Patent ID: 6246956
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B61L,G08G

Abstract:
A vehicle traffic control apparatus for performing running control and traveling control on vehicles that run on a track, comprising:a vehicle location detection unit configured for detecting locations of the vehicles on the track;a control unit configured for storing and controlling a monopolized state of the track which is monopolized by the vehicles;an allocation request unit configured for requesting allocation of a dynamic monopolized section as a range, in which each vehicle can freely run in both inbound and outbound directions, on the basis of the locations of the vehicles which are detected by said vehicle location detection unit;an allocation unit configured for inquiring of said control unit as to the allocation of the dynamic monopolized section to each vehicle, which is requested by said allocation request unit, to perform collating operation, executing actual allocation of dynamic monopolized sections on the basis of a collation result, causing said control unit to store an allocation result, and outputting the allocation result;a transfer unit configured for transferring the dynamic monopolized sections allocated by said allocation unit to the respective vehicles; anda vehicle speed control unit configured for performing speed control on the vehicles in accordance with the allocated dynamic monopolized sections transferred by said transfer unit.