Otis Elevator Company

Vinod Vejandla

Appalaraju Marpu

Ravikiran Singaraju

Serralathan Sr

Madhavaraju Nadimpalli

Madhavi Mothukuri

Ashok Kumar Prakash

A method for elevator passenger detection including: capturing an image of an elevator passenger approaching an elevator bank to board an elevator car; determining that the elevator passenger is pregnant or disabled in response to the image of the elevator passenger; registering a priority elevator call for the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled; and moving the elevator car to the floor landing where the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled is located.

Automatic method of detecting visually impaired, pregnant, or disabled elevator passenger(s)

An elevator car guide wheel system includes a guide wheel located at an elevator car, configured to contact a guide rail of an elevator system. The guide wheel includes a wheel hub located at a guide wheel axis, a wheel rim, and a wheel outer portion located at the wheel rim and configured for contact with the guide rail. A magnetic element is located at the guide wheel, and a sensor is located at the guide wheel and is configured to detect rotational direction and rotational speed of the guide wheel about a guide wheel axis via detecting a magnetic field of the magnetic element.

Prognostic failure detection of elevator roller guide wheel

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Telangana, India

Vinod Vejandla