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Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Derk Oscar Pahlke, Berlin, DE;

Tadeusz Pawel Witczak, Farmington, CT (US);

Craig Drew Bogli, Avon, CT (US);

Yrinee Michaelidis, Farmington, CT (US);

Assignee:

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 5/06 (2006.01); B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 25/00 (2006.01); G01W 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0018 (2013.01); B66B 1/3492 (2013.01); B66B 25/006 (2013.01); G01C 5/06 (2013.01); G01W 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: detecting a first atmospheric air pressure within the conveyance system proximate the conveyance apparatus; detecting a second atmospheric air pressure within the conveyance system proximate the conveyance apparatus; determining a change in atmospheric air pressure proximate the conveyance apparatus in response to the first atmospheric air pressure and the second atmospheric air pressure within the conveyance system; and determining at least one of a location of the conveyance apparatus and a direction of motion of the conveyance apparatus within the conveyance system in response to at least the first atmospheric air pressure and the second atmospheric air pressure.


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