Elevator rope sway estimation
US9096411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B7/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method determines a sway of an elevator rope during an operation of an elevator system. The method includes acquiring at least one measurement of a motion of the elevator rope during the operation of the elevator system; and determining the sway of the elevator rope connecting an elevator car and a pulley based on an interpolation between boundaries of the elevator rope based on the measurement of the motion.
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