Dynamic elevator door control
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsTejas Arunrao Dhumal, Guru Charan Kottur, Aditya Swami
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Abstract
A method for dynamic elevator door control is provided. The method is implemented by a system, which includes an elevator. The system procures passenger data, which can include a number of passengers presently travelling to a floor and a number of passengers awaiting to board at the floor. A determination is made by the system with respect a door operational time based on the passenger data. The system implements the door operational time to dynamically cause doors providing access to the elevator to remain open for a duration of the door operational time.
Claims18
A method for dynamic elevator door control implemented by a system comprising at least one elevator, the method comprising:
- procuring, by the system, passenger data comprising a number of passengers presently travelling to a floor and a number of passengers awaiting to board at the floor, wherein the passenger data includes an average user travel speed based on a passenger health profile;
- determining, by the system, a door operational time based on the passenger data;
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- implementing, by the system, the door operational time to dynamically cause doors providing access to the at least one elevator to remain open for a duration of the door operational time;
- wherein the system monitors an access progress of the at least one elevator for the duration of the door operational time to determine whether to dynamically increase the door operational time.
A system for dynamic elevator door control, the system comprising at least one elevator, the system being configured to:
- procure passenger data comprising a number of passengers presently travelling to a floor and a number of passengers awaiting to board at the floor, wherein the passenger data includes an average user travel speed based on a passenger health profile;
- determine a door operational time based on the passenger data;
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- implement the door operational time to dynamically cause doors providing access to the at least one elevator to remain open for a duration of the door operational time;
- wherein the system monitors an access progress of the at least one elevator for the duration of the door operational time to determine whether to dynamically increase the door operational time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.