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Cableway installation

US10414418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 2016
Grant dateSep 17, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61L23/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Cableway installation including at least one vehicle designed to be hauled by the cable, a loading terminal including a boarding area where passengers are positioned to board the vehicle, a drive motor of the vehicle in the boarding area, image acquisition device generating at least one image representative of the vehicle and of the passengers in the boarding area, and an electronic control unit configured to determine a surveillance area around the vehicle and the positions of the passengers, in the at least one representative image, and to generate a speed setpoint for the motor according to the positions of the passengers in the surveillance area.

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