Signal redundancy control system and method used for turnout system and computer readable storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11501644-B2
Application number	US-201716475001-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 26, 2017
Priority date	Dec 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

The invention provides a signal redundancy control system. The system includes multiple first signal collecting devices, second signal collecting devices and a controller, wherein the multiple first signal collecting devices are configured to collect the dynamic information of default devices where the first signal collecting devices are located in real time; one second signal collecting device corresponding to each of the first signal collecting devices is disposed on each default device, and is configured to collect the dynamic information of the default device where the second signal collecting device is located in real time; the controller is configured to determine whether the first signal collecting devices include fault information or not, and positions each default device according to the dynamic information acquired by the first signal collecting devices or the second signal collecting devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal redundancy control system of a turnout system, comprising:
a plurality of first signal collecting devices, wherein each of a plurality of first signal collecting devices is disposed on each of a plurality of default devices in the turnout system, and each of the first signal collecting devices is configured to collect the dynamic information of the default device where the first signal collecting device is located in real time;
second signal collecting devices corresponding to the first signal collecting devices and disposed on the default devices, wherein each second signal collecting device is configured to collect the dynamic information of the default device where the second signal collecting device is located in real time, and mutual redundancy exists between the first signal collecting device and the second signal collecting device disposed on the same default device; and
a controller, wherein the controller is configured to acquire the dynamic information, which is collected by each of the first signal collecting devices, of the default device where the first signal collecting device is located, and determining whether the first signal collecting devices include fault information or not according to the dynamic information, and when it is determined that the fault information exists, the controller acquires the dynamic information collected by the second signal collecting device corresponding to the first signal collecting device generating fault to replace the dynamic information acquired by the first signal collecting device generating fault, and positions each default device according to the dynamic information acquired by the first signal collecting devices or the second signal collecting devices, wherein the type of each default device is the same, and the mounting position of each default device in the turnout system is different.

2. The signal redundancy control system of the turnout system according to claim 1 , wherein the default devices are trolleys, and when the default devices are the trolleys, the dynamic information is the displacement information of the trolleys.

3. The signal redundancy control system of the turnout system according to claim 2 , wherein when the default devices are the trolleys, the controller comprises:
a first acquiring module, configured to acquire the displacement information, collected by the plurality of first signal collecting devices, of the trolleys;
a computing module, configured to compute comparison information between the displacement information of two adjacent trolleys according to the displacement information;
a first decision module, configured to compare the comparison information with a predetermined threshold, and when the comparison information is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, and the trolley corresponding to the comparison information exceeding the predetermined threshold is in a normal operation state, determining whether the first signal collecting device disposed on the trolley corresponding to the comparison information exceeding the predetermined threshold includes the fault information or not.

4. The signal redundancy control system of the turnout system according to claim 3 , wherein the comparison information is a difference value or a specific value between the displacement information of two adjacent trolleys.

5. The signal redundancy control system of the turnout system according to claim 1 , wherein the default devices are limiting switches on swing arm rotating positions on a turnout beam in the turnout system, and when the default devices are the limiting switches, the dynamic information is time intervals for the limiting switches to send out control signals twice.

6. The signal redundancy control system of the turnout system according to claim 5 , wherein when the default devices are the limiting switches, the controller comprises:
a second acquiring module, configured to acquire the time intervals, collected by the plurality of first signal collecting devices, for the limiting switches to send out control signals; and
a second decision module, configured to determine whether the time intervals of the plurality of limiting switches are the same or not, and when the time interval for one limiting switch to send out the control signal is different from the time intervals for other limiting switches to send out the control signal in the plurality of switches, and the prior limiting switch is in a normal operation state, determining that the first signal collecting device on the prior limiting switch includes the fault information.

7. The signal redundancy control system of the turnout system according to claim 3 , wherein the controller also comprises:
a generating module, configured to generate alarm information that the first signal collecting device includes the fault information when start control is performed on a switching motor, so as to prompt a user according to the alarm information.

8. A signal redundancy control method of a turnout system, comprising:
acquiring the dynamic information, collected by each of a plurality of first signal collecting devices, of each of a plurality of default devices where the first signal collecting device is located, and determining whether the first signal collecting device includes fault information or not according to the dynamic information;
when it is determined that the default information exists, acquiring the dynamic information collected by a second signal collecting device corresponding to the first signal collecting device generating fault, to replace the dynamic information acquired by the first signal collecting device generating fault; and
positioning each default device according to the dynamic information acquired by the first signal collecting device or the second signal collecting device;
wherein each default device is provided with one first signal collecting device and the second signal collecting device corresponding to the first signal collecting device, the first signal collecting device and the second signal collecting device are both configured to collect the dynamic information of the default device where the first signal collecting device and the second signal collecting device are located in real time, mutual redundancy exists between the first signal collecting device and the second signal collecting device disposed on the same default device, the type of each default device is the same, and the mounting position of each default device in the turnout system is different.

9. The signal redundancy control method of the turnout system according to claim 8 , wherein the default devices are trolleys, and when the default devices are the trolleys, the dynamic information is the displacement information of the trolleys.

10. The signal redundancy control method of the turnout system according to claim 9 , wherein when the default devices are the trolleys, the acquiring the dynamic information, collected by each of the first signal collecting devices, of each of the default devices where the first signal collecting devices are located, and determining whether the first signal collecting devices include fault information or not according to the dynamic information comprises:
acquiring the displacement information, collected by the plurality of first signal collecting device, of the trolleys;
computing comparison information between the displacement information of two adjacent trolleys according to the displacement information; and
comparing the comparison information with a predetermined threshold, and when the comparison information is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, and the trolley corresponding to the

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Hongtao
• Chen Yun
• Wu Jianbo
• Fang Yue
• He Peng
• Liu Xianhua

Classifications

• B61L27/53

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• G08G1/207 Primary

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• B61D15/08

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• B61L5/06 Primary

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