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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2019
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Derk Oscar Pahlke, Berlin, DE;
Tadeusz Pawel Witczak, Farmington, CT (US);
Craig Drew Bogli, Avon, CT (US);
Yrinee Michaelidis, Farmington, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
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.