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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Miyako Miyoshi, Ichikawa, JP;
Yuji Fujiwara, Koganei, JP;
Toshihiro Koyama, Iruma-gun, JP;
Kizo Nagashima, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshikazu Oba, Fuchu, JP;
Yoshiro Seki, Fuchu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle traffic control apparatus includes a vehicle location detection unit for detecting the locations of vehicles within a track, a track monopolized state control unit for storing and controlling the monopolized state of the track which is monopolized by the vehicles, an allocation request unit for requesting allocation of a dynamic monopolized section as a range, in which each vehicle can freely run in both inbound and outbound directions, on the basis of the locations of the vehicles which are detected by the vehicle location detection unit, and an allocation unit for collating the allocation of the dynamic monopolized section to each vehicle with the track monopolized state control unit, executing actual allocation of dynamic monopolized sections on the basis of a collation result, and causing the track monopolized state control unit to store the allocation result. The allocated dynamic monopolized section is transferred from a ground/vehicle transfer unit to each vehicle, and a vehicle speed control unit performs speed control on each vehicle.