Autonomous Decentralized Traffic Management System

Author

Kitahara, Fumio ; Kera, Kazuo ; Bekki, Keisuke

Author_Institution

East Japan Railway Co., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

87

Lastpage

91

Abstract

The Autonomous Decentralized Traffic Management System is a completely renovated rail traffic control system, which is quite different from the conventional CTC (centralized traffic control)/PRC (programmed route control) type system. The features of the system are fully automatic route control for large-scale stations, a maintenance-work management system and an advanced man-machine system for dispatchers to adjust a disturbed diagram quickly. The system also has a flexible system construction and is expandable. These features are achieved by using autonomous decentralized system technology. This system was developed for ATOS (Autonomous decentralized Transport Operation control System) in the Tokyo metropolitan area, which is a high-density railway line section. The Autonomous Decentralized Traffic Management System was also applied to COSMOS (COmputerized Safety Maintenance and Operation system of Shinkansen) on the Shinkansen line sections of the East Japan Railway Company. These systems have been smoothly operated since the start of system operations

Keywords

decentralised control; maintenance engineering; rail traffic; safety; traffic control; user interfaces; ATOS; Autonomous Decentralized Traffic Management System; Autonomous Decentralized Transport Operation Control System; COSMOS; Computerized Safety Maintenance and Operation system of Shinkansen; East Japan Railway Company; Shinkansen line sections; The Autonomous Decentralized Traffic Management System; Tokyo metropolitan area; automatic route control; autonomous decentralized system technology; dispatching; disturbed diagram adjustment; expandability; flexible system construction; high-density railway line section; large-scale stations; maintenance-work management system; man-machine system; rail traffic control system; Automatic control; Centralized control; Control systems; Large-scale systems; Man machine systems; Partial response channels; Rail transportation; Railway safety; Traffic control; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6575-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWADS.2000.880891

Filename

880891