Method for scheduling or controlling the movement of multiple means of transport on a route network

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for scheduling or controlling the movement of a plurality of means of transport on a route network, the nodes and edges of which are formed by route elements. The control and management of route elements at the central supervisory level is complex and error-prone. It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a method of the mentioned type which allows a simplification of the technical infrastructure to be maintained in the network and improves its availability and thus also improves the network's resistance to technical disturbances. This is done according to the invention in that any means of transport that is an entity within the distributed ledger system concludes a transaction agreement with a route element that is also an entity within the distributed ledger system, wherein a means of transport and a route Each transaction protocol for an element contains at least one time specification that defines the period during which the vehicle occupies the route element.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for scheduling or controlling the movement of a plurality of means of transport on a route network, the nodes and edges of which are formed by route elements. Background technique [0002] According to the current state of the art, the safety of rail transport systems is based on strictly controlled central systems in which all elements of the travel route such as switches, track sections and signals are controlled by a central supervisory level in the form of a centralized control station Controlled and individually assigned to train journeys. Thus, for example, only if the central control station determines in a first step the availability of all on-site components required for the train journey and then binds and locks said on-site components for the train journey in a second step. Releases or authorizations, for example to carry out train journeys, are sent from the central control station to the respective means ...

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Problems solved by technology

Minor causes such as a switch tongue blocked by ice falling from the train can already lead to the fact that during a fault state the train journey that is to branch off via this switch is first blocked and must be manually intervened by personnel. The central director level of the central control station in charge of the local area will reschedule

[0003] While there are many practices to automate and speed up rescheduling with the use of software-supported algorithms for automated conflict identification and avoidance of conveyance conflicts, delays in the resulting operations cannot be completely eliminated

The interruption of the communication connection between the centralized control station and the field components, or even the complete failure of the centralized control station itself will have a greater impact