In the present invention, an anti-pinch device which uses a simple optical mechanism to prevent the user being hurt by the moving part before the moving part touches the user is disclosed. Also, a space computing device which uses a simple optical mechanism to compute acquired space of a target object is disclosed. Additionally, a hovering control device which uses a simple optical mechanism thereby the user can control the hovering control device without touching the hovering control device is disclosed. The optical mechanism comprises at least one light source and at least one optical sensor, which can arrange in various ways.

Disclosed is an elevator inspection system, having: a sensor implement; a robotic platform, which is portable, supporting the sensor implement, the robotic platform configured for inspecting and performing maintenance in a hoistway; a controller operationally connected to the robotic platform and the sensor implement, wherein the controller is configured to: control movement of the robotic platform within a hoistway; and inspect one or more components in the hoistway to determine, from sensor data compared with hoistway model data, that an operational parameter or an alignment of the one or more components is outside predetermined positioning and operating tolerances.

Disclosed is an elevator inspection system, having: a sensor implement; a robotic platform, which is portable, supporting the sensor implement, the robotic platform configured for inspecting and performing maintenance in a hoistway; a controller operationally connected to the robotic platform and the sensor implement, wherein the controller is configured to: control movement of the robotic platform within a hoistway; and inspect one or more components in the hoistway to determine, from sensor data compared with hoistway model data, that an operational parameter or an alignment of the one or more components is outside predetermined positioning and operating tolerances.

A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: detecting a plurality of accelerations of the conveyance apparatus; determining a number of maximum accelerations of the plurality of accelerations that are above a threshold acceleration; determining that the number of maximum accelerations exceeds a threshold number of maximum accelerations within a threshold time period; and determining a health level of the conveyance system in response to the number of maximum accelerations within the threshold time period.

A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: detecting a plurality of accelerations of the conveyance apparatus; determining a number of maximum accelerations of the plurality of accelerations that are above a threshold acceleration; determining that the number of maximum accelerations exceeds a threshold number of maximum accelerations within a threshold time period; and determining a health level of the conveyance system in response to the number of maximum accelerations within the threshold time period.

A system for a mobile robot to autonomously take an elevator includes an elevator button pressing module mounted on an elevator floor control panel of the elevator. The elevator button pressing module communicates with the mobile robot wirelessly and is adapted to press a pair of elevator buttons on the elevator floor control panel according to an instruction issued by the mobile robot to call an elevator car.

A system for a mobile robot to autonomously take an elevator includes an elevator button pressing module mounted on an elevator floor control panel of the elevator. The elevator button pressing module communicates with the mobile robot wirelessly and is adapted to press a pair of elevator buttons on the elevator floor control panel according to an instruction issued by the mobile robot to call an elevator car.

A monitoring image transmission apparatus for elevators that can reduce network load is provided. A monitoring image transmission apparatus for elevators according to the present invention includes: an event input section (17) configured to receive input of a signal indicating an event occurring in connection with an elevator; an image management section (18) configured to select an image at a specific time point or during a specific time period with respect to a timing at which the signal is received by the event input section (17), in an image shot by a camera installed in at least one of a car or a hall of the elevator, in accordance with an image selection rule; and an image transmission section (20) configured to transmit the image selected by the image management section (18) to an image analysis server (16) over a network (15).

A monitoring image transmission apparatus for elevators that can reduce network load is provided. A monitoring image transmission apparatus for elevators according to the present invention includes: an event input section (17) configured to receive input of a signal indicating an event occurring in connection with an elevator; an image management section (18) configured to select an image at a specific time point or during a specific time period with respect to a timing at which the signal is received by the event input section (17), in an image shot by a camera installed in at least one of a car or a hall of the elevator, in accordance with an image selection rule; and an image transmission section (20) configured to transmit the image selected by the image management section (18) to an image analysis server (16) over a network (15).

According to an aspect, a method includes monitoring a plurality of vibration data by a vibration monitoring beacon and determining that the vibration monitoring beacon has been installed at a service location based on detecting an installation characteristic signature in the vibration data. The vibration monitoring beacon can transition into a learning mode based on determining that the vibration monitoring beacon has been installed at the service location. The method can also include monitoring for a learning mode termination event and transitioning the vibration monitoring beacon from the learning mode to a normal operation mode based on detecting the learning mode termination event.