EP2858876A2 - Localisation de véhicule - Google Patents

Localisation de véhicule

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EP2858876A2
EP2858876A2 EP13745372.6A EP13745372A EP2858876A2 EP 2858876 A2 EP2858876 A2 EP 2858876A2 EP 13745372 A EP13745372 A EP 13745372A EP 2858876 A2 EP2858876 A2 EP 2858876A2
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waveguide
extension
vehicle
route
length
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Horst Ernst
Bernhard Evers
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Siemens AG
Siemens Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L1/00—Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or train
    • B61L1/02—Electric devices associated with track, e.g. rail contacts
    • B61L1/04—Electric devices associated with track, e.g. rail contacts mechanically actuated by a part of the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L1/00—Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or train
    • B61L1/14—Devices for indicating the passing of the end of the vehicle or train
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L1/00—Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or train
    • B61L1/16—Devices for counting axles; Devices for counting vehicles
    • B61L1/163—Detection devices
    • B61L1/166—Optical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/025—Absolute localisation, e.g. providing geodetic coordinates

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  • Vehicle Location The invention relates to a method having the features according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Such a method is known from international patent application WO 2011/027166 AI.
  • a waveguide is provided for locating a rail vehicle along a rail track, which is laid along the rail track.
  • time ⁇ Lich successively electromagnetic pulses are fed.
  • At least one backscatter pattern generated by vehicle-induced backscattering of the electromagnetic pulse is received and evaluated for each emitted pulse.
  • the rail vehicle is located on the railway line.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method for locating a vehicle, which allows a reliable and very accurate location.
  • the invention provides that the waveguide along the route at least one Verinrungsab ⁇ section has, in which the length of the waveguide is longer than the extension section associated Ab ⁇ section of the route, the temporal length of the received backscatter patterns is evaluated and a location signal is generated if the length of the received backscatter patterns increases over time.
  • a significant advantage of the method according to the invention is the fact that in this a vehicle location is possible, which is independent of the period between the transmission of electromagnetic pulses and the reception of the backscatter pattern.
  • the method according to the invention can be a
  • the at least one extension section alters the backscatter pattern as such, ie temporally stretches it, so that on the basis of the change of the backscatter pattern as such, namely its extension, a
  • the traveling route is provided with a plurality of exten ⁇ approximately portions spaced from each other are provided in the waveguide.
  • a location based on the period of time which is between the emission of the pulses and the measurement of the associated backscatter pattern in addition can be done. Accordingly, it is considered advantageous if the time interval between the feeding of the electromagnetic pulses into the waveguide and the detection of the respectively associated backscatter pattern is measured and on the basis of the time span the location of the vehicle indicating distance signal is generated.
  • the location of the vehicle can thus take place on two's lei ways, namely by means of the inventively provided ⁇ extension portions, and moreover with reference to the time periods elapsing between the feeding of pulses and detecting the backscattered pattern.
  • both locating signal according to the invention produced as well as pre-formed part way viewed distance signal, as is provided according to a particularly preferred embodiment of the method that the locating signal and the distance signal ⁇ are checked for plausibility.
  • Such a plausibility check can be in a particularly simple manner and thus advantageously be carried out by the direction indicated by the removal ⁇ signal position of the vehicle with the known position of the extension portion is compared in the case of forming a Ortsignals.
  • an error signal is generated when the distance between the position indicated by the position of the vehicle distance signal and the known position of Verinrungsab ⁇ section exceeds a predetermined threshold.
  • the waveguide along the route comprises a plurality of extension sections, in which the length of the waveguide is in each case longer than the each
  • Extension section associated with the section of the route, and in each case a location signal is generated when the length of the received backscatter pattern extends in zeitli ⁇ chen course.
  • An absolute location on the route can be carried out in a particularly simple manner and thus advantageously by, when the vehicle enters the route, following an nem first generation of a first location signal, the occurrence of further location signals is counted and with the respective count an (absolute) location information is formed.
  • the arrangement of the extension sections and / or the respective excess length of the extension sections relative to the respectively assigned section of the route forms a spatial encoding and in the evaluation of the temporal Course of the backscatter pattern recognized the spatial encoding and a distinction of the extension sections based on the Ortskodie ⁇ tion is made.
  • This embodiment makes it possible to perform an absolute location of the vehicle on the route by an identification of the extension sections or by a decoding of the location coding.
  • the invention further relates to a locating device for locating a vehicle along a route with a waveguide laid along the route, a pulse generating device for generating and feeding temporally successive electromagnetic pulses into the waveguide and a detection device for detecting vehicle-induced Backscatter generated electromagnetic backscatter patterns and an evaluation device for evaluating the backscatter patterns.
  • the waveguide along the route has at least one extension portion in which the length of the waveguide is longer than the associated with the Verproprungsab ⁇ cut section of the route, and the evaluation device is designed such that it has a or- tion of the vehicle performs at least also taking into account the time length of the backscatter pattern.
  • the waves ⁇ conductor comprises at extension portions along the route, a plurality, in which the length of Wellenlei ⁇ ters each longer than the assigned to the respective Verproprungsab ⁇ cut section of the travel route is.
  • he ⁇ invention provided in accordance with extension sections can be carried Mar. ⁇ other structures, form loop structures or wound or coiled waveguide sections, accordingly it is regarded as advantageous, if the waveguide in at least one of the extension portions has a meandering structure and / or a loop structure and / or having a wound or coiled waveguide gate. Particularly preferred is the length of the waveguide in the
  • Extension sections at least 10 times, preferably at least ⁇ least 100 times, greater than the length of each zugeordne ⁇ th section of the route in order to ensure a simple and zuver ⁇ loosely locating.
  • FIG 1 shows an embodiment of a fiction, modern ⁇ locating means for locating a vehicle along a driving route
  • Figures 2-4 by way of example backscatter patterns on the route of Figure 1 he witnesses a vehicle ⁇
  • Figure 5 shows an embodiment for an exten ⁇ reasoning section, such as may be used in the Ortungsein ⁇ device according to FIG 1, wherein the extension portion comprises a coiled waveguide includes,
  • Figure 6 shows a second embodiment of a
  • Extension section as it can be used in the Or ⁇ device according to Figure 1, wherein the extension section is formed by a meandering structure,
  • Figure 7 shows a third embodiment of a
  • Extension section as it can be used in the Or ⁇ processing device according to Figure 1 can, wherein the extension section comprises a meandering section and a doctorsspul ⁇ th waveguide section, and a further embodiment of an inventive he positioning device, form in the extension sections a location coding.
  • the pulse generating means 20 preferably has a laser not shown further on, which makes it possible regelmä ⁇ SSIG, for example with a fixed pulse rate, short electromagnetic, in particular optical, testify to ER- pulses and feed it through the coupling means 40 into the waveguide 50th
  • the pulse generating device 20 is preferably activated by the evaluation device 60, so that the evaluation device 60 is at least approximately aware of the times of pulse generation.
  • the detection device 30 comprises for example a photo ⁇ detector that allows detection of electromagnetic radiation.
  • the detection device 30 transmits its measuring signals to the evaluation device 60, which evaluates them.
  • the waveguide 50 is arranged along a rail track 100.
  • a rail vehicle 110 travels along the direction of the arrow P from left to right.
  • the movement of the rail vehicle 110 along the arrow direction P is symbolized by two further positions (see rail vehicle positions 110 'and
  • the figure 1 shows that the waveguide 50 is provided with exten ⁇ approximately portions 51, 52 and 53, in which the length of the waveguide 50 is greater than the length of the supplied ⁇ arranged portions of the rail path 100. Outside the extension portions 51 to 53 is the Waveguide 50 nä ⁇ approximately the same length as the rail line 100. The difference in length in the extension sections 51 to 53, for example, based on the fact that the waveguide 50 is repeatedly curved in these sections.
  • the locating device 10 can be operated, for example, as follows for locating the rail vehicle 110:
  • the evaluating device 60 activates the pulse generating device 20 in such a way that it feeds electromagnetic pulses Pin via the coupling device 40 into the waveguide 50 one after the other.
  • the generated electromagnetic pulses travel along the arrow direction P in FIG. 1 from left to right and are preferably absorbed by an absorption device 200 at the waveguide end 50a.
  • ⁇ generating 110 of the waveguide 50 is shaken or vibrated locally; this is indicated in FIG. 1 by arrows with the reference symbol Ms. Due to these vibrations or due to the vibrations of the waveguide 50, it will come locally in the region in which the slide ⁇ nensecurity 110 is currently located in a back-scattering of electromagnetic radiation. The backscattered
  • Radiation has a backscatter pattern that is characteristic of the vibration caused by the rail vehicle 110 and coupled into the waveguide 50.
  • the backscattered radiation runs counter to the direction of travel P of the rail vehicle in the direction of the coupling device 40 and in the direction of the detection device 30 and is detected there by the detection device 30.
  • the detection device 30 is configured such that it measures the intensity of the backscattered radiation and transmits a corresponding measurement signal to the evaluation device ⁇ 60th Inten ⁇ intensity of the backscattered radiation is indicated in Figure 1 by the reference numeral Ir (t).
  • the evaluation device 60 will evaluate the backscattered radiation Ir (t) and the backscatter patterns contained therein.
  • Pulson 20 has been irradiated in the waveguide 50.
  • the length of the received backscatter pattern Rml is indicated in FIG. 2 by the reference numeral dtl.
  • the backscatter Rml refers to the position of the rail vehicle of Figure 1, as it is characterized there by istezo ⁇ genes lines and the reference numeral 110th
  • the rail vehicle 110 moves along the arrow direction P ⁇ according to Figure 1 and reaches the marked with the reference numbers 110 Be ⁇ 'position, it will enable the extension portion 51 of the waveguide 50 into mechanical vibrations.
  • the length of the waveguide 50 is much greater than the corresponding length of the associated From ⁇ section of the rail section 100 so that it comes to a zeitli ⁇ chen stretching or extension of the back-scattering pattern. This is shown in FIG.
  • the time length dt2 of the backscatter pattern Rm2 is much greater than the time length dtl of the backscatter pattern Rml.
  • the enlargement of or temporal extension of the backscatter pattern Rm2 is due to the fact that the extension portion 51 is much longer than the associated portion of the sliding ⁇ nensize 100.
  • the Stre ⁇ ckung the backscattering pattern will reflect and length dt3 of the backscatter pattern Rm3 (see FIG. 4) is again the original time length corresponding dtl of the backscatter pattern Rml according to Figure 2.
  • the evaluation device 60 thus able dtl based on the time length, dt2 and dt3 the rear ⁇ scattering pattern Rml, Rm2 and Rm3 the location of the rail vehicle 110 on the rail track 100 to determine because the OERTLI ⁇ che position of the extension portions 51 to 53 along the rail line 100 is known.
  • the detection device 30 can also perform positioning on the basis of periods of time between the feeding of the electromagnetic pulses Pin into the waveguide 50 and the detecting the respective associated backscatter pattern Rml, Rm2 and Rm3 result.
  • FIGS. 2-4 it can be seen that the time spans between the respective electromagnetic pickup pulse Pin and the associated backscatter pattern Rml, Rm2 and Rm3 increase during travel of the rail vehicle 110 on the rail track 100; This is due to the fact that the propagation time of the electromagnetic pulses and the propagation time of the electromagnetic backscatter patterns in the waveguide 50 increase with increasing distance of the rail vehicle 110 from the pulse generating device 20 or the detection device 30.
  • the evaluation device 60 is thus able to determine on the basis of the time periods Tl, T2 and T3, the distance and thus the location of the rail vehicle 110 and a corresponding Distance signal Se to produce.
  • V the speed of pulses in the waveguide 50 are ⁇ 1/2 to: rail vehicle 110 'in Figure 1 may, for example, calculation ⁇ net are in accordance.
  • the period T2 of the measurement according to Figure 3 can be taken ⁇ ent.
  • the factor 1/2 takes account of the fact that the radiation must pass through the respective waveguide section twice, namely once in the direction of execution and once in the return direction.
  • V for example:
  • V Co / n where C indicates the velocity of light and n is the refractive index in the Wel ⁇ lenleiter 50th
  • the detection device 30 is capable, the location of the rail vehicle 110 additionally based on the time ⁇ tension Tl, T2 and to determine T3 which elapse between the transmission of the pulses Pin and the reception of the respective backscattering pattern Rml, Rm2 and Rm3.
  • the off ⁇ value means 60 in the case of locating the rail vehicle 110 in the region of one of the extension portions 51 to 53 and the generation of a corresponding Ortsignals So additionally carries out a plausibility check.
  • Such a plausibility check may, for example, take place in such a way that the evaluation device 60 evaluates the time interval between pulse generation and arrival of the backscatter pattern (see time period T2 according to FIG. 3) when detecting one of the extension sections 51 to 53 and generating a location signal So and the distance Ls of the rail vehicle 110. Subsequently, the evaluation device 60 can check whether the distance signal Se coincides with the formed location signal So.
  • the evaluation device 60 will generate an error signal F if the difference between the value determined by the
  • FIG. 5 shows an embodiment for an exten ⁇ reasoning section 300, as it can be used as an extension portion 51 to 53 in the locating device 10 of FIG. 1
  • the waveguide 50 is wound several times in the region of the extension section 300 and forms a waveguide coil 310.
  • the winding or winding up of the waveguide 50 achieves a considerable lengthening of the waveguide 50 with respect to the associated section of the rail track 100, so that the temporal extension of the backscatter patterns (see backscatter pattern Rm2 in FIG.
  • FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of an extension section 300, as it can be used as an extension section 51 to 53 in the locating device 10 according to FIG.
  • the waveguide 50 has a meander pattern 320, through which a substantial Ver ⁇ prolongation of the waveguide 50 opposite the associated exhaust section of the railway line caused 100th This leads to the explained temporal extension of the backscatter patterns, by means of which a locating of the rail vehicle 110 on the rail track 100 according to FIG. 1 is possible.
  • a Spulenab ⁇ section 310 also has a meander 320th Be ⁇ delay the design of the coil portion 310 and the Guranderabitess 320 is made to the above statements to ⁇ connexion with the figures. 5 and 6
  • FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of an inventive locating device 10, in which the waveguide 50 has a plurality of extension portions 51 to 55 that are arranged such that they form a Ortsko ⁇ dation.
  • the location coding is indicated by a coded arrangement of the extension sections 51 to 55 only by means of a few extension sections; It goes without saying that the location coding can be optimized with regard to its accuracy and readability, if a much larger number of extension sections is used.
  • the spatial coding by a local coding of the arrangement of the extension portions can he ⁇ follow, for example, characterized in that extension portions are formed by the binary Kodie ⁇ approximately pattern.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de localisation d'un véhicule (110) le long d'une voie (100), le long de laquelle est posé un guide d'ondes (50). Selon le procédé, des impulsions électromagnétiques (Pin) sont introduites dans le guide d'ondes (50) les unes après les autres dans le temps et pour chaque impulsion émise au moins un modèle de rétrodiffusion (Rm1, Rm2, Rm3) généré par une rétrodiffusion, induite par le véhicule, de l'impulsion électromagnétique est reçu et évalué. Selon la présente invention, le guide d'ondes (50) comporte le long de la voie (100) au moins un secteur de prolongation (51-55), dans lequel la longueur du guide d'onde (50) est plus longue que le secteur de la voie de circulation (100) affecté à ce secteur de prolongation (51-55), la longueur temporelle (dt1-dt3) des modèles de rétrodiffusion reçus (Rm1, Rm2, Rm3) est évaluée et un signal de localisation (So) est généré lorsque la longueur (dt1-dt3) des modèles de rétrodiffusion reçus (Rm1, Rm2, Rm3) s'allonge au cours du temps.
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