A passenger transport system sensor network has a master unit, a signal-transferring apparatus, and a plurality of sensor nodes each having at least one sensor sensing a physical measurement variable and transferring the sensed variable to the master unit via the signal-transferring apparatus. A sensor-identifying module in the master unit determines the identity of the sensors from information, stored in a database, of: a first information type about reference measurement results to be typically provided by a particular sensor under already known conditions; a second information type about the identity of a sensor node containing the particular sensor, the sensor node having a plurality of different sensors or a plurality of identical sensors in different configurations; and/or a third information type about a configuration of a sensor node holding the particular sensor, which configuration was defined in advance. Sensor identities and installation locations can be determined in an automated manner.

The present invention refers to a stairlift (1) comprising a first armrest (10) and a second armrest (10), wherein each armrest (10) is adapted to comprise at least one module (11, 12), and wherein said at least one module (11, 12) is adapted to provide at least one user control function; characterized in that the at least one module (11, 12) is adapted to be interchangeable between the first and second armrests (10).

A wireless power transfer arrangement for an elevator, an elevator, and a method for transferring power wirelessly in an elevator are presented in this document. The arrangement includes at least one first unit including a first winding, a first alignment unit and a first base. The arrangement further includes at least one second unit comprising a second winding, a second alignment unit, and a second base. One of the at least one first unit and the at least one second unit is adapted for arranging to an elevator shaft and the other to a movable unit of the elevator. The first alignment unit and the second alignment unit are configured to be utilized for indicating when the first winding and the second winding are aligned with respect to each other for transferring power wirelessly therebetween.

A method of controlling an elevator includes detecting that a robot providing a service on a floor within a building has gotten on an elevator moving through floors within the building, and controlling the elevator to move to a floor where the robot is to provide the service. At least one of the internal user interface and the external user interface of the elevator is configured to indicate whether the robot is using the elevator.

A method of monitoring motion of an elevator car within an elevator system is provided including: detecting, using a sensing apparatus, a plurality of pairs of corresponding data within a selected period of time, each pair of corresponding data including a detected elevator car height and a landing corresponding to the detected elevator car height; transmitting the plurality of pairs of corresponding data to a remote device for processing; determining, using the remote device, which of the landings of the plurality of pairs of corresponding data have a number of reoccurrences above a selected threshold; and determining, using the remote device, that pairs of corresponding data of the plurality of pairs of corresponding data are above the selected threshold, the pairs of corresponding data of the plurality of pairs of corresponding data include a landing with a number of reoccurrences above the selected threshold are correct pairs.

An apparatus for managing a plurality of call-out units includes: a processor; and memory and storing configuration information about the plurality of call-out units and computer program capable of running on the processor, the plurality of call-out units are deployed on a plurality of floors, the running of the computer program on the processor causes: A. powering on the plurality of call-out units in sequence according to a preset floor order to cause the plurality of call-out units to return response messages containing their respective identifications in sequence; and B. if a response message received from a call-out unit of one of the floors does not contain an identification, assigning a corresponding identification to the call-out unit and establishing a binding relationship between the floor to which the call-out unit belongs and the identification as assigned in the configuration information.

Commissioning of a transportation infrastructure peripheral device in a transportation infrastructure control network is disclosed. In the arrangement a peripheral device is attached to a transportation infrastructure control network through a network element or directly to a controller. When the connection has been made, a process for identifying and granting appropriate access rights is initiated. As a result, common network technologies can be used for transmitting information that is critical for elevator operation.

An arrangement for connecting transportation infrastructure peripheral devices, such as elevator and escalator peripheral devices, to a transportation infrastructure devices, such as elevator, using a building network is disclosed. In the arrangement a virtually dedicated channel for communication between elevator and escalator peripheral devices is created. The channel is used for transmitting signals, such as elevator calls, so that there is no need to use a dedicated and separated network for elevator and escalator peripheral devices.

A system for the generation of call advance data for an elevator control, which system is going to be installed in an elevator car moving in an elevator shaft and includes at least one acceleration sensor outputting current acceleration data and/or magnetometer outputting a magnetic flux signal which includes current magnetic flux data at the current position of the elevator car, which acceleration sensor and/or magnetometer is mounted in connection with the elevator car; a velocity calculating unit which calculates from the current acceleration/magnetic flux data current car velocity data; a position calculating unit which calculates from the current acceleration/magnetic flux data and/or from the current car velocity data current car position data; and a call advance processing unit which calculates from the current car velocity data and the current car position data call advance data which designates the time until which the car is able to stop at the next approaching floor in travelling direction, which call advance data is transmitted to a call allocation unit of an elevator control. Call advance data is provided in an easy manner without using existing car position detection devices of an existing elevator to be modernized.

An elevator system includes a plurality of elevator cars, an elevator controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of elevator cars. The elevator controller is configured to generate a signal to a first elevator car for indicating an elevator call to the first elevator car. The first elevator car is configured to, in response to a receipt of the signal, initiate a communication with at least one second elevator car for receiving information relating to a status of the at least one second elevator car, and in response to a receipt of the information, generate a control signal with respect to serving the elevator call received by the first elevator car. A method for controlling an elevator car in the elevator system is also disclosed.