US 12,162,525 B2 · Method and system for regulating guided vehicle headways

Abstract

A method and system for managing traffic of guided vehicles over a railway network include a first ATS system for regulating traffic of guided vehicles over a first regulation domain of the network and a second ATS system configured for regulating traffic of guided vehicles over a second regulation domain. The regulation domains have a common boundary and at least one track connects a first position within the first regulation domain to a second position within the second regulation domain. The second ATS system detects limited traffic capacity at the second position and automatically computes, as a function of the detected limited traffic capacity, a target headway between two successive guided vehicles crossing the common boundary for entering the second regulation domain. The first ATS system automatically determines, from the received target headway, a reference timetable, complying with the received target headway, for the first regulation domain.

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Dependent claims

A system for managing traffic of guided vehicles within a railway network, the system comprising:

a first ATS system configured for regulating the traffic of the guided vehicles over a first regulation domain of the railway network;
a second ATS system configured for regulating the traffic of the guided vehicles over a second regulation domain;
the first and second regulation domains having a common boundary and at least one track connecting a first position located within the first regulation domain to a second position located within the second regulation domain;
said second ATS system configured for detecting a limited traffic capacity at the second position and for automatically computing, as a function of the detected limited traffic capacity, a target headway to be applied by said first ATS system between two successive guided vehicles having to cross the common boundary for entering the second regulation domain, and for automatically sending said target headway to said first ATS system;
and
said first ATS system configured for automatically determining, from said received target headway, a reference timetable for the first regulation domain, said reference timetable satisfying said received target headway.

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A method for managing traffic of guided vehicles over a railway network, the method comprising:

providing a first ATS system for regulating the traffic of the guided vehicles over a first regulation domain;
providing a second ATS system for regulating the traffic of the guided vehicles over a second regulation domain;
the first and second regulation domains sharing a common boundary and at least one track connecting a first position located within the first regulation domain to a second position located within the second regulation domain;
using the second ATS system to detect a limited traffic capacity at a second position;
using the second ATS system to automatically compute as a function of the detected limited traffic capacity, a target headway for a couple of successive guided vehicles having to cross the common boundary for entering the second regulation domain;
using the second ATS system to automatically send the target headway to the first ATS system;
and
using the first ATS system to receive the target headway and to automatically determine from the received target headway a reference timetable for the first regulation domain, the reference timetable complying with the target headway defined by the second ATS system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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