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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
The Nippon Signal Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kurita, Kuki, JP;
THE NIPPON SIGNAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The train control system includes: an on-board devicemounted on a traintraveling on a predetermined track; a vehicle radio setthat transmits and receives information of the on-board device; wayside radio setseach of which is disposed at a predetermined location on the ground to transmit information to and receive information from the vehicle radio setinformation; a ground deviceplaced by the trackand connected to the wayside radio set; an operation controlling devicethat transmits operation information of the trainto the ground device; and an interlocking devicethat performs an operation control of a turnoutfor switching tracks. The ground devicedetects the location of the trainon the basis of wireless propagation time between the vehicle radio setand the wayside radio set, receives entering track information of the trainfrom the operation controlling device, and controls an interval between a preceding trainand a following train