The present invention provides a handrail entry monitoring system of a passenger conveyor and a monitoring method thereof, and belongs to the field of passenger conveyor technologies. In the handrail entry monitoring system and the monitoring method of the present invention, at least part of a handrail entry region of the passenger conveyor is sensed by using an imaging sensor and/or a depth sensing sensor, to acquire a data frame, and the data frame is analyzed to monitor whether a handrail entry of the operating passenger conveyor is in a normal state or an abnormal state. The monitoring system of the present invention and the monitoring method thereof can timely and effectively detect a danger that a foreign matter is about to be entrapped into the handrail entry, helping prevent foreign matters from being entrapped into the handrail entry, thereby improving safety of the passenger conveyor.

The present invention relates to the field of passenger conveyor technologies, and provides an engaging state detection system of a passenger conveyor and a detection method thereof. In the engaging state detection system and detection method of the present invention, a depth sensing sensor is used to sense at least an engaging portion between a step and a comb plate of the passenger conveyor to obtain depth maps, and the depth maps are analyzed by a processing apparatus to detect whether an engaging state between the step and the comb plate is a normal state. The detection of the engaging state includes detection on whether comb teeth of the comb plate are broken, whether engaging teeth of the step are broken, and/or whether a foreign matter exists on an engaging line.

A moving handrail monitoring system includes a sensor configured to sense at least part of a moving handrail of the passenger conveying device to acquire a data frame; a processing device configured to analyze and process the data frame to monitor whether a tension degree of the moving handrail is in a normal state, wherein the processing device is configured to include: a target object recognition module configured to recognize, based on a sensed movement and/or position and/or color and/or shape, a moving handrail portion that serves as a target object from the data frame; an object feature extraction module configured to extract a tension degree feature of the moving handrail portion; and a judgment module configured to compare the extracted tension degree feature with a system preset interval, and judge whether a current tension degree of the moving handrail is normal.

A monitoring system includes: an imaging sensor configured to sense a lighting device of the passenger conveyor to acquire image data; and a processing apparatus configured to process the image data, the processing apparatus being configured to include: a background acquisition module configured to acquire a background model based on sensed image data; a foreground detection module configured to compare image data sensed in real time with the background model to obtain a foreground object; and a working condition judgment module configured to perform data processing at least based on the foreground object to judge whether the lighting device is in a normal state. Then, a failure or an abnormal lighting state of the lighting device can be timely diagnosed so that maintenance is performed.

A moving walkway transit system having a moving walkway and a beltway control system for monitoring and controlling various operational aspects of the moving walkway. A method of using the beltway control system to operate and monitor the moving walkway.

An automatic conveying device, a method for determining the presence of an external object, and an automatic start method. The automatic conveying device includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other; and a middle section between the first end and the second end; the automatic conveying device further including one or more first detection devices arranged on one or both sides of the automatic conveying device, each first detection device has a detection range that is substantially a plane area, and the detection range of each first detection device covers at least a portion of the middle section; and a processor connected to the one or more first detection devices, and configured to determine, based at least partially on signals detected by the one or more first detection devices, whether an external object is present on the automatic conveying device.

The disclosure relates to a handrail treatment device which comprises a housing and a cylindrical base body which is arranged in the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation. A cleaning facing is arranged on a cylinder outer surface of the base body, over which a circulating handrail of a passenger transport system can be guided for the purpose of removing dirt and germs. At least one radiation source is arranged inside the housing, which radiation source can emit germicidal electromagnetic radiation, wherein the radiation source is aligned with the base body in such a way that the cleaning facing moving continuously past the radiation source is exposed to the germicidal electromagnetic radiation of this radiation source when the base body rotates.

A show-ride attraction includes a moving pathway configured to transport a guest toward a barrier, and a gate positioned across the moving pathway upstream of the barrier relative to a direction of travel of the moving pathway, wherein the gate is configured to transition between a first position and a second position in response to the guest engaging with the gate. The ride-show attraction further includes one or more sensors configured to detect transitioning of the gate from the first position to the second position, and a controller configured to control the moving pathway in response to an indication from the one or more sensors that the gate is transitioning and/or has transitioned to the second position.

A drive system for driving an electric motor includes a drive control unit and a frequency converter including a speed controller. The drive control unit is configured to: define a speed reference of the electric motor; preset operating parameters of the speed controller to provide a first response time of the speed controller, before a drive of the electric motor is initiated; adjust at least one operating parameter of the speed controller to provide a second response time of the speed controller, after the speed of the electric motor reaches a constant speed, wherein the second response time is slower than the first response time; and readjust the at least one operating parameter of the speed controller to provide the first response time, before a deceleration from the constant speed is initiated. A method is disclosed for controlling the drive system for driving the electric motor.

An escalator system is provided and includes a combplate, a moving step, which is drivable to move in a conveyance direction along the combplate, to pass by the combplate at a step-combplate interface and an entrapment monitoring and detection system. The entrapment monitoring and detection system includes a sensor disposed at the step-combplate interface and configured to sense an object being present at the step-combplate interface and a processor configured to determine whether the sensor senses the object being present at the step-combplate interface for a predetermined time.