A method of controlling a first elevator system comprising a first elevator car is including: receiving a first elevator call from a first robot for the first elevator system to transport the first robot from a first elevator bank on a landing to a destination landing; and adjusting operation of at least one of the first robot and the first elevator system.

According to an aspect, an elevator sensor calibration system includes one or more sensors operable to monitor an elevator system, an elevator sensor calibration device, and a computing system. The computing system includes a memory and a processor that collects a plurality of baseline sensor data from the one or more sensors during movement of an elevator component, collects a plurality of disturbance data from the one or more sensors while the elevator component is displaced responsive to contact with the elevator sensor calibration device during movement of the elevator component, and performs analytics model calibration to calibrate a trained model based on one or more response changes between the baseline sensor data and the disturbance data.

An OD matrix estimation device includes: an extraction unit that, on the basis of intra-bank OD matrixes that show traffic flow information in respective elevator banks in plural elevator banks and transfer floor information about a transfer floor where transfers among the elevator banks is possible, extracts transfer-related intra-bank OD matrixes having a common transfer floor from among the intra-bank OD matrixes; a matching unit that, from among the transfer-related intra-bank OD matrixes extracted by the extraction unit, combines first transfer intra-bank OD matrixes each including OD data in which the transfer floor is defined as an arrival floor with second transfer intra-bank OD matrixes each including OD data in which the transfer floor is defined as a departure floor to create transfer-related OD data; and an estimation unit that estimates OD data for users who transfer and move among the banks.

An equipment service graphical interface is provided. An entity and an entity location of a plurality of equipment are identified. A data repository is accessed that includes a plurality of equipment servicing data associated with the equipment at the entity location. A map image is output on a graphical user interface including one or more icons indicating one or more equipment locations and status of the equipment based on the equipment servicing data from the data repository. One or more equipment status details are selectively displayed on the graphical user interface responsive to a detected user input action.

An elevator operation quality detecting system and a detecting method. The system comprises an elevator operation quality detector (1); the elevator operation quality detector (1) comprises a power supply (11) having a charging function, a central processing module (12), and a data transmission module (13), a data storage module (14), a data acquisition module (15) and a touch display module (16) which are connected to the central processing module (12); the data acquisition module (15) is connected to a signal sensing module (17); the signal sensing module (17) comprises a tri-axial acceleration sensor (18) and a tri-axial angular velocity gyroscope (19) which are both connected to the data acquisition module (15); the data transmission module (13) comprises a GPRS wireless transmission module (20) and a USB interface circuit (21) which are both connected to the central processing module (12); the central processing module (12) is a DSP main controller. The system further comprises a weighing limiting bearing frame (3), a water belt (2), and a water charging/discharging hose (39). An elevator operation quality detecting accuracy rate and free counterweighting are increased, and occurrence of a detection accident is effectively avoided.

A self-contained data acquisition system for a passenger conveyance system, includes a sensor module for sensing data associated with an entry and exit of each of a multiple of passengers, a location sensor module for sensing a position of the passenger conveyance upon entry and exit of each of the multiple of respective passengers and a processing module operable to use the sensed data from the sensor module and the location sensor module to record passenger data.

The present invention provides a method of predictively maintaining an elevator driving unit which distinguishes between a condition when moving an elevator upward and a condition when moving the elevator downward, collects driving information of the driving unit (information on a change over time in current values) in a normal state, collects driving information of the driving unit before the occurrence of breakdown, sets critical levels based on the collected information, detects in real time an abnormal symptom of the driving unit by comparing the driving information of the driving unit, which is collected in real time, with the set critical level, and then performs stable predictive maintenance of the elevator driving unit, thereby efficiently preventing a safety accident of the elevator caused by a breakdown of the elevator driving unit.

The invention relates to a method for testing a capacity of a drive rescue battery for driving an electric motor of a transportation system in a rescue operation mode, wherein in normal operation mode AC means supply power over first, second and third phases via a low pass LCL-filter to a frequency converter for driving the electric motor, wherein the frequency converter comprises a rectifier circuit for providing a DC supply voltage. The method comprises the steps: disconnecting the LCL-filter from the AC mains; using inductors and capacitors of the LCL-filter, each of which being connected to the first or second phase, as a test load for testing the capacity of the drive rescue battery, wherein the inductor of the LCL-filter, which is connected to the first phase and downstream of the capacitor of the LCL-filter connected to the first phase, to the rectifier circuit, the capacitors of the LCL-filter connected to the first and second phases, and the inductor of the LCL-filter which is connected to the second phase and downstream of the capacitor of the LCL-filter connected to the second phase, to the rectifier circuit form a series connection as the test load; and determining at least one value of a voltage or a current of the drive rescue battery resulting from the test load.

Other aspects of the invention are a software program realizing the method and a testing arrangement for testing the capacity of the drive rescue battery.

A method includes calculating a motor torque estimate for an electric motor of an elevator in an elevator run, determining a difference between the calculated motor torque estimate and a realized motor torque during the elevator run, and generating a signal indicating possible brake dragging based on the difference between the motor torque estimate and the realized motor torque.

This disclosure relates to a system and method configured to identify and, if necessary, respond to conditions indicative of electromagnetic brake temperature, and in particular relates to passenger conveyers, such as elevators, employing the system and method. More specifically, an example passenger conveyer system includes an electromagnetic brake and a controller configured to identify a condition indicative of a temperature of the electromagnetic brake approaching a boundary of a predetermined operating range.