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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Arthur Hsu, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
David Ginsberg, Granby, CT (US);
Jose Miguel Pasini, Avon, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an elevator system is provided. The method comprising: detecting an occupancy status of the elevator car, the occupancy status comprising at least one of occupied and unoccupied; selecting a motion profile of the elevator car in response to the occupancy status, the motion profile comprising at least one of an unoccupied motion profile, an occupied motion profile, an occupied lateral movement motion profile, a power-save motion profile, and an occupied descent motion profile; and moving the elevator car in accordance with the motion profile selected.