Interconnection and intercommunication method and system for virtual marshalling train control system in heavy haul railway

Abstract

An interconnection and intercommunication method and system for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway. The method includes: determining a switching area for switching ground equipment between an existing line and a virtual marshalling line; switching a ground equipment control right when a train runs to within a range of the switching area; and after switching of the ground equipment control right is completed, sending, by the ground equipment in the virtual marshalling line, a marshalling command to on-board equipment of the train, and virtually marshalling, by the on-board equipment, the train corresponding to the on-board equipment and a front train in a formation based on the marshalling command. According to the present invention, the switching between different signal systems can be implemented, and the efficiency of train operation can be improved.

1 . An interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway, comprising:
 determining a switching area for switching ground equipment between an existing line and a virtual marshalling line, wherein the step of determining said switching area comprises arranging a ground equipment switching balise group in an overlapped co-management area of the virtual marshalling line and the existing line, and setting an area where the ground equipment switching balise group is located as the switching area for switching the ground equipment;   switching a ground equipment control right when a train runs to within a range of the switching area, wherein the ground equipment control right is handed over and switched by the on-board equipment of the train and wherein the step of handing over and switching the ground equipment control right by the on-board equipment of the train comprises:
 when the train runs to the switching area, sending, by radio block center equipment in the existing line, a ground equipment switching command to the on-board equipment of the train; 
 receiving, by the on-board equipment, the ground equipment switching command, sending a communication session establishment request instruction to resource management equipment in the virtual marshalling line, and establishing, by the resource management equipment, a communication session with the on-board equipment after receiving the communication session establishment request instruction; and 
 when the train runs to completely pass through the switching area, performing interaction on ground equipment control right switching information by the established communication session; and 
   after switching of the ground equipment control right is completed, sending, by the ground equipment in the virtual marshalling line, a marshalling command to the on-board equipment of the train, and virtually marshalling, by the on-board equipment, the train corresponding to the on-board equipment and a front train in a formation based on the marshalling command.   
     
     
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         5 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 1 , wherein after the ground equipment control right is handed over and switched, the method further comprises:
 terminating, by the on-board equipment, a communication connection with the radio block center equipment, and performing interaction on train operation safety data with the resource management equipment through the communication session, to complete the switching of the ground equipment.   
     
     
         6 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 when the train runs to a jurisdictional boundary of an existing management system corresponding to the existing line, causing the radio block center equipment to start to perform interaction on the ground equipment switching information with the resource management equipment.   
     
     
         7 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 6 , wherein after the switching of the ground equipment is completed, the method further comprises:
 sending, by the resource management equipment, line resource information; and   receiving, by the on-board equipment, the line resource information, and monitoring an operating condition of the train based on the line resource information.   
     
     
         8 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 7 , wherein after the switching of the ground equipment is completed, and before the resource management equipment sends the marshalling command to the on-board equipment, the method further comprises:
 obtaining, by the resource management equipment, a train marshalling plan, checking a train operation line condition based on the train marshalling plan, and sending the marshalling command to the on-board equipment after checking that the train operation line condition meets a train marshalling condition.   
     
     
         9 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 8 , wherein before the on-board equipment virtually marshals the train corresponding to the on-board equipment and the front train in the formation based on the marshalling command, the method further comprises:
 determining, by the on-board equipment, whether the train meets a marshalling condition based on the marshalling command, and virtually marshalling the train and the front train in the formation when the train meets the marshalling condition.   
     
     
         10 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 9 , wherein the step of virtually marshalling, by the on-board equipment, the train corresponding to the on-board equipment and the front train in the formation based on the marshalling command comprises:
 in the case where the on-board equipment is on-board equipment in a first one of a train set to be marshalled, determining, by the on-board equipment, that the train meets a formation establishment condition, and informing trains in the formation to prepare for marshalling;   establishing, by the on-board equipment, train-train communication between the train and the front train in the formation, and performing interaction on train operation information through the train-train communication; and   calculating, by the on-board equipment, a relative position-based end of movement authority based on operation information of the train and operation information of the front train, and virtually marshalling the train and the front train.   
     
     
         11 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 10 , wherein the on-board equipment completes virtual marshalling of the train and the front train in a manner that a tracking distance between the train and the front train is shortened and reaches a preset value. 
     
     
         12 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 10 , wherein the train operation information comprises speed, acceleration and real-time position information of the train. 
     
     
         13 . The interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 9 , wherein the on-board equipment for determining whether the train meets the marshalling condition based on the marshalling command is on-board equipment in a first one of a train set to be marshalled. 
     
     
         14 . An interconnection and intercommunication system for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway, comprising:
 a determination module configured to determine a switching area for switching ground equipment between an existing line and a virtual marshalling line, wherein the determination module determines an overlapped co-management area of the virtual marshalling line and the existing line and, when a train in a train set runs to the switching area, sends a determination instruction that the train runs to the switching area;   a switching module operatively connected to the determination module and configured to switch a ground equipment control right when the train runs to within a range of the switching area, wherein after receiving the determination instruction, the switching module confirms that the train runs to the switching area and then switches the ground equipment control right by an on-board equipment of the train, and sends a ground equipment switching completion instruction; and   a marshalling module operatively connected to the switching module and configured to receive a marshalling command after switching of the ground equipment control right is completed, and to virtually marshal the train and a front train in a formation based on the marshalling command, wherein the marshalling module confirms that the switching of the ground equipment control right is completed after receiving the ground equipment switching completion instruction and receives the marshalling command from a virtual marshalling resource management update (RMU) system.   
     
     
         15 . A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 1  is implemented. 
     
     
         16 . An electronic device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has a computer program stored thereon, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the interconnection and intercommunication method for a virtual marshalling train control system in a heavy haul railway according to  claim 1  is implemented.