Development of New Type Automatic Train Protection ATS-Dx with Permissible Speed Profile Using On-board Database

The authors developed a new ATP (Automatic Train Protection) system in Japan: the ATS (Automatic Train Stop) system. The new system called ATS-Dx is based on the ATS-X system which is interoperable with the existing ATS-S system already deployed on almost all JR company conventional lines. ATS-Dx guarantees an even...