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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
The Nippon Signal Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Myokei, Kuki, JP;
THE NIPPON SIGNAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A train control system includes an on-board devicemounted on a train; a vehicle radio set; wayside radio setsthat are disposed on a ground; and ground devicesdisposed in every control sections defined on the track. In each control section, the ground deviceis connected to the wayside radio setsin the control section. When one ground devicefails to transmit information to and receive information from another ground device, the one ground devicedetermines that said another ground devicehas been failed, and then, the one ground devicecalculates a possible travel distance to a control section of the failed ground deviceto prevent the trainfrom entering the control section of the failed ground device, and then, the one ground devicetransmits the possible travel distance to the on-board device