Control of a rail vehicle
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorDavid Morton
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Abstract
An infill balise is provided for making available a state of a route component (for example of a signal) which lies ahead in the direction of travel of a rail line. Depending on a state of the route component, the infill balise brings about a change of the European train control system (ETCS) mode of a rail vehicle if the rail vehicle is in a manual travel mode or is not in a monitored travel mode. The presented solution has the advantage that the infill balise can ensure safety even in a manual ETCS mode (for example a staff responsible mode or an on-site mode). The solution can preferably be used in conjunction with ETCS level 1 applications.
Claims20
1-16. (canceled)
A method for controlling a rail vehicle, which comprises the steps of:
- making available, via an infill balise, a state of a lineside component lying ahead in a direction of travel;
- and
- depending on the state of the lineside component lying ahead, the infill balise initiates a European train control system (ETCS) mode change of the rail vehicle if the rail vehicle is in a manual driving mode or not in a supervised driving mode.
A system for controlling a rail vehicle, comprising:
- a lineside component lying ahead in a direction of travel;
- a balise in a vicinity or a distance in rear of said lineside component lying ahead, and to said balise a state of said lineside component being made available;
- and
- an infill balise to which the state of said lineside component lying ahead being made available, wherein, depending on the state of said lineside component ahead, said infill balise initiating an European train control system mode change of the rail vehicle if the rail vehicle is in a manual driving mode or not in a supervised driving mode.
A European train control system (ETCS) lineside equipment, comprising:
- an infill balise;
- and
- another balise in a vicinity of a lineside component, wherein the another balise is disposed beyond said infill balise in a direction of travel, wherein, depending on a state of the lineside component, said infill balise can initiate an ETCS mode change of a rail vehicle if the rail vehicle is in a manual driving mode or not in a supervised driving mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.