Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to determining that an elevator car of an elevator system is approaching a landing, obtaining, by a controller, a value for at least one parameter associated with the elevator system based on the determination that the elevator car is approaching the landing, determining that the elevator car arrives at the landing within a threshold distance, determining, by the controller, when to engage in at least one of a brake cycling operation and a power cycling operation based on the value for the at least one parameter and based on determining that the elevator car arrives at the landing within the threshold distance, and initiating the at least one of a brake cycling operation and a power cycling operation at a time corresponding to the determination of when to engage in the at least one of a brake cycling operation and a power cycling operation.
Abstract:
A device (40) for providing information regarding the position of an elevator car door (34) relative to a hoistway door (30) includes a reflector (42) supported on the hoistway door (30). A sensor (44) supported on an elevator car door (34) includes a plurality of sensing elements (46-50) for emitting radiation toward the reflector (42). Received radiation reflected from the reflector (42) provides an indication of the position of the car door (34) relative to the hoistway door (30).
Abstract:
A positioning system for a movable platform (21) includes a light emitting element (15) which aquires an image from an array (11) on the doorframe. A database (17) and computational device (27) determine the position of the platform (21).
Abstract:
A positioning system for a moveable platform comprising at least one active array comprised of at least one light emitting element for transmitting a binary encoded identification, where the encoding may be spatial or temporal, positioned at a known location, at least one camera for acquiring an image of the at least one active array, component for receiving the binary encoded identification from the image, component for processing the image to determine the position of the active array with respect to the moveable platform, and component for combining the received binary encoded identification and the determined position to calculate a position of the moveable platform.
Abstract:
A elevator control method wherein the elevator motor is controlled in such manner that the velocity of the elevator follows a speed reference. When the elevator is decelarating, the motor is controlled by a speed adjustment method during the initial decelaration phase, and during the final decelaration phase the motor is controlled by a position adjustment method. The instant of transition from speed adjustment to position adjustment is determined substantially by means of the elevator speed curve.
Abstract:
A procedure for adjusting the stopping of an elevator as accurately as possible on desired level with the aid of the deceleration instruction (DR). From the elevator's deceleration instruction (DR) a sample is taken at the beginning and at the end of deceleration, these are compared with each other and the linearity of deceleration is adjusted on the basis of the result obtained. The invention also concerns an elevator deceleration measuring circuit for carrying out the procedure. The measuring circuit, connected to the deceleration instruction (DR) of the elevator, comprises a display unit such as for instance two light-emitting diodes (D4, D5) by which the result can be ascertained if the deceleration instruction is increasing or decreasing.