrenden spurgebundenen Fahrzeuge, die beispielsweise als Schienenfahrzeuge, Magnetschwebebahnen oder auch spurgeführte Fahrzeuge mit Gummibereifung ausgeführt sein können, Zugbeeinflussungs- beziehungsweise Zugsicherungssysteme. Im Falle von spurgebundenen Fahrzeugen in Form von Schienenfahrzeugen kann es sich bei einem entsprechenden System beispielsweise um ein kommunikationsbasiertes Zugbeeinflussungssystem handeln, das auch als CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control)-System bezeichnet wird. In einem solchen System ist das Ermitteln der Position der Fahrzeugenden des jeweiligen spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs für einen leistungsfähigen Betrieb von grundlegender Bedeutung. Hierzu ist es beispielsweise im Zusammenhang mit dem europäischen Zugbeeinflussungssystems ETCS (European Train Control System) bekannt, streckenseitige Einrichtungen bekannter Position in Form von Balisen als Referenzpunkte für eine Positionsermittlung von Schienenfahrzeugen zu verwenden. Basierend auf einer entsprechenden absoluten Positionsermittlung des betreffenden Fahrzeugs beziehungsweise seiner Fahrzeugenden kann sodann beispielsweise mittels eines entsprechenden Odometers, etwa in Form eines Wegimpulsgebers, eine relative Positionsermittlung erfolgen.Track-bound traffic systems usually use train control or train protection systems in the context of the operation of the track-bound vehicles that run in them, which can be implemented as rail vehicles, magnetic levitation trains or track-guided vehicles with rubber tires. In the case of track-bound vehicles in the form of rail vehicles, a corresponding system can be, for example, a communication-based train control system, which is also referred to as a CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) system. In such a system, determining the position of the vehicle ends of the respective track-bound vehicle is of fundamental importance for efficient operation. For this purpose, it is known, for example in connection with the European train control system ETCS (European Train Control System), to use trackside devices of known position in the form of balises as reference points for determining the position of rail vehicles. Based on a corresponding absolute position determination of the relevant vehicle or its vehicle ends, a relative position determination can then take place, for example by means of a corresponding odometer, for example in the form of a travel pulse generator.

Insbesondere bei einer Betriebsaufnahme eines Fahrzeugs ist es für eine fahrzeugseitige Ermittlung der Position der Fahrzeugenden des Fahrzeugs üblicherweise erforderlich, dass das betreffende Fahrzeug zwei Balisen passiert. Zwar ist bereits anhand des Detektierens einer Balise eine grobe Ortung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs möglich; jedoch ist die Position der Fahrzeugenden des Fahrzeugs in diesem Fall noch nicht exakt bestimmbar, da eine Information zur Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs erst bei einem Passieren einer zweiten Balise vorliegt Die US-Patentanmeldung US 2014/0326835 offenbart eine derartige Ortungseinrichtung, bei der Identifikationsdaten von mehreren Transpondern zur Bestimmung von Fahrtrichtungen auf Eisenbahnfahrzeuge übertragen werden.In particular when a vehicle starts operating, it is usually necessary for the vehicle to determine the position of the vehicle ends of the vehicle for the vehicle in question to pass two balises. It is true that a rough location of the track-bound vehicle is already possible on the basis of the detection of a balise; however, the position of the vehicle ends of the vehicle cannot yet be determined exactly in this case, since information on the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle is only available when it passes a second balise US 2014/0326835 discloses such a locating device in which identification data are transmitted from a plurality of transponders to determine travel directions on railway vehicles.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems anzugeben, das es auf besonders leistungsfähige und zugleich mit vergleichsweise geringem Aufwand realisierbare Art und Weise ermöglicht, die Position zumindest eines Fahrzeugendes eines spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs zu ermitteln.The present invention is based on the object of specifying a method for operating a lane-bound traffic system which makes it possible to determine the position of at least one end of a lane-bound vehicle in a particularly powerful and at the same time realizable manner with comparatively little effort.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems, wobei von einer streckenseitigen Einrichtung eine mittelbar oder unmittelbar den Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung kennzeichnende erste Information sowie eine mittelbar oder unmittelbar die Fahrtrichtung eines spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs kennzeichnende zweite Information ausgesendet werden, die erste und die zweite Information durch das spurgebundene Fahrzeug am Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung empfangen werden und seitens des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs basierend auf der empfangenen ersten und zweiten Information die Position zumindest eines Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs ermittelt wird.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a method for operating a lane-bound traffic system, with a track-side device emitting first information directly or indirectly identifying the location of the track-side device and second information directly or indirectly identifying the direction of travel of a track-bound vehicle, the first and the second information is received by the track-bound vehicle at the location of the trackside device and the position of at least one end of the track-bound vehicle is determined by the track-bound vehicle based on the received first and second information.

Gemäß dem ersten Merkmal des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens werden von einer streckenseitigen Einrichtung eine mittelbar oder unmittelbar den Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung kennzeichnende erste Information sowie eine mittelbar oder unmittelbar die Fahrtrichtung eines spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs kennzeichnende zweite Information ausgesendet. Dabei sind die Begriffe "mittelbar" und "unmittelbar" derart zu verstehen, dass die erste Information einerseits unmittelbar eine Angabe zum Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung enthalten beziehungsweise durch diese gebildet sein kann und in entsprechender Weise die zweite Information unmittelbar eine Angabe zur Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs enthalten beziehungsweise durch diese gebildet sein kann. Andererseits ist es jedoch auch möglich, dass die erste Information den Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung nicht unmittelbar enthält, sondern stattdessen eine Information, die es dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug ermöglicht, den Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung zu bestimmen. Bei einer entsprechenden Information kann es sich beispielsweise um eine eindeutige Identität der streckenseitigen Einrichtung handeln, anhand derer es dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug mittels einer entsprechenden Datenbank, etwa in Form eines Streckenatlasses, möglich ist, die Position der streckenseitigen Einrichtung zu ermitteln beziehungsweise auszulesen. Ebenso besteht auch hinsichtlich der zweiten Information die Möglichkeit, dass diese die Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs nicht explizit angibt, sondern stattdessen eine Information umfasst, welche es dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug, gegebenenfalls unter Heranziehung weiterer Informationen beziehungsweise Daten, ermöglicht, die Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs zu ermitteln.According to the first feature of the method according to the invention, a trackside device sends out first information directly or indirectly identifying the location of the trackside device and second information directly or indirectly identifying the direction of travel of a lane-bound vehicle. The terms "indirectly" and "directly" are to be understood in such a way that the first piece of information on the one hand directly contains an indication of the location of the trackside device or can be formed by this and, correspondingly, the second piece of information directly an indication of the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle may contain or be formed by them. On the other hand, however, it is also possible that the first piece of information does not directly contain the location of the trackside facility, but instead contains information that is available to the track-bound facility Vehicle enables the location of the trackside facility to be determined. Corresponding information can be, for example, a unique identity of the trackside device, on the basis of which it is possible for the track-bound vehicle to determine or read out the position of the trackside device using a corresponding database, for example in the form of a route atlas. With regard to the second information, there is also the possibility that it does not explicitly specify the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle, but instead includes information that enables the lane-bound vehicle to determine the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle, possibly using further information or data .

Gemäß dem zweiten Schritt des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens werden die erste und die zweite Information durch das spurgebundene Fahrzeug am Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung empfangen. Dadurch, dass das spurgebundene Fahrzeug die erste und die zweite Information am Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung empfängt, ist hierbei sichergestellt, dass der Empfang der ersten und der zweiten Information an einem eindeutig festgelegten, vorbestimmten Ort erfolgt.According to the second step of the method according to the invention, the first and the second information are received by the track-bound vehicle at the location of the trackside device. The fact that the track-bound vehicle receives the first and second information at the location of the trackside device ensures that the first and second information is received at a clearly defined, predetermined location.

Gemäß dem dritten Merkmal des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens wird es dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug hierdurch ermöglicht, basierend auf der empfangenen ersten und zweiten Information die Position zumindest eines Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs zu ermitteln. Neben der ersten und der zweiten Information beziehungsweise den aus ihnen abgeleiteten Angaben zum Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung sowie zur Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs können hierbei seitens des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs weitere Informationen beziehungsweise Kenngrößen verwendet werden. Hierbei kann es sich beispielsweise um geometrische Angaben beziehungsweise Parameter handeln, welche die Distanz zwischen einer seitens des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs zum Empfangen der ersten und der zweiten Information verwendeten Empfangs- beziehungsweise Leseeinrichtung und dem jeweiligen Fahrzeugende des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs angeben. In diesem Zusammenhang sei darauf hingewiesen, dass im Rahmen des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens in der Regel die Position beider Fahrzeugenden des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs ermittelt werden wird. In Abhängigkeit von den jeweiligen Gegebenheiten kann jedoch auch die Situation auftreten, dass lediglich die Position eines der beiden Fahrzeugenden, d.h. entweder des in Fahrtrichtung gesehenen vorderen oder des in Fahrtrichtung gesehen hinteren Fahrzeugendes, ermittelt wird.According to the third feature of the method according to the invention, this enables the track-bound vehicle to determine the position of at least one end of the vehicle of the track-bound vehicle based on the received first and second information. In addition to the first and second information or the information derived from them on the location of the trackside facility and on the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle, further information or parameters can be used by the track-bound vehicle. This can be, for example, geometric information or parameters that determine the distance between a receiving or reading device used by the track-bound vehicle to receive the first and the second information and the respective end of the vehicle of the track-bound vehicle. In this context, it should be pointed out that in the context of the method according to the invention, the position of both vehicle ends of the track-bound vehicle is usually determined. Depending on the respective circumstances, however, the situation can also arise that only the position of one of the two vehicle ends, ie either the front end of the vehicle as seen in the direction of travel or the rear end of the vehicle as seen in the direction of travel, is determined.

Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren weist den grundlegenden Vorteil auf, dass das spurgebundene Fahrzeug bereits mit dem Passieren nur einer streckenseitigen Einrichtung in die Lage versetzt wird, seine Position präzise und auch hinsichtlich der Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs eindeutig zu ermitteln. Hierdurch wird vorteilhafterweise eine schnelle Aufnahme beziehungsweise Inbetriebnahme eines automatischen Betriebs durch das spurgebundene Fahrzeug ermöglicht. Im Ergebnis führt dies dazu, dass die Leistungsfähigkeit des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems erhöht wird und betriebliche Abläufe beschleunigt und vereinfacht werden können. Dabei ist das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren mit vergleichsweise geringem Aufwand realisierbar, da bereits eine einzige streckenseitige Einrichtung für die Bestimmung des zumindest einen Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs ausreicht.The method according to the invention has the fundamental advantage that the lane-bound vehicle is enabled to determine its position precisely and also clearly with regard to the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle by passing only one trackside device. This advantageously enables automatic operation to be started or started up by the track-bound vehicle. As a result, the performance of the track-bound traffic system is increased and operational processes can be accelerated and simplified. The method according to the invention can be implemented with comparatively little effort, since a single trackside device is sufficient for determining the at least one vehicle end of the track-bound vehicle.

Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren kann grundsätzlich im Zusammenhang mit spurgebundenen Verkehrssystemen beliebiger Art verwendet werden. Dabei kann es sich bei einem entsprechenden Verkehrssystem vorzugsweise insbesondere um ein mittels eines CBTC-Systems betriebenes Eisenbahnsystem handeln. Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren kann insbesondere in Sondersituationen, d.h. beispielsweise bei einer Aufnahme eines Fahrbetriebs durch das spurgebundene Fahrzeug beziehungsweise durch das spurgebundene Verkehrssystem, zum Tragen beziehungsweise Einsatz kommen.The method according to the invention can in principle be used in connection with lane-bound traffic systems of any type. A corresponding traffic system can preferably be, in particular, a railroad system operated by means of a CBTC system. The method according to the invention can be used or used in particular in special situations, ie for example when the track-bound vehicle or the track-bound traffic system commences driving.

Im Rahmen des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens kann es sich bei der streckenseitigen Einrichtung grundsätzlich um eine streckenseitige Einrichtung beliebiger Art handeln. Wesentlich hierbei ist lediglich, dass mittels der streckenseitigen Einrichtung die Übertragung der ersten und der zweiten Information am Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung erfolgt. Dies bedeutet, dass durch geeignete technische Maßnahmen sicherzustellen ist, dass die erste und die zweite Information seitens des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs nicht bereits in einem Abstand vor der streckenseitigen Einrichtung empfangen werden kann, der dazu führen könnte, dass die Genauigkeit der Positionsermittlung des zumindest einen Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs in einem unzulässigen Maße beeinträchtigt wird. Unter Berücksichtigung dieses Aspekts kann es sich bei der streckenseitigen Einrichtung beispielsweise um eine Gleiskoppelspule, einen Transponder, etwa in Form eines RFID-Tags, oder auch um einen Funksender kurzer Reichweite handeln. Im letzteren Fall kann der entsprechende Funksender in Abhängigkeit von den jeweiligen Gegebenheiten beispielsweise derart ausgestaltet sein, dass er eine Reichweite in der Grö-ßenordnung von lediglich 1 Meter aufweist.In the context of the method according to the invention, the trackside device can in principle be a trackside device of any type. It is only essential here that the transmission of the first and the second information takes place at the location of the trackside device by means of the trackside device. This means that suitable technical measures must be taken to ensure that the first and second information on the part of the track-bound vehicle cannot be received at a distance in front of the trackside device that could result in the accuracy of the position determination of the at least one end of the vehicle being impaired track-bound vehicle is impaired to an inadmissible degree. Taking this aspect into account, the trackside device can be, for example, a track coupling coil, a transponder, for example in the form of an RFID tag, or a short-range radio transmitter. In the latter case, depending on the particular circumstances, the corresponding radio transmitter can be designed, for example, in such a way that it has a range in the order of magnitude of only 1 meter.

Gemäß einer besonders bevorzugten Weiterbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens werden die erste und die zweite Information von einer streckenseitigen Einrichtung in Form einer Balise ausgesendet. Dies ist vorteilhaft, da es sich bei Balisen um betriebsbewährte und vergleichsweise kostengünstige streckenseitige Einrichtungen zur Übertragung von Informationen an ein spurgebundenes Fahrzeug handelt. Dabei werden entsprechende Balisen sowohl bei spurgebundenen Verkehrssystemen des Fernverkehrs, wie beispielsweise dem europäischen Zugbeeinflussungssystem ETCS, als auch bei Zugbeeinflussungssystemen des Nahverkehrs, d.h. beispielsweise Metrosystemen, verwendet.According to a particularly preferred development of the method according to the invention, the first and the second information are transmitted from a trackside device in the form of a balise. This is advantageous because balises are tried and tested and comparatively inexpensive trackside devices for the transmission of information to a track-bound vehicle. Corresponding balises are used both in lane-bound long-distance traffic systems, such as the European ETCS train control system, and in local train control systems, i.e. metro systems, for example.

Vorzugsweise kann das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren auch derart weitergebildet sein, dass die erste und die zweite Information von einer streckenseitigen Einrichtung ausgesendet werden, die in einem ersten Streckenabschnitt in einem Abstand zu einem benachbarten zweiten Streckenabschnitt angeordnet ist, wobei der Abstand derart bemessen ist, dass im Falle einer Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von dem ersten Streckenabschnitt in Richtung des zweiten Streckenabschnitts der zweite Streckenabschnitt bei Empfang der ersten und der zweiten Information nicht von dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug belegt ist während im Falle einer Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von dem zweiten Streckenabschnitt in Richtung des ersten Streckenabschnitts der zweite Streckenabschnitt bei Empfang der ersten und der zweiten Information von dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug belegt ist, und die zweite Information basierend auf einer zumindest auf den zweiten Streckenabschnitt bezogenen Freimeldeinformation ermittelt wird. Diese Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens weist den Vorteil auf, dass anhand der auf den zweiten Streckenabschnitt bezogenen Freimeldeinformation die zweite Information auf vergleichsweise aufwandsarme und zugleich zuverlässige Art und Weise ermittelbar ist. So ist aufgrund der Anordnung der streckenseitigen Einrichtung in Bezug auf den ersten Streckenabschnitt und den zweiten Streckenabschnitt aus der auf den zweiten Streckenabschnitt bezogenen Freimeldeinformation vorteilhafterweise eine Angabe zur Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs ableitbar.The method according to the invention can preferably also be developed in such a way that the first and second information items are transmitted by a trackside device, which is arranged in a first route section at a distance from an adjacent second route section, the distance being dimensioned such that in the case of a direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle from the first route section in the direction of the second route section, the second route section upon receipt of the first and second Information is not occupied by the lane-bound vehicle while in the case of a direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle from the second route section in the direction of the first route section, the second route section is occupied by the lane-bound vehicle when the first and second information is received, and the second information is based on a Free reporting information related to at least the second route section is determined. This embodiment of the method according to the invention has the advantage that the second information can be determined in a comparatively inexpensive and at the same time reliable manner on the basis of the vacancy information relating to the second route section. Due to the arrangement of the trackside device in relation to the first track section and the second track section, an indication of the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle can advantageously be derived from the vacancy reporting information relating to the second track section.

Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren kann hierbei darüber hinaus derart weitergebildet sein, dass die Freimeldeinformation den zweiten Streckenabschnitt als frei von spurgebundenen Fahrzeugen kennzeichnet und basierend hierauf von der streckenseitigen Einrichtung eine zweite Information ausgesendet wird, die eine Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von dem ersten Streckenabschnitt in Richtung des zweiten Streckenabschnitts anzeigt. Auch in diesem Fall kann die zweite Information die Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs mittelbar oder unmittelbar anzeigen. Unabhängig hiervon ist hierbei anhand der Information "zweiter Streckenabschnitt ist frei" eindeutig festgelegt, dass sich das spurgebundene Fahrzeug in einer Fahrtrichtung von dem ersten Streckenabschnitt in Richtung des zweiten Streckenabschnitts bewegt. Als Plausibilitätsprüfung zur Erkennung möglicher Fehler besteht dabei die Möglichkeit, dass zusätzlich der Belegungszustand des ersten Streckenabschnitts mit der zweiten Information an das spurgebundene Fahrzeug übermittelt wird. Da sich das spurgebundene Fahrzeug selbst in der betreffenden Situation in dem ersten Streckenabschnitt aufhält, sollte die zweite Information den ersten Streckenabschnitt in diesem Fall als belegt kennzeichnen.The method according to the invention can also be developed in such a way that the vacancy information identifies the second route section as free of lane-bound vehicles and, based on this, the route-side device sends out a second piece of information indicating a direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle from the first route section towards the second Section of the route. In this case too, the second item of information can directly or indirectly indicate the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle. Irrespective of this, the information "second route section is free" clearly defines that the track-bound vehicle is in one direction of travel from the first route section moved in the direction of the second route section. As a plausibility check for the detection of possible errors, there is the possibility that the occupancy status of the first route section with the second information is also transmitted to the lane-bound vehicle. Since the track-bound vehicle itself is in the first route section in the relevant situation, the second information item should in this case identify the first route section as occupied.

Für den Fall, dass der zweite Streckenabschnitt belegt ist, ist eine Ermittlung der Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs gegebenenfalls nicht eindeutig möglich. So kann in Abhängigkeit von den jeweiligen Gegebenheiten die Situation auftreten, dass nicht eindeutig entschieden werden kann, ob der zweite Streckenabschnitt durch das spurgebundene Fahrzeug selbst oder aber durch ein anderes spurgebundenes Fahrzeug belegt ist. Insofern ist die zuvor genannte bevorzugte Weiterbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens insbesondere für solche Strecken geeignet, die üblicherweise lediglich in einer Fahrtrichtung, d.h. unidirektional, befahren werden.In the event that the second route section is occupied, it may not be possible to clearly determine the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle. Thus, depending on the respective circumstances, the situation can arise that it cannot be clearly decided whether the second route section is occupied by the track-bound vehicle itself or by another track-bound vehicle. In this respect, the aforementioned preferred development of the method according to the invention is particularly suitable for those routes which are usually only traveled in one direction of travel, i.e. unidirectionally.

Vorzugsweise kann das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren ferner derart ausgestaltet sein, dass die Freimeldeinformation von einem zumindest den zweiten Streckenabschnitt umfassenden Freimeldesystem an eine streckenseitige elektronische Einheit übertragen wird und die streckenseitige Einrichtung von der streckenseitigen elektronischen Einheit veranlasst wird, die zweite Information auszusenden. Diese Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ist dahingehend vorteilhaft, dass entsprechende streckenseitige elektronische Einheiten, die auch als LEU (Lineside Electronic Unit) bezeichnet werden, als solche bekannt sind und im Zusammenhang mit so genannten Transparentdatenbalisen, die gesteuert durch die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit unterschiedliche Telegramme übertragen können, beispielsweise bei ETCS verwendet werden. Hierzu wird die streckenseitige Einrichtung, etwa in Form einer Balise, von der streckenseitigen elektronischen Einheit derart gesteuert, dass ein Telegramm ausgesendet wird, das die jeweilige zweite Information in Form der jeweiligen Fahrtrichtung umfasst beziehungsweise eine Angabe, welche es der streckenseitigen Einrichtung erlaubt, die Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs selbst zu ermitteln. Hierzu wird von dem zumindest den zweiten Streckenabschnitt umfassenden Freimeldesystem mittelbar oder unmittelbar eine auf den zweiten Streckenabschnitt bezogene Freimeldeinformation an die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit übertragen, welche diese Information dann in Form der zweiten Information zur Steuerung der streckenseitigen Einrichtung verwendet.The method according to the invention can preferably also be configured such that the vacancy reporting information is transmitted from a vacancy reporting system comprising at least the second route section to a trackside electronic unit and the trackside device is caused by the trackside electronic unit to send out the second information. This embodiment of the method according to the invention is advantageous in that corresponding trackside electronic units, which are also referred to as LEU (Lineside Electronic Unit), are known as such and in connection with so-called transparent data balises, which can transmit different telegrams controlled by the trackside electronic unit , for example used in ETCS. For this purpose, the trackside device, for example in the form of a balise, is operated by the trackside electronic unit controlled in such a way that a telegram is sent out which includes the respective second information in the form of the respective direction of travel or an indication which allows the trackside device to determine the direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle itself. For this purpose, the clearance reporting system, which includes at least the second route section, directly or indirectly transmits vacancy information relating to the second route section to the trackside electronic unit, which then uses this information in the form of the second information to control the trackside facility.

In Bezug auf den Ursprung der von der streckenseitigen Einrichtung ausgesendeten zweiten Information ist zu beachten, dass auch moderne, kommunikationsbasierte Systeme zur Steuerung und Sicherung von Verkehrssystemen, beispielsweise in Form von CBTC-Systemen, häufig zumindest noch als Rückfallebene ein Freimeldesystem aufweisen. Gleiches kann an Systemgrenzen gelten, beispielsweise zu Depots oder Strecken mit anderen Zugsicherungssystemen, um an diesen Systemgrenzen eine Aufnahme von Zügen beispielsweise in den CBTC-Betrieb zu ermöglichen. Im Rahmen des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens können entsprechende Freimeldesysteme vorteilhafterweise verwendet werden, wobei das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren insbesondere auch in Sondersituationen, d.h. beispielsweise einer Aufnahme eines Fahrbetriebs nach einer Störung, zum Tragen beziehungsweise zum Einsatz kommen kann.With regard to the origin of the second information transmitted by the trackside facility, it should be noted that even modern, communication-based systems for controlling and securing traffic systems, for example in the form of CBTC systems, often still have a clearance reporting system at least as a fallback level. The same can apply at system boundaries, for example to depots or routes with other train control systems, in order to enable trains to be included in CBTC operations at these system boundaries, for example. Corresponding vacancy detection systems can advantageously be used within the scope of the method according to the invention, the method according to the invention also being able to be used or used in particular in special situations, i.e. for example when a vehicle is started after a fault.

Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens werden die Streckenabschnitte des Freimeldesystems durch Achszähler oder Gleisstromkreise gebildet. Dies ist vorteilhaft, da es sich bei Achszählern und Gleisstromkreisen um gebräuchliche Komponenten entsprechender Freimeldesysteme handelt.According to a further preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, the route sections of the vacancy detection system are formed by axle counters or track circuits. This is advantageous because axle counters and track circuits are common components of corresponding vacancy detection systems.

Alternativ zu den zuvor genannten Ausführungsformen kann das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren auch derart weitergebildet sein, dass die Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von einer streckenseitigen Sensoreinrichtung detektiert wird und die detektierte Fahrtrichtung von der streckenseitigen Sensoreinrichtung mittelbar oder unmittelbar an die streckenseitige Einrichtung übermittelt wird. Bei der streckenseitigen Sensoreinrichtung kann es sich beispielsweise um einen zur Richtungserkennung ausgebildeten zweikanaligen Radsensor, eine mittels Lichtschranken arbeitende Detektionseinrichtung oder auch um eine Vorrichtung mit einem oder mehreren gerichteten RFID-Tags beziehungsweise RFID-Sensoren handeln, die eine Richtungsabhängigkeit aufweisen und damit eine Bestimmung der Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs ermöglichen.As an alternative to the aforementioned embodiments, the method according to the invention can also be developed in such a way that the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle is from a Track-side sensor device is detected and the detected direction of travel is transmitted from the track-side sensor device directly or indirectly to the track-side device. The trackside sensor device can be, for example, a two-channel wheel sensor designed for directional detection, a detection device that works by means of light barriers, or a device with one or more directional RFID tags or RFID sensors that are direction-dependent and thus determine the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle.

Vorzugsweise kann das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren auch derart ausgestaltet sein, dass von dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug die Position des zumindest einen Fahrzeugendes an eine streckenseitige Steuereinrichtung des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems übermittelt wird. Dies bietet den Vorteil, dass die betreffende Information in der Folge von der streckenseitigen Steuereinrichtung im Rahmen des Betriebs des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems verwendet werden kann.The method according to the invention can preferably also be designed in such a way that the position of the at least one end of the vehicle is transmitted from the track-bound vehicle to a trackside control device of the track-bound traffic system. This offers the advantage that the relevant information can subsequently be used by the trackside control device in the context of the operation of the lane-bound traffic system.

Gemäß einer weiteren besonders bevorzugten Weiterbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens wird die Position des zumindest einen Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von der streckenseitigen Steuereinrichtung bei der Steuerung und/oder Sicherung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs berücksichtigt. Dies ist vorteilhaft, da hierdurch ein leistungsfähiger Betrieb des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs und/oder des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems erzielt werden kann.According to a further particularly preferred development of the method according to the invention, the position of the at least one vehicle end of the track-bound vehicle is taken into account by the trackside control device when controlling and / or securing the track-bound vehicle. This is advantageous because it enables efficient operation of the track-bound vehicle and / or the track-bound traffic system to be achieved.

Gemäß einer weiteren besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens kann dies insbesondere derart geschehen, dass bei einem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug in Form eines Schienenfahrzeugs, Streckenabschnitten in Form von Gleisabschnitten und einer streckenseitigen Steuereinrichtung in Form einer Steuereinrichtung eines kommunikationsbasierten Zugbeeinflussungssystems von der streckenseitigen Steuereinrichtung unter Berücksichtigung der Position des zumindest einen Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs eine Fahrerlaubnis für das spurgebundene Fahrzeug ermittelt wird und/oder ein Übergang des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs in einen Moving-Block-Betrieb veranlasst wird. Dies ist vorteilhaft, da die Ermittlung einer entsprechenden Fahrerlaubnis und/oder ein Übergang beziehungsweise eine Aufnahme des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs in einen Moving-Block-Betrieb einen leistungsfähigen Betrieb des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs und damit auch des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems als solchen ermöglicht.According to a further particularly preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, this can be done in particular in such a way that in a track-bound vehicle in the form of a rail vehicle, route sections in the form of track sections and a track-side control device in the form of a control device of a communication-based train control system from the track-side control device, taking into account the position of the at least a vehicle end of the lane-bound vehicle a driving license for the lane-bound vehicle is determined and / or a transition of the lane-bound vehicle to moving block operation is initiated. This is advantageous since the determination of a corresponding driving license and / or a transition or inclusion of the lane-bound vehicle in a moving block mode enables efficient operation of the lane-bound vehicle and thus also of the lane-bound traffic system as such.

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft darüber hinaus eine Fahrzeugeinrichtung für ein spurgebundenes Fahrzeug eines spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems.The present invention also relates to a vehicle device for a track-bound vehicle of a track-bound traffic system.

Hinsichtlich der Fahrzeugeinrichtung liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Fahrzeugeinrichtung für ein spurgebundenes Fahrzeug eines spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems anzugeben, die es auf besonders leistungsfähige und zugleich mit vergleichsweise geringem Aufwand realisierbare Art und Weise ermöglicht, die Position zumindest eines Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs zu ermitteln.With regard to the vehicle device, the present invention is based on the object of specifying a vehicle device for a lane-bound vehicle of a lane-bound traffic system, which makes it possible to determine the position of at least one end of the lane-bound vehicle in a particularly powerful and at the same time realizable manner with comparatively little effort.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch eine Fahrzeugeinrichtung für ein spurgebundenes Fahrzeug eines spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems, mit einer fahrzeugseitigen Empfangseinrichtung zum Empfangen einer mittelbar oder unmittelbar den Ort einer streckenseitigen Einrichtung kennzeichnenden ersten Information sowie einer mittelbar oder unmittelbar die Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs kennzeichnenden zweiten Information von der streckenseitigen Einrichtung und mit einer fahrzeugseitigen Steuereinrichtung zum auf der empfangenen ersten und zweiten Information basierenden Ermitteln der Position zumindest eines Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs.This object is achieved according to the invention by a vehicle device for a track-bound vehicle of a track-bound traffic system, with a vehicle-side receiving device for receiving a first piece of information directly or indirectly identifying the location of a track-side device and a second piece of information from the track-side that directly or indirectly characterizes the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle Device and with a vehicle-side control device for determining the position of at least one end of the vehicle on the track based on the received first and second information.

Die Vorteile der erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeugeinrichtung entsprechen im Wesentlichen denjenigen des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens, so dass diesbezüglich auf die entsprechenden vorstehenden Ausführungen verwiesen wird.The advantages of the vehicle device according to the invention essentially correspond to those of the invention Procedure, so that reference is made in this regard to the corresponding statements above.

Die Erfindung umfasst des Weiteren eine Steuervorrichtung für ein spurgebundenes Verkehrssystem, mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeugeinrichtung sowie der streckenseitigen Einrichtung, die ausgebildet ist, die mittelbar oder unmittelbar den Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung kennzeichnende erste Information sowie die mittelbar oder unmittelbar die Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs kennzeichnende zweite Information auszusenden.The invention further comprises a control device for a track-bound traffic system, with a vehicle device according to the invention and the track-side device, which is designed to directly or indirectly identify the location of the track-side device and the second information directly or indirectly characterizing the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle to send out.

Auch hinsichtlich der Vorteile der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung sei auf die entsprechenden Ausführungen im Zusammenhang mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren verwiesen. Darüber hinaus entsprechen auch die Vorteile der im Folgenden aufgeführten bevorzugten Weiterbildungen der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung denjenigen der entsprechenden bevorzugten Weiterbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens, so dass auch diesbezüglich auf die entsprechenden vorstehenden Erläuterungen verwiesen wird.Also with regard to the advantages of the control device according to the invention, reference is made to the corresponding statements in connection with the method according to the invention. In addition, the advantages of the preferred developments of the control device according to the invention listed below also correspond to those of the corresponding preferred development of the method according to the invention, so that reference is made in this regard to the corresponding explanations above.

Vorzugsweise kann die erfindungsgemäße Steuervorrichtung derart weitergebildet sein, dass die streckenseitige Einrichtung eine Balise ist.The control device according to the invention can preferably be developed in such a way that the trackside device is a balise.

Gemäß einer weiteren besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist die erfindungsgemäße Steuervorrichtung derart ausgebildet, dass die streckenseitige Einrichtung in einem ersten Streckenabschnitt in einem Abstand zu einem benachbarten zweiten Streckenabschnitt angeordnet ist, wobei der Abstand derart bemessen ist, dass im Falle einer Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von dem ersten Streckenabschnitt in Richtung des zweiten Streckenabschnitts der zweite Streckenabschnitt bei Empfang der ersten und der zweiten Information nicht von dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug belegt ist während im Falle einer Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von dem zweiten Streckenabschnitt in Richtung des ersten Streckenabschnitts der zweite Streckenabschnitt bei Empfang der ersten und der zweiten Information von dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug belegt ist, und die Steuervorrichtung ausgebildet ist, die zweite Information basierend auf einer zumindest auf den zweiten Streckenabschnitt bezogenen Freimeldeinformation zu ermitteln.According to a further particularly preferred embodiment, the control device according to the invention is designed such that the track-side device is arranged in a first track section at a distance from an adjacent second track section, the distance being dimensioned such that in the case of a direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle from the first Route section in the direction of the second route section, the second route section is not occupied by the track-bound vehicle when the first and second information is received, while in the case of a direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle from the second route section in the direction of the first route section the second route section is occupied by the lane-bound vehicle upon receipt of the first and the second information, and the control device is designed to determine the second information based on vacancy reporting information relating at least to the second route section.

Vorzugsweise kann die erfindungsgemäße Steuervorrichtung auch derart ausgestaltet sein, dass die Freimeldeinformation den zweiten Streckenabschnitt als frei von spurgebundenen Fahrzeugen kennzeichnet und die streckenseitige Einrichtung ausgebildet ist, eine zweite Information auszusenden, die eine Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von dem ersten Streckenabschnitt in Richtung des zweiten Streckenabschnitts anzeigt.The control device according to the invention can preferably also be designed in such a way that the vacancy information identifies the second route section as free of lane-bound vehicles and the track-side device is designed to send out a second piece of information indicating a direction of travel of the lane-bound vehicle from the first route section in the direction of the second route section .

Gemäß einer weiteren besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung ist eine streckenseitige elektronische Einheit vorgesehen zum Empfangen der Freimeldeinformation von einem zumindest den zweiten Streckenabschnitt umfassenden Freimeldesystem und die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit ist derart ausgebildet, dass sie die streckenseitige Einrichtung veranlasst, die zweite Information auszusenden.According to a further particularly preferred embodiment of the control device according to the invention, a trackside electronic unit is provided for receiving the vacancy information from a vacancy reporting system comprising at least the second route section, and the trackside electronic unit is designed such that it causes the trackside device to send out the second information.

Vorzugsweise kann die erfindungsgemäße Steuervorrichtung auch derart weitergebildet sein, dass eine streckenseitige Sensoreinrichtung vorgesehen ist zum Detektieren der Fahrtrichtung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs und die Steuervorrichtung derart ausgebildet ist, dass die streckenseitige Sensoreinrichtung die detektierte Fahrtrichtung mittelbar oder unmittelbar an die streckenseitige Einrichtung übermittelt.The control device according to the invention can preferably also be developed in such a way that a trackside sensor device is provided for detecting the direction of travel of the track-bound vehicle and the control device is designed such that the trackside sensor device transmits the detected travel direction directly or indirectly to the trackside device.

Die Erfindung umfasst darüber hinaus ein spurgebundenes Verkehrssystem mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung beziehungsweise einer Steuervorrichtung gemäß einer der zuvor beschriebenen bevorzugten Weiterbildungen der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung sowie mit dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug.The invention also comprises a lane-bound traffic system with a control device according to the invention or a control device according to one of the previously described preferred developments of the control device according to the invention and with the lane-bound vehicle.

Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen näher erläutert. Hierzu zeigt

Figur 1
in einer ersten schematischen Skizze zur Erläuterung eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems mit einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeugeinrichtung sowie einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung und
Figur 2
in einer zweiten schematischen Skizze zur Erläuterung eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ein zweites Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems mit einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeugeinrichtung sowie einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung.
The invention is explained in more detail below with the aid of exemplary embodiments. This shows
Figure 1
in a first schematic sketch to explain a first embodiment of the method according to the invention, a first embodiment of the track-bound traffic system according to the invention with a first embodiment of the vehicle device according to the invention and a first embodiment of the control device according to the invention and
Figure 2
In a second schematic sketch to explain a second embodiment of the method according to the invention, a second embodiment of the track-bound traffic system according to the invention with a second embodiment of the vehicle device according to the invention and a second embodiment of the control device according to the invention.

In den Figuren werden aus Gründen der Übersichtlichkeit für gleiche Komponenten dieselben Bezugszeichen verwendet.For the sake of clarity, the same reference symbols are used in the figures for the same components.

Figur 1 zeigt in einer ersten schematischen Skizze zur Erläuterung eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems mit einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeugeinrichtung sowie einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung. Im Detail ist hierbei ein spurgebundenes Verkehrssystem 1 erkennbar, das eine Strecke 10 umfasst, die im Rahmen des vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiels als Gleis ausgebildet ist. Dies bedeutet, dass es sich bei dem spurgebundenen Verkehrssystem 1 im Rahmen des Ausführungsbeispiels um ein Eisenbahnsystem handelt. Figure 1 shows in a first schematic sketch to explain a first embodiment of the method according to the invention a first embodiment of the track-bound traffic system according to the invention with a first embodiment of the vehicle device according to the invention and a first embodiment of the control device according to the invention. In this context, a lane-bound traffic system 1 can be seen in detail, which comprises a route 10 which, within the scope of the present exemplary embodiment, is designed as a track. This means that it is the track-bound Traffic system 1 in the context of the exemplary embodiment is a railroad system.

Die Strecke 10 ist in einen ersten Streckenabschnitt 11 und einen zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 unterteilt, wobei die beiden Streckenabschnitte 11, 12 durch Radsensoren beziehungsweise Achszähler 21, 22 und 23 begrenzt sind. Die Achszähler 21, 22, 23 sind Bestandteil eines Gleisfreimeldesystems und im Rahmen dieses Systems an eine Freimeldeeinrichtung 24 angebunden. Dabei besteht die Funktion der Freimeldeeinrichtung 24 im Wesentlichen darin, basierend auf von den Achszählern 21, 22, 23 übermittelten Signalen beziehungsweise Zählerständen einen jeweiligen Belegungszustand der Streckenabschnitte 11, 12 zu ermitteln und diesen übergeordneten Systemen, etwa in Form eines Stellwerkssystems oder eines Zugbeeinflussungssystems, bereitzustellen.The route 10 is divided into a first route section 11 and a second route section 12, the two route sections 11, 12 being delimited by wheel sensors or axle counters 21, 22 and 23. The axle counters 21, 22, 23 are part of a track vacancy detection system and are connected to a vacancy detection device 24 within the scope of this system. The function of the vacancy reporting device 24 is essentially to determine a respective occupancy status of the route sections 11, 12 based on signals or counter readings transmitted by the axle counters 21, 22, 23 and to provide these higher-level systems, for example in the form of an interlocking system or a train control system .

Als weitere streckenseitige Komponente ist in Figur 1 eine streckenseitige Einrichtung 30 in Form einer Balise erkennbar, die an eine streckenseitige elektronische Einheit 31 angebunden ist. Dabei sei angenommen, dass sich bei der streckenseitigen elektronischen Einheit 31 um eine auch als LEU (Lineside Electronic Unit) bezeichnete Komponente und bei der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 um eine Balise in Form einer Transparentdatenbalise handelt.Another trackside component is in Figure 1 a trackside device 30 can be seen in the form of a balise, which is connected to a trackside electronic unit 31. It is assumed here that the trackside electronic unit 31 is a component also referred to as a LEU (Lineside Electronic Unit) and the trackside device 30 is a balise in the form of a transparent data balise.

Weiterhin ist in Figur 1 eine streckenseitige Steuereinrichtung 40 angedeutet, bei der es sich um eine zentrale Steuereinrichtung eines Zugbeeinflussungs- beziehungsweise Zugsicherungssystems handeln soll. Die streckenseitige Steuereinrichtung 40 weist eine Kommunikationseinrichtung 41 auf, mittels derer der streckenseitigen Steuereinrichtung 40 eine Kommunikation mit auf der Strecke 10 verkehrenden spurgebundenen Fahrzeugen möglich ist. Darüber hinaus ist die streckenseitige Steuereinrichtung 40 an die Freimeldeeinrichtung 24 angebunden.Furthermore, in Figure 1 a trackside control device 40 indicated, which should be a central control device of a train control or train control system. The trackside control device 40 has a communication device 41, by means of which the trackside control device 40 can communicate with lane-bound vehicles traveling on the track 10. In addition, the trackside control device 40 is connected to the vacancy reporting device 24.

In Figur 1 ist ein spurgebundenes Fahrzeug 50 gezeigt und zwar in einer Situation, in der sich das spurgebundene Fahrzeug 50 in Form des Schienenfahrzeugs in dem ersten Streckenabschnitt 11 befindet und in einer Fahrtrichtung 51 auf den zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 zubewegt.In Figure 1 a track-bound vehicle 50 is shown, specifically in a situation in which the track-bound vehicle 50 in the form of the rail vehicle is located in the first route section 11 and is moving in a direction of travel 51 towards the second route section 12.

Das spurgebundene Fahrzeug 50 weist eine Fahrzeugeinrichtung 52 auf, die eine fahrzeugseitige Empfangseinrichtung 53 in Form einer Balisenantenne, eine fahrzeugseitige Steuereinrichtung 54 sowie eine fahrzeugseitige Kommunikationseinrichtung 55 umfasst. Dabei kann die fahrzeugseitige Steuereinrichtung 54 beispielsweise als Fahrzeuggerät eines Zugbeeinflussungssystems ausgebildet sein. Über die fahrzeugseitige Kommunikationseinrichtung 55 ist es der fahrzeugseitigen Steuereinrichtung 54 hierbei möglich, Informationen an die streckenseitige Steuereinrichtung 40 zu übertragen beziehungsweise entsprechende Informationen und Fahrbefehle, etwa in Form einer Fahrerlaubnis oder so genannten "Movement Authority", von dieser zu empfangen.The track-bound vehicle 50 has a vehicle device 52 which comprises a vehicle-side receiving device 53 in the form of a balise antenna, a vehicle-side control device 54 and a vehicle-side communication device 55. In this case, the vehicle-side control device 54 can be designed, for example, as a vehicle device of a train control system. Via the vehicle-side communication device 55, it is possible for the vehicle-side control device 54 to transmit information to the trackside control device 40 or to receive corresponding information and travel commands from it, for example in the form of a driving license or so-called "movement authority".

Durch die streckenseitige Einrichtung 30, die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit 31, die streckenseitige Steuereinrichtung 40, die Kommunikationseinrichtung 41 und die Fahrzeugeinrichtung 52 mit der fahrzeugseitigen Empfangseinrichtung 53, der fahrzeugseitigen Steuereinrichtung 54 und der fahrzeugseitigen Kommunikationseinrichtung 55 wird zusammen eine Steuervorrichtung 60 gebildet.The trackside device 30, the trackside electronic unit 31, the trackside control device 40, the communication device 41 and the vehicle device 52 with the vehicle-side receiving device 53, the vehicle-side control device 54 and the vehicle-side communication device 55 together form a control device 60.

Entsprechend der Darstellung in der Figur 1 befindet sich das spurgebundene Fahrzeug 50 dahingehend an dem Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30, dass die fahrzeugseitige Einrichtung 53 über der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 in Form der Balise angeordnet ist und damit eine Informationsübertragung von der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 an die fahrzeugseitige Empfangseinrichtung 53 möglich ist.As shown in the Figure 1 If the track-bound vehicle 50 is located at the location of the trackside device 30, the vehicle-side device 53 is arranged above the trackside device 30 in the form of the balise and thus information can be transmitted from the trackside device 30 to the vehicle-side receiving device 53.

Wie in Figur 1 gezeigt, ist die streckenseitige Einrichtung 30 in dem ersten Streckenabschnitt 11 in einem Abstand d zu dem benachbarten zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 angeordnet, wobei der Abstand d derart bemessen ist, dass im Falle einer Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs von dem ersten Streckenabschnitt 11 in Richtung des zweiten Streckenabschnitts 12 der zweite Streckenabschnitt 12 bei Empfang der ersten und der zweiten Information nicht von dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug 50 belegt ist. Dies entspricht genau der in Figur 1 dargestellten Situation, in welcher das spurgebundene Fahrzeug 50 den ersten Streckenabschnitt 11, nicht jedoch den zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 belegt. Aufgrund der entsprechenden Anordnung der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 würde sich hingegen im Falle einer von der Darstellung der Figur 1 abweichenden Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 von dem zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 in Richtung des ersten Streckenabschnitts 11 die Situation ergeben, dass bei Positionierung der fahrzeugseitigen Empfangseinrichtung 53 über der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 nicht nur der erste Streckenabschnitt 11, sondern darüber hinaus auch der zweite Streckenabschnitt 12 durch das spurgebundene Fahrzeug 50 belegt wäre. Hierdurch ist es nun vorteilhafterweise möglich, dass für den Fall, dass gemäß einer Freimeldeinformation der zweite Streckenabschnitt 12 frei von spurgebundenen Fahrzeugen ist, die Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 festgelegt beziehungsweise ermittelt ist.As in Figure 1 As shown, the trackside device 30 is in the first track section 11 at a distance d to the adjacent second route section 12, wherein the distance d is dimensioned such that in the case of a direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle from the first route section 11 in the direction of the second route section 12, the second route section 12 upon receipt of the first and second information is not from the track-bound vehicle 50 is occupied. This corresponds exactly to the situation shown in FIG. 1, in which the track-bound vehicle 50 occupies the first route section 11, but not the second route section 12. Due to the corresponding arrangement of the trackside device 30, however, in the case of one of the representation of the Figure 1 If the direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle 50 deviates from the second route section 12 in the direction of the first route section 11, the situation arises that when the vehicle-side receiving device 53 is positioned above the route-side device 30, not only the first route section 11, but also the second route section 12 through the track-bound vehicle 50 would be occupied. As a result, it is now advantageously possible that, in the event that the second route section 12 is free of lane-bound vehicles according to vacancy information, the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 is defined or determined.

An dieser Stelle sei nachdrücklich darauf hingewiesen, dass es sich bei der Darstellung der Figuren lediglich um schematische Skizzen zur Veranschaulichung von Ausführungsbeispielen der Erfindung handelt, so dass insbesondere Längen und Entfernungen nicht maßstabsgetreu dargestellt sind.At this point it should be expressly pointed out that the representation of the figures is merely a schematic sketch to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention, so that in particular lengths and distances are not shown true to scale.

Wie in Figur 1 gezeigt, ist die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit 31 mit der Freimeldeeinrichtung 24 kommunikationstechnisch verbunden. Alternativ hierzu könnte die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit selbstverständlich auch mit einer anderen Komponente des Freimeldesystems verbunden sein. Wesentlich hierbei ist lediglich, dass der streckenseitigen elektronischen Einheit 31 eine auf den zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 bezogene Freimeldeinformation vorliegt beziehungsweise diese von dem zumindest den zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 umfassenden Freimeldesystem an die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit 31 übertragen wird.As in Figure 1 As shown, the trackside electronic unit 31 is connected to the vacancy reporting device 24 in terms of communication technology. As an alternative to this, the trackside electronic unit could of course also be connected to another component of the vacancy reporting system. It is only essential here that the electronic unit 31 on the track side is connected to the second track section 12 related vacancy information is present or this is transmitted from the vacancy reporting system comprising at least the second route section 12 to the trackside electronic unit 31.

Basierend auf der betreffenden Freimeldeinformation wird die streckenseitige Einrichtung 30 von der streckenseitigen elektronischen Einheit 31 veranlasst, eine Information beziehungsweise ein Telegramm auszusenden, welches neben einer mittelbar oder unmittelbar den Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 kennzeichnenden ersten Information eine mittelbar oder unmittelbar die Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 kennzeichnende zweite Information umfasst beziehungsweise enthält. Im Falle der in Figur 1 dargestellten Situation kennzeichnet die entsprechende Freimeldeinformation den zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 als frei von spurgebundenen Fahrzeugen, so dass von der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 eine zweite Information ausgesendet wird, die eine Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 von dem ersten Streckenabschnitt 11 in Richtung des zweiten Streckenabschnitts 12 anzeigt. Dabei kann die zweite Information die Fahrtrichtung 51 selbst beinhalten oder aber beispielsweise eine Angabe dahingehend, dass der zweite Streckenabschnitt 12 frei beziehungsweise unbelegt ist. Beispielsweise unter Verwendung von Informationen eines elektronischen Streckenatlasses ist es dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug 50 beziehungsweise der fahrzeugseitigen Steuereinrichtung 54 desselben hieraufhin möglich, sowohl den Ort der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 als auch die Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 zu ermitteln. Unter weiterer Berücksichtigung gespeicherter Angaben beziehungsweise Daten in Bezug auf den Abstand der fahrzeugseitigen Empfangseinrichtung 53 von dem vorderen sowie von dem hinteren Fahrzeugende des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 ist es der fahrzeugseitigen Steuereinrichtung 54 hieraufhin möglich, die Position der Fahrzeugenden des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 zu ermitteln, gegebenenfalls unter Berücksichtigung von Toleranzen und möglichen Fahrzeugüberhängen.Based on the relevant vacancy information, the trackside device 30 is prompted by the trackside electronic unit 31 to send out information or a telegram which, in addition to the first information directly or indirectly identifying the location of the trackside device 30, directly or indirectly indicates the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 comprises or contains identifying second information. In the case of the in Figure 1 The situation shown here, the corresponding vacancy information identifies the second route section 12 as free of lane-bound vehicles, so that the route-side device 30 sends out a second piece of information that indicates a travel direction 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 from the first route section 11 in the direction of the second route section 12. The second information can contain the direction of travel 51 itself or, for example, an indication that the second route section 12 is free or unoccupied. For example, using information from an electronic route atlas, it is then possible for the track-bound vehicle 50 or the vehicle-side control device 54 of the same to determine both the location of the track-side device 30 and the direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle 50. With further consideration of stored information or data relating to the distance of the vehicle-side receiving device 53 from the front and from the rear vehicle end of the track-bound vehicle 50, it is then possible for the vehicle-side control device 54 to determine the position of the vehicle ends of the track-bound vehicle 50, if necessary under Consideration of tolerances and possible vehicle overhangs.

Es sei darauf hingewiesen, dass in der Konstellation der Figur 1 seitens des Freimeldesystems zusätzlich zu dem Belegungszustand des zweiten Streckenabschnitts 12 grundsätzlich auch eine Information in Bezug auf den Belegungszustand der ersten Streckenabschnitts 11 an die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit 31 übermittelt werden kann. In diesem Fall ist somit seitens der streckenseitigen elektronischen Einheit 31, der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 und/oder der fahrzeugseitigen Steuereinrichtung 54 eine Plausibilitätsprüfung dahingehend möglich, dass der erste Streckenabschnitt 11 als belegt angezeigt werden sollte. Sollte dies wider Erwarten nicht der Fall sein, so ist von einem Fehler auszugehen und die Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 als unbestimmt beziehungsweise unbekannt anzusehen.It should be pointed out that in the constellation of FIG. 1 the vacancy reporting system can in principle also transmit information relating to the occupancy status of the first route section 11 to the electronic unit 31 on the trackside in addition to the occupancy status of the second route section 12. In this case, the trackside electronic unit 31, the trackside device 30 and / or the vehicle-side control device 54 can carry out a plausibility check to the effect that the first track section 11 should be displayed as occupied. If, contrary to expectations, this is not the case, an error is to be assumed and the direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle 50 is to be regarded as indeterminate or unknown.

Es sei darauf hingewiesen, dass für den Fall, dass die Freimeldeinformation den zweiten Streckenabschnitt 12 als belegt kennzeichnet, eine korrekte und eindeutige Bestimmung der Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 nicht zwangsläufig gewährleistet ist. So könnte eine entsprechende Situation auch in dem in Figur 1 gezeigten Fall dann auftreten, wenn der zweite Streckenabschnitt 12 durch ein anderes spurgebundenes Fahrzeug belegt wäre. Insofern ist die beschriebene Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens insbesondere in solchen Fällen vorteilhaft, in denen sich die spurgebundenen Fahrzeuge des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems in der Regel ausschließlich in einer Fahrtrichtung 51 bewegen, d.h. in solchen Fällen, in denen für das jeweilige Gleis im Regelfall ein unidirektionaler Betrieb erfolgt.It should be pointed out that in the event that the vacancy information identifies the second route section 12 as occupied, correct and unambiguous determination of the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 is not necessarily guaranteed. A corresponding situation could also be found in the in Figure 1 The case shown then occur if the second route section 12 would be occupied by another track-bound vehicle. In this respect, the described embodiment of the method according to the invention is particularly advantageous in those cases in which the lane-bound vehicles of the lane-bound traffic system usually only move in one direction of travel 51, i.e. in those cases in which unidirectional operation usually takes place for the respective track .

Im weiteren Verlauf kann von dem spurgebundenen Fahrzeug 50 die Position des zumindest einen Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 an die streckenseitige Steuereinrichtung 40 des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems 1 übermittelt werden. Diese Information kann von der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 40 sodann bei der Steuerung und/oder Sicherung des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 berücksichtigt werden. Im Falle eines spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 in Form eines Schienenfahrzeugs, Streckenabschnitten 11, 12 in Form von Gleisabschnitten und einer streckenseitigen Steuereinrichtung 40 in Form einer Steuereinrichtung eines kommunikationsbasierten Zugbeeinflussungssystems kann dies insbesondere bedeuten, dass von der streckenseitigen Steuereinrichtung 40 unter Berücksichtigung der empfangenen Information eine Fahrerlaubnis für das spurgebundene Fahrzeug 50 ermittelt und/oder ein Übergang des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 in einen Moving-Block-Betrieb veranlasst wird. Im Ergebnis kann somit basierend auf der schnellen und zuverlässigen Ermittlung der Position der Fahrzeugenden des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 ein leistungsfähigerer Betrieb des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 beziehungsweise des Verkehrssystems 1 erzielt werden.Subsequently, the position of the at least one end of the vehicle 50 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 can be transmitted from the lane-bound vehicle 50 to the trackside control device 40 of the lane-bound traffic system 1. This information can then be taken into account by the trackside device 40 when controlling and / or securing the track-bound vehicle 50. in case of a Track-bound vehicle 50 in the form of a rail vehicle, route sections 11, 12 in the form of track sections and a track-side control device 40 in the form of a control device of a communication-based train control system, this can mean in particular that the track-side control device 40, taking into account the information received, issues a driving license for the track-bound vehicle 50 is determined and / or a transition of the lane-bound vehicle 50 to moving block operation is initiated. As a result, based on the fast and reliable determination of the position of the vehicle ends of the lane-bound vehicle 50, more efficient operation of the lane-bound vehicle 50 or the traffic system 1 can be achieved.

Figur 2 zeigt in einer zweiten schematischen Skizze zur Erläuterung eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens ein zweites Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems mit einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeugeinrichtung sowie einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Steuervorrichtung. Dabei entspricht die Darstellung der Figur 2 im Wesentlichen derjenigen der Figur 1, wobei im Unterschied zu Figur 1 kein Freimeldesystem gezeigt beziehungsweise vorgesehen ist. Dementsprechend liegt auch keine Unterteilung der Strecke 10 in Streckenabschnitte vor. Figure 2 shows in a second schematic sketch to explain a second embodiment of the method according to the invention a second embodiment of the track-bound traffic system according to the invention with a second embodiment of the vehicle device according to the invention and a second embodiment of the control device according to the invention. The representation corresponds to Figure 2 essentially that of the Figure 1 , being in contrast to Figure 1 no vacancy reporting system is shown or provided. Accordingly, there is also no subdivision of route 10 into route sections.

Um nun auch in dieser Situation eine Ermittlung der Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 und damit letztlich der Position zumindest eines Fahrzeugendes des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 vornehmen zu können, ist eine streckenseitige Sensoreinrichtung 35 vorgesehen, welche dazu dient, die Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 zu detektieren. Dabei kann es sich bei der streckenseitigen Sensoreinrichtung 35 beispielsweise um einen Doppelradsensor, eine lichtschrankenbasierte Detektionseinrichtung oder auch eine Vorrichtung mit zumindest einem RFID-Tag beziehungsweise zumindest einem RFID-Sensor handeln, der beziehungsweise die derart angeordnet ist beziehungsweise sind, dass sich in den erfassten Signalen eine Richtungsabhängigkeit ergibt, welche eine Erkennung der Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 ermöglicht.In order to be able to determine the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 and thus ultimately the position of at least one end of the lane-bound vehicle 50 in this situation as well, a trackside sensor device 35 is provided, which serves to determine the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 detect. The trackside sensor device 35 can be, for example, a double wheel sensor, a light barrier-based detection device or a device with at least one RFID tag or at least one RFID sensor, which is or are arranged in such a way that a directional dependency results in the detected signals, which enables the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50 to be recognized.

Entsprechend der Darstellung der Figur 2 wird die detektierte Fahrtrichtung 51 von der streckenseitigen Sensoreinrichtung 35 derart mittelbar an die streckenseitige Einrichtung 30 übermittelt, dass die streckenseitige Sensoreinrichtung 35 die detektierte Fahrtrichtung 51 an die streckenseitige elektronische Einheit 31 übermittelt und diese wiederum die streckenseitige Einrichtung 30 durch Auswahl eines entsprechenden Telegramms dazu veranlasst, eine zweite Information an das spurgebundene Fahrzeug 50 zu übermitteln, welche mittelbar oder unmittelbar eine Angabe zur Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 enthält.According to the representation of the Figure 2 the detected direction of travel 51 is transmitted indirectly from the trackside sensor device 35 to the trackside device 30 in such a way that the trackside sensor device 35 transmits the detected travel direction 51 to the trackside electronic unit 31 and this in turn causes the trackside device 30 to select a corresponding telegram, to transmit a second piece of information to the lane-bound vehicle 50 which indirectly or directly contains an indication of the direction of travel 51 of the lane-bound vehicle 50.

Alternativ zu der in Figur 2 dargestellten Ausführungsform wäre es selbstverständlich auch möglich, dass eine unmittelbare Verbindung zwischen der streckenseitigen Sensoreinrichtung 35 und der streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 besteht und damit die Information zur Fahrtrichtung 51 des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 unmittelbar an die streckenseitige Einrichtung 30 übertragen wird. Darüber hinaus ist es auch möglich, dass die streckenseitige Einrichtung 30 und die streckenseitige Sensoreinrichtung 35 als eine gemeinsame Komponente ausgebildet sind.As an alternative to the in Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, it would of course also be possible for there to be a direct connection between the trackside sensor device 35 and the trackside device 30 so that the information on the direction of travel 51 of the track-bound vehicle 50 is transmitted directly to the trackside device 30. In addition, it is also possible for the trackside device 30 and the trackside sensor device 35 to be designed as a common component.

Gemäß den vorstehenden Ausführungen in Zusammenhang mit den beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispielen ermöglichen es das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren sowie die zugehörigen Vorrichtungen, bereits mit dem Passieren einer einzelnen streckenseitigen Einrichtung 30 eine fahrzeugseitige Ermittlung der Position der Fahrzeugenden des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 vorzunehmen. Dies ist insbesondere im Rahmen einer Betriebsaufnahme des spurgebundenen Fahrzeugs 50 beziehungsweise des spurgebundenen Verkehrssystems 1 oder nach entsprechenden Störungen in der Praxis von erheblicher Bedeutung, da hierdurch ein schnellstmöglicher Übergang in einen Normalbetrieb erreicht werden kann.According to the above statements in connection with the described exemplary embodiments, the method according to the invention and the associated devices make it possible to determine the position of the vehicle ends of the lane-bound vehicle 50 on the vehicle as soon as a single trackside device 30 is passed. This is of particular importance in practice when the track-bound vehicle 50 or track-bound traffic system 1 starts operating or after corresponding disruptions, since it results in a the fastest possible transition to normal operation can be achieved.

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  1. Method for operating a rail-borne traffic system (1), wherein:
    - a track-side device (30) transmits a first piece of information that indirectly or directly identifies the location of the track-side device (30) and also a second piece of information that indirectly or directly identifies the direction of travel (51) of a rail-borne vehicle (50),
    - the first and second pieces of information are received by means of the rail-borne vehicle (50) at the location of the track-side device (30), and
    - on the basis of the received first and second pieces of information the rail-borne vehicle (50) determines the position at least of one vehicle end of the rail-borne vehicle (50).
  2. Method according to claim 1,
    characterised in that
    the first and second pieces of information are transmitted by a track-side device (30) in the form of a balise.
  3. Method according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterised in that
    - the first and second pieces of information are transmitted by a track-side device (30) that is arranged in a first track section (11) at a distance (d) from an adjacent second track section (12), wherein the distance (d) is dimensioned such that, in the case of a direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) from the first track section (11) in the direction toward the second track section (12), the second track section (12) is not occupied by the rail-borne vehicle (50) at the moment the first and second pieces of information are received, whereas, in the case of a direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) from the second track section (12) in the direction toward the first track section (11), the second track section (12) is occupied by the rail-borne vehicle (50) at the moment the first and the second pieces of information are received, and
    - the second piece of information is determined on the basis of track clear signalling information in relation to at least the second track section (12).
  4. Method according to claim 3,
    characterised in that
    the track clear signalling information identifies that the second track section (12) is clear of rail-borne vehicles and on the basis thereof the track-side device (30) transmits a second piece of information that indicates a direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) from the first track section (11) in the direction toward the second track section (12).
  5. Method according to claim 3 or 4,
    characterised in that
    - the track clear signalling information is transmitted by a track clear signalling system (21, 22, 23, 24) that comprises at least the second track section (12) to a track-side electronic unit (31) and
    - the track-side electronic unit (31) causes the track-side device (30) to transmit the second piece of information.
  6. Method according to claim 5,
    characterised in that the track sections (11, 12) of the track clear signalling system (21, 22, 23, 24) are formed by axle counters (21, 22, 23) or railway track circuits.
  7. Method according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterised in that
    - the direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) is detected by a track-side sensor device (35) and
    - the detected direction of travel (51) is transmitted indirectly or directly to the trackside device (30) by the track-side sensor device (35).
  8. Method according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterised in that
    the rail-borne vehicle (50) transmits the position of the at least one vehicle end to a track-side control unit (40) of the rail-borne traffic system (1).
  9. Method according to claim 8,
    characterised in that
    the position of the at least one vehicle end of the rail-borne vehicle (50) is taken into consideration by the track-side control device (40) when controlling and/or protecting the rail-borne vehicle (50).
  10. Method according to claim 8 or 9,
    characterised in that
    in the case of a rail-borne vehicle (50) in the form of a railway vehicle, track sections (11, 12) in the form of railway track sections and a track-side control device (40) in the form of a control device of a communication-based train control system, whilst taking into consideration the position of the at least one vehicle end of the rail-borne vehicle (50) the track-side control device (40) determines movement authority for the rail-borne vehicle (50) and/or causes the rail-borne vehicle (50) to change over into a moving-block operation.
  11. Vehicle device (52) for a rail-borne vehicle (50) of a rail-borne traffic system (1), having:
    - a vehicle-side receiving device (53) for receiving a first piece of information that indirectly or directly identifies the location of a track-side device (30) and also a second piece of information that indirectly or directly identifies the direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) from the track-side device (30), and
    - a vehicle-side control device (54) for determining the position at least of one vehicle end of the rail-borne vehicle (50) on the basis of the received first and second pieces of information.
  12. Control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) for a rail-borne traffic system (1), having a vehicle device (52) according to claim 11 and also having the track-side device (30) that is configured so as to transmit the first piece of information that indirectly or directly identifies the location of the track-side device (30) and also the second piece of information that indirectly or directly identifies the direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50).
  13. Control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) according to claim 12, characterised in that the track-side device (30) is a balise.
  14. Control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) according to claim 12 or 13,
    characterised in that
    - the track-side device (30) is arranged in a first track section (11) at a distance (d) from an adjacent second track section (12), wherein the distance (d) is dimensioned such that, in the case of a direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) from the first track section (11) in the direction toward the second track section (12), the second track section (12) is not occupied by the rail-borne vehicle (50) at the moment the first and the second pieces of information are received, whereas, in the case of a direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) from the second track section (12) in the direction toward the first track section (11), the second track section (12) is occupied by the rail-borne vehicle (50) at the moment the first and the second pieces of information are received, and
    - the control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) is configured so as to determine the second piece of information on the basis of track clear signalling information in relation to at least the second track section (12).
  15. Control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) according to claim 14,
    characterised in that
    the track clear signalling information identifies that the second track section (12) is clear of rail-borne vehicles and the track-side device (30) is configured so as to transmit a second piece of information that indicates a direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle from the first track section (11) in the direction toward the second track section (12).
  16. Control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) according to claim 15
    characterised in that
    - a track-side electronic unit (31) is provided for receiving the track clear signalling information from a track clear signalling system (21, 22, 23, 24) that comprises at least the second track section (12) and
    - the track-side electronic unit (31) causes the track-side device (30) to transmit the second piece of information.
  17. Control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) according to claim 12 or 13,
    characterised in that
    - a track-side sensor device (35) is provided for detecting the direction of travel (51) of the rail-borne vehicle (50) and
    - the control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) is configured in such a manner that the track-side sensor device (35) transmits the detected direction of travel (51) indirectly or directly to the track-side device (30) .
  18. Control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) according to claims 12 to 17,
    characterised in that
    the control device (30, 31, 40, 41, 52-55) is configured so as to perform the method according to one of claims 8 to 10.
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