TRAIN COUPLING SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND TRAIN COUPLING SUPPORTING METHOD

• Main Authors: MITSUKAWA MASAHIKO, FURUTA RYOSUKE, IIDA TAKAYUKI, NISHIO HIROMICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.12.2011
• Subjects: BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RAILWAYS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a train coupling supporting system and a train coupling supporting method, for supporting operation in coupling of train, and to improve the efficiency in coupling of train.SOLUTION: The train coupling supporting system includes:a millimeter wave radio transmission device 4b which is mounted on a coupled train B and has a ranging function; a millimeter wave radio transmission device 4a which is mounted on a coupling train A, has a ranging function, and outputs distance information between trains 10D on the basis of a signal output from the millimeter wave radio transmission device 4b; a train information management device 6a which is mounted on at least the coupling train A and transmits a power-running command 18D or a brake command 17D to vehicles; and a coupling supporting device which calculates a residual distance on the basis of distance information between trains 7D and a speed signal 15D of the coupling train A, calculates a target speed of the coupling train A on the basis of the residual distance, controls a power-running command 5D or a brake command 6D so as to follow the target speed, and outputs it to the train information management device 6a.