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US 11,535,486 B2Granted
Determining elevator car location using vibrations
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorSandeep Sudi
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Abstract
Methods and systems for determining elevator car locations are provided. Aspects includes operating, by a processor, a machine room sensor to collect vibration data associated with one or more components in a machine room of an elevator system, wherein the elevator system comprises an elevator car and a hoistway and analyzing the vibration data to determine a position of the elevator car in the hoistway.
Claims19
A system for determining elevator car locations, the system comprising:
- a controller coupled to a memory;
- a sensor affixed to a location proximate to a machine for an elevator system, wherein the elevator system comprising a hoistway and an elevator car;
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- operate the sensor to collect vibration data associated with one or more components of the machine;
- and
- analyze the vibration data to determine a position of the elevator car in the hoistway.
3 more elements
A method for determining elevator car location, the method comprising:
- operating, by a processor, a machine room sensor to collect vibration data associated with one or more components in a machine room of an elevator system, wherein the elevator system comprises an elevator car and a hoistway;
- and
- analyzing the vibration data to determine a position of the elevator car in the hoistway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.