城市轨道交通专业英语Part4.pptVIP

标题八 Unit13 ATO Dialogue Section B Question: Do you know how does ATO work? Peter: What is it on your table? Lin: It is a booklet about ATO, Automatic Train Operation. Peter: Do you finish reading it? Lin: Yes. I have finished it last night. Peter: Great! Ive heard a lot about ATO, but I have no clue what it is. Can you tell me a little if you are not busy? Lin: OK. ATO means Automatic Train Operation. It has a program operating a train instead of the traditional way. 标题八 Unit13 ATO Peter: What is the traditional way? Lin: The traditional way is that dispatchers control trains movement manually from a dispatch center. After ATO in place, run and stop will be controlled automatically by ATO. What a dispatcher needs to do is to monitor whether ATO works normally. So comparing with the traditional way, the greatest advantage of ATO is that the system can reduce human error. Peter: That means ATO can help to reduce the possibility of an accident. Lin: That is right. It is the purpose of ATO. Recently, more and more metro lines bring in ATO to their operation considering safety, efficiency and economy. 标题八 Unit13 ATO Passage Section C Question: Do you know the functions of ATO? ATO Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is an operational safety device used to enhance automatic operations of trains. It was designed and programmed to achieve partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless function, which is easier to ensure safety of human on urban rail transit. 标题八 Unit13 ATO Many modern systems are linked with Automatic Train Operation where normal signaler operations such as route setting and train regulation are carried out by the system. ATO, ATS and ATP systems work together to make sure train operation within a series of defined parameters. According to a train timetable, all three system