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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
David Ginsberg, Granby, CT (US);
Shashank Krishnamurthy, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Lei Xing, South Windsor, CT (US);
Penghe Geng, Vernon, CT (US);
Ankit Anand Gupta, Mysore, IN;
Yogesh Parmod Jadhav, Mysore, IN;
Basavanagouda Goudra, Mysore, IN;
Pramod Mandikal Gurukumar, Mysore, IN;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an elevator system for a learn run sequence including the steps of moving, using a linear propulsion system, an elevator car through a lane of an elevator shaft at a selected velocity; detecting, using a sensor system, the location of the elevator car when it moves through the lane; controlling, using a control system, the elevator car, the control system being in operable communication with the elevator car, the linear propulsion system, and the sensor system; and determining, using the control system, a location of each of the car state sensors relative to each other within the lane in response to at least one of a travel time of the elevator car, a velocity of the elevator car, a position of the elevator car, and a height of the elevator car.