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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventor:
Otto Pekander, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
KONE CORPORATION, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0025 (2013.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
A method and a system monitor a movable object in an elevator shaft by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV is positioned into a wanted location within the elevator shaft, in which the movable object to be monitored is within view of an imaging sensor of the UAV, and movement of the UAV is automatically synchronized with the movement of the movable object based on UAV's on position and movement characteristics and received status data. Imaging sensor of the UAV obtains image data of the movable object during operation of the elevator and image data is stored and/or sent wirelessly.