On-board device, signaling system and control method of moving vehicle

Abstract

An on-board device is loaded in a moving vehicle traveling on a track. The on-board device acquires failure data indicating a failure on the track. Based on the failure data, a traveling route is determined in case of the failure. The securement of the traveling route is determined based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of a station to which a branch on the route belongs and which indicates data of the branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle. The traveling of the moving vehicle is determined regarding the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data.

1 . An on-board device loaded on a moving vehicle traveling on a track, and comprising a control device configured to control the traveling of the moving vehicle,
 wherein the control device comprises:   an operation data acquiring section configured to acquire failure data indicating a failure on the track;   a route determining section configured to determine a traveling route in case of occurrence of the failure based on the failure data;   a traveling route securement determining section configured to determine securement of the traveling route based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of a station to which a branch on the route belongs, and which indicates data of the branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle; and   a traveling determining section configured to determine the traveling of the moving vehicle on the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data.   
     
     
         2 . The on-board device according to  claim 1 , wherein the traveling route securement determining section comprises:
 a different train state checking section configured to inquire the different moving vehicle related data to the different moving vehicle; and   a station state checking section configured to inquire the station related data to the station to which the branch belongs.   
     
     
         3 . The on-board device according to  claim 2 , wherein the different moving vehicle related data contains a request time data which indicates a time when the different moving vehicle outputs a command of switching of the branch,
 wherein the traveling route securement determining section:   checks whether the traveling route has been secured, based on the station related data and the different moving vehicle related data,   stands by at a predetermined stand-by position, if there is request time data that is earlier than the time when the branch switching command is outputted from the moving vehicle and if the traveling route has not been secured; and   outputs the branch switching command for the traveling route to be secured after the different moving vehicle travels.   
     
     
         4 . The on-board device according to  claim 3 , wherein the traveling route securement determining section makes the moving vehicle travel to the predetermined stand-by position in case of the stand-by when the traveling route has not been secured. 
     
     
         5 . The on-board device according to  claim 1 , wherein the different moving vehicle related data contains traveling permission limit position data which indicates a range where the moving vehicle is permitted to travel in case of the failure around the different moving vehicle, and
 wherein the traveling determining section determines the traveling of the moving vehicle in the range where the moving vehicle is permitted to travel, based on the traveling permission limit position data.   
     
     
         6 . A signaling system comprising:
 a plurality of on-board devices, each of which is loaded in one of a plurality of moving vehicles traveling on a track; and   a plurality of station interface devices, each of which is bi-directionally communicable with each of the plurality of on-board devices, is arranged in one of a plurality of stations provided along the track, and controls one of a plurality of branches that belongs to the one station,   wherein the control device comprises:   an operation data acquiring section configured to acquire failure data indicating a failure on the track;   a route determining section configured to determine a traveling route in case of occurrence of the failure based on the failure data;   a traveling route securement determining section configured to determine securement of the traveling route based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of one of the plurality of stations to which the one branch on the route belongs, and which indicates data of the one branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle; and   a traveling determining section configured to determine the traveling of the moving vehicle on the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data.   
     
     
         7 . A control method of a moving vehicle traveling on a track, comprising:
 acquiring failure data indicating a failure on the track by an on-board device of the moving vehicle;   determining a traveling route in case of occurrence of the failure based on the failure data by the on-board device;   securing the traveling route by the on-board device based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of a station to which a branch on the traveling route belongs and which indicates data of the branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle; and   determining the traveling of the moving vehicle on the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data by the on-board device.   
     
     
         8 . The control method of the moving vehicle according to  claim 7 , wherein the securing the traveling route comprises:
 inquiring the different moving vehicle related data to the different moving vehicle by the on-board device; and   inquiring the station related data to the station to which the branch belongs by the on-board device.   
     
     
         9 . The control method of the moving vehicle according to  claim 8 , wherein the different moving vehicle related data contains a request time data which indicates a time when the different moving vehicle outputted a command of switching of the branch,
 wherein the securing the traveling route comprises:   checking whether the traveling route has been secured, based on the station related data and the different moving vehicle related data;   standing by at a predetermined stand-by position, if there is request time data that is earlier than the time when the branch switching command is outputted from the moving vehicle and if the traveling route has not been secured; and   outputting the branch switching command for the traveling route to be secured after the different moving vehicle travels.   
     
     
         10 . The control method of the moving vehicle according to  claim 9 , wherein the securing the traveling route comprises:
 making the moving vehicle travel to the predetermined stand-by position in case of the stand-by when the traveling route has not been secured.   
     
     
         11 . The control method of the moving vehicle according to  claim 7 , wherein the different moving vehicle related data contains traveling permission limit position data which indicates a range where the moving vehicle is permitted to travel in case of the failure around the different moving vehicle, and
 wherein the determining the traveling route comprises:   determining the traveling of the moving vehicle in the range where the moving vehicle is permitted to travel, based on the traveling permission limit position data.   
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory recording medium which stores a program, when being executed, to make a computer execute a control method of a moving vehicle traveling on a track, which comprises:
 acquiring failure data indicating a failure on the track by an on-board device of the moving vehicle;   determining a traveling route in case of occurrence of the failure based on the failure data by the on-board device;   securing the traveling route by the on-board device based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of a station to which a branch on the traveling route belongs and which indicates data of the branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle; and   determining the traveling of the moving vehicle on the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data by the on-board device.