COMBAT - A TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SECONDARY LINES BY RADIO-BASED TRAIN DETECTION

In this paper, the authors describe a new Computer and Microwave Balise-Aided Train Control System known as COMBAT. The primary feature of COMBAT is that it uses radio communications instead of conventional track circuits for train detection. In addition, COMBAT controls trains along the entire line length by using a centralized interlocking system and block functions. The authors describe the system configuration of COMBAT, its primary functions of detection, blocking and interlocking, the benefits of using COMBAT, and the results of field evaluation tests.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Technical Research Institute

  2-8-38, Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi
  Tokyo 185,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Matsuzawa, T
  • Nishibori, N
  • Sasaki, T
  • Hiraguri, S
• Publication Date: 2004-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 96-100
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic block signal systems; Automatic train control; Detection and identification systems; Regional railroads
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975451
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 2004 12:00AM