Title:
RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OPERATING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/026321
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
As obstacles on a track cannot be avoided by steering in rail transportation systems in which a transportation vehicle travels on the track, obstacle detection is a problem to be addressed to improve the safety and operability of transportation systems. To address this problem, the present invention provides a rail transportation system comprising a transportation vehicle which transports passengers, a safety inspection vehicle which travels before the transportation vehicle, and a communication means for providing a connection by which a travel permission signal can be communicated between the transportation vehicle and the safety inspection vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle is provided with a braking means, and the braking means is actuated if the transportation vehicle does not receive the travel permission signal when a time-out period is exceeded.
Inventors:
NISHINO TAKAYOSHI (JP)
ODA ATSUSHI (JP)
KATSUTA KEIICHI (JP)
YOKOTA MASATAKA (JP)
TSUTSUMI YUHI (JP)
ODA ATSUSHI (JP)
KATSUTA KEIICHI (JP)
YOKOTA MASATAKA (JP)
TSUTSUMI YUHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/007940
Publication Date:
February 07, 2019
Filing Date:
March 02, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B61L23/00; B60L3/00; B61L23/34
Foreign References:
| JPH08130801A | 1996-05-21 | |||
| JPH02151563A | 1990-06-11 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PATENT CORPORATE BODY DAI-ICHI KOKUSAI TOKKYO JIMUSHO (JP)
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