CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD AND RELATED PROGRAM

• US 20080036578A1
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Toyama, Hiroki
• Application Number:
  US11/739,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20080036578A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/40 Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/52 Safety arrangements Safety means for manual wing operation E05Y2800/116
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/254 the elements not functioning in case of emergency
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/51 for railway cars or mass transit vehicles

Abstract

If a manipulation on the open switch of an outdoor manipulation section which is a manipulation section for open or close the associated door from outside a train is detected in a state that an operation of opening a door of the train is prohibited, a door control section for controlling the doors as the opening/closing members of the train outputs, to a main control section, a control signal indicating occurrence of an abnormal manipulation. For example, the invention can be applied to control systems of trains and automobiles.

Claims

1. A control apparatus of a mobile body which runs while carrying persons, comprising:

detecting means for detecting a manipulation that is performed on a manipulation member to open or close an opening/closing member from outside the mobile body; and

output means for outputting a control signal indicating occurrence of an abnormal manipulation if a manipulation that is performed on a manipulation member to open an opening/closing member from outside the mobile body is detected in a state that an open operation of the opening/closing member is prohibited.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the state that an open operation of the opening/closing member is prohibited is a state that the mobile body is running.

3. The control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the output means outputs, as the control signal, a control signal for causing an operation of notifying a driver of the mobile body or a control signal for causing an operation of stopping the mobile body which is running.

4. The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is a control apparatus for the opening/closing member.

5. A control method of a mobile body which runs while carrying persons, comprising the steps of:

detecting a manipulation that is performed on a manipulation member to open or close an opening/closing member from outside the mobile body; and

outputting a control signal indicating occurrence of an abnormal manipulation if a manipulation that is performed on a manipulation member to open an opening/closing member from outside the mobile body is detected in a state that an open operation of the opening/closing member is prohibited.

6. A program for causing a computer to execute a control process for controlling a mobile body which runs while carrying persons, the control process comprising the steps of:

detecting a manipulation that is performed on a manipulation member to open or close an opening/closing member from outside the mobile body; and

outputting a control signal indicating occurrence of an abnormal manipulation if a manipulation that is performed on a manipulation member to open an opening/closing member from outside the mobile body is detected in a state that an open operation of the opening/closing member is prohibited.