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Method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation, device and medium

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Assignee: CASCO SIGNAL LTDPriority: Dec 21, 2021Filed: Nov 29, 2022Published: Jun 12, 2025
Est. expiryDec 21, 2041(~15.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B61L 27/40B61L 27/57B61L 27/20B61L 2027/204B61L 27/04
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Abstract

A method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation, a corresponding device, and a corresponding medium are disclosed. The method includes: S1, sending, by a zone controller, information of a train 1 and a train 2 to ATS; S2, displaying, by an ATS interface, state information of the train 1 and the train 2; S3, setting, by a dispatch terminal, an instruction for blocking a remote reverse operation protection area within a range from a platform A to a platform B; S4, generating a command for blocking the reverse operation protection area in a remote speed-limited mode of the trains according to the instruction for blocking the remote reverse operation protection area set by the dispatch terminal and sending the command for blocking the reverse operation protection area in the remote speed-limited mode of the trains to an interlocking subsystem.

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1 . A method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation, comprising the following steps:
 S 1 , sending, by a zone controller, information of a train  1  and a train  2  to ATS, wherein the train  1  is a front train stopping in a section due to a fault, and the train  2  is a following train which will be emergently braked to stop in the section;   S 2 , displaying, by an ATS interface, state information of the train  1  and the train  2 ;   S 3 , setting, by a dispatch terminal, an instruction for blocking a remote reverse operation protection area within a range from a platform A to a platform B;   S 4 , generating a command for blocking the reverse operation protection area in a remote speed-limited mode of the trains according to the instruction for blocking the remote reverse operation protection area set by the dispatch terminal and sending the command for blocking the reverse operation protection area in the remote speed-limited mode of the trains to an interlocking subsystem, by the ATS;   S 5 , after the interlocking subsystem receives the command for blocking the reverse operation protection area in the remote speed-limited mode of the trains sent from the ATS, checking blocking and interlocking conditions; when the blocking and interlocking conditions are satisfied, setting the remote reverse operation protection area to be blocked, and sending a blocked state of the remote reverse operation protection area to the ATS and the zone controller;   S 6 , feeding, by the ATS, the blocked state of the remote reverse operation protection area back to the dispatch terminal;   S 7 , setting, by the dispatch terminal, a remote reverse operation instruction of the train  2 ;   S 8 , generating a remote reverse operation command according to the remote reverse operation instruction of the train  2  set by the dispatch terminal and sending the remote reverse operation command to an on-board controller, by the ATS;   S 9 , after the on-board controller receives the remote reverse operation command sent from the ATS, checking the validity of the remote reverse operation command and returning a check result to the ATS;   S 10 , calculating an end of remote reverse operation authority and sending remote reverse operation authority information to the on-board controller, by the zone controller;   S 11 , automatically completing head-tail exchange of the train  2  and controlling the train  2  to automatically operate to the platform A according to the remote reverse operation authority information, by the on-board controller, and automatically exiting a remote reverse operation mode;   S 12 , after the train  2  operates to the platform A and stops, setting, by the dispatch terminal, an instruction for unblocking the remote reverse operation protection area;   S 13 , generating a command for unblocking the remote reverse operation protection area according to the instruction for unblocking the remote reverse operation protection area and sending the command for unblocking the remote reverse operation protection area to the interlocking subsystem, by the ATS; and   S 14 , after the interlocking subsystem receives the command for unblocking the remote reverse operation protection area sent from the ATS, returning an unblocked state of the remote reverse operation protection area to the zone controller.   
     
     
         2 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein the information in S 1  comprise a positioning state of the trains, coordinates of a head and a tail of the trains, and ID numbers of on-board controllers at the head and tail of the trains. 
     
     
         3 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein the state information in S 2  comprises fault information of the train  1  and location information of the train  1  and the train  2 . 
     
     
         4 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein in S 3 , the platform A is a departure platform of the train  1  and the train  2 , and the platform B is an arrival platform of the train  1  and the train  2 . 
     
     
         5 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein the blocking and interlocking conditions checked in S 5  comprise:
 {circle around (1)} whether the position of a turnout in the remote reverse operation protection area is correct; 
 {circle around (2)} whether the remote reverse operation protection area has a risk of face-to-face collision with routes established outside the remote reverse operation protection area and other blocked remote reverse operation protection areas; 
 {circle around (3)} whether the remote reverse operation protection area has a risk of side collision with the routes established outside the remote reverse operation protection area, protection sections, and the other blocked remote reverse operation protection areas; and 
 {circle around (4)} whether a section in the remote reverse operation protection area is blocked. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 5 , wherein only if all the blocking and interlocking conditions of the remote reverse operation protection area are satisfied, the remote reverse operation protection area will be set to be blocked. 
     
     
         7 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein S 7  specifically comprises: setting, by the dispatch terminal, the remote reverse operation instruction of the train  2  according to the display of the ATS interface. 
     
     
         8 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein the remote reverse operation command in S 8  comprises a vehicle terminal Cab_ 2  to be activated for remote reverse operation and an ID number of the zone controller associated with the train  2 . 
     
     
         9 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 8 , wherein the ID number of the zone controller associated with the train  2  is obtained by calculation according to position coordinates of the train  2 . 
     
     
         10 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein checking the validity of the remote reverse operation command in S 9  specifically comprises:
 if the remote reverse operation command is valid, enabling the on-board controller to enter the remote reverse operation mode, and sending a remote reverse operation request to the zone controller; otherwise, waiting for manual remote confirmation of an interlock state of a signal system. 
 
     
     
         11 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein calculating an end of remote reverse operation authority in S 10  specifically comprises:
 after the zone controller receives the remote reverse operation request from the on-board controller, calculating the end of remote reverse operation authority according to the blocked state of the remote reverse operation protection area provided by the interlocking subsystem. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein the instruction for unblocking the reverse operation protection area in S 12  is set by the ATS. 
     
     
         13 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 1 , wherein S 14  further comprises: truly unblocking the remote reverse operation protection area after the remote reverse operation protection area is maintained in the blocked state for a set time. 
     
     
         14 . The method for realizing remote reverse operation during unattended train operation according to  claim 13 , the method provides protection for safe protection of the trains under the condition where a reverse route TD fails to be established for the trains. 
     
     
         15 . An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor, a computer program being stored in the memory, wherein the method according to  claim 1  is implemented when the processor executes the computer program. 
     
     
         16 . A computer-readable storage medium, having a computer program stored therein, wherein the method according to  claim 1  is implemented when the computer program is executed by a processor.

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