Patent ID: 8370008

Claim:
A train control system for a train, the control system comprising: a speed detection unit configured to detect the train speed; a position detecting unit configured to detect position information of the train; a signal aspect speed receiver to receive signal aspect speed information from outside the train, wherein the signal aspect speed information includes a speed limit for a location; an automatic train operation (ATO) unit that is configured to output a first throttle notch command to drive the train between stations and to stop the train at a target position, wherein the first throttle notch command is based, at least in part, on the signal aspect speed information; a specification notch pattern output unit configured to selectively output a second throttle notch command, wherein the second throttle notch command is based on a predetermined notch pattern, wherein the specification notch pattern output unit is configured to output the second throttle notch command when the train is in a specified location range; and an output change unit configured to: receive the first throttle notch command and the second throttle notch command; select one of the first throttle notch command and the second throttle notch command; output the selected one of the first throttle notch command and the second throttle notch command to a drive and braking control device; and a memory unit configured to store the train model parameters, wherein the memory unit further stores slope and curvilinear data for locations along the train route and wherein the ATO determines the first throttle notch command, based, at least in part, on the slope and curvilinear data corresponding to the location of the train.