Abstract: An elevator system for monitoring a condition inside an elevator shaft of the elevator system if provide, the system comprises: at least one image sensor and a control unit configured to receive the image data from the at least one image sensor, and is further configured to: determine an indicator value indicative of a presence of foreign matter in the elevator shaft; compare the indicator value to a reference value; and set a detection result to express one of the following: (i) the condition inside the elevator shaft is acceptable, (ii) the condition inside the elevator shaft is unacceptable. Also a method, a control unit and a computer program are provided.

Abstract: An elevator system includes a plurality of elevator cars, an elevator controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of elevator cars. The elevator controller is configured to generate a signal to a first elevator car for indicating an elevator call to the first elevator car. The first elevator car is configured to, in response to a receipt of the signal, initiate a communication with at least one second elevator car for receiving information relating to a status of the at least one second elevator car, and in response to a receipt of the information, generate a control signal with respect to serving the elevator call received by the first elevator car. A method for controlling an elevator car in the elevator system is also disclosed.

Abstract: An arrangement for detecting bearing failures in an elevator system, which elevator system includes a hoisting machinery with a traction sheave on a rotary shaft, an elevator car, a counterweight and a hoisting element connected between the car and the counterweight and arranged to be moved by the a rotation of the traction sheave, and which arrangement includes at least a motion sensor for measuring rotation of the hoisting motor. The arrangement includes a signal processing unit connected to the motion sensor and arranged to process vibration signals originated in the bearings of the elevator system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an elevator installed in connection with a building, particularly a high rise elevator, in which method the expected rope sway is monitored using building acceleration data obtained by means of a sensor to calculate a building sway, and whereby based on the building sway and the position of an elevator car a rope sway is estimated, which rope sway is compared with a threshold value to determine excessive rope sway and to deduct operation measures for the elevator in order to counteract a determined excessive rope sway. According to the invention a succession of following steps is performed: determining a movement profile for the elevator car by means of an elevator controller predicting the elevator car position based on the movement profile calculating the estimated rope sway based on the predicted car position and the building acceleration data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing a traction sheave elevator, which elevator comprises a traction sheave; a motor for rotating the traction sheave; a roping passing around the traction sheave; and a first movable unit; a second movable unit; and a stopping device for stopping descent of the first movable unit.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a solution in which sensor data relating to both real objects sensed by at least one sensor associated with an elevator car and reflection objects of the real objects may be used in determining at least one characteristic associated with an interior space and/or exterior space of the elevator car.

Abstract: An elevator brake arrangement includes at least a brake unit including a body, a brake plate assembly, a spring assembly, an electromagnet arrangement and a counter element, and also a rotating brake disc. The brake plate assembly includes at least two brake plates and a state detector that is arranged to monitor the operation states of the brake plates.

Abstract: A method guides users within an elevator lobby area and includes: obtaining elevator information related to a user entering the elevator lobby area via a gate device, obtaining location data of the user, obtaining continuously from a sensor system variable environment data of the elevator lobby area, selecting an indication device having an unobstructed guidance beam view from among at least two beam-based indication devices of an indication system based on the obtained location data of the user and the obtained variable environment data, and controlling the selected indication device to generate a guidance beam indicating elevator related guidance information for guiding the user. The elevator related guidance information includes the obtained elevator information. Also disclosed is a control system, an elevator lobby area guiding system, an elevator system, a computer program, and a computer-readable medium for guiding users within an elevator lobby area.

Abstract: A modular computing system (100) for a people movement management system (200), and a people movement management system (200) are provided herein. The modular computing system (100) comprises one or several computing modules (32A, 32N), each comprising a processing unit in connection with a memory, and an input/output connection interface (33A, 33N) for providing connection with one or several input/output units (34A, 34B, 34N). At least one of the computing modules (32A, 32N) is configured to monitor its performance and/or performance of at least one other of the computing modules (32A, 32N), and allocate computing resources of the computing modules (32A, 32N) based on said performance monitoring for executing control program portions included in one or several software containers, wherein the allocation is implemented based on pre-defined criticality ratings for functions of the people movement management system (200).

Abstract: An elevator and access system of an environment including an elevator group with an elevator car movable along a vertical pathway. The system includes an elevator control controlling operation of the elevator group and implementing access control of the environment; and an access controlled delivery locker having a locker hatch with a hatch lock, the locker hatch being connected to an access I/O device that communicates with the elevator control. The elevator control is connected with a public communication network and communicates with a mobile phone holding access rights in the environment via the public network. The mobile phone communicates with the access control to unlock the hatch lock of the access controlled delivery locker, and forwards access data for the access I/O device of the access controlled delivery locker to a mobile delivery communication device for unlocking the hatch lock of the access controlled delivery locker.

Abstract: An access gate device includes one or more 3D cameras arranged at least on an entry side of the access gate device and a control unit. Each of the one or more 3D cameras is configured to provide 3D depth data of a view range of said 3D camera. The control unit is configured to: define at least two consecutive volumetric detection zones in front of the access gate device at least on the entry side, detect a presence of at least one user inside at least one of the volumetric detection zones on the entry side based on the 3D depth data obtained from at least one of the at least one or more 3D cameras arranged on the entry side, and generate detection data in response to the detection of the presence of the at least one user for controlling access of users via the access gate device. A method for controlling an access gate device is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for constructing an elevator, comprising piling plurality of prefabricated modules on top of each other, such that the hoistway spaces of the prefabricated modules are vertically aligned forming a continuous vertically elongated hoistway where the elevator car and the counterweight can be fitted to move; and arranging the elevator car and the counterweight to be vertically movable in the hoistway. The plurality of prefabricated hoistway modules comprise a prefabricated top module comprising a machinery for driving a hoisting roping, and the prefabricated top module comprises one or more car guide rail sections and one or more counterweight guide rail sections, wherein the machinery for driving a hoisting roping is mounted on a support structure, which is mounted on plurality of said guide rail sections of the prefabricated top module. The invention also relates to an elevator obtained with the method.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a solution in which sensor data may be obtained from at least one radar sensor arranged in an elevator car. Micro-Doppler signatures of at least one moving object associated with the elevator car may be determined based on the sensor data and the at least one moving object associated with the elevator car may be classified into at least one type based on their micro-Doppler signatures. An elevator associated action may then be performed based on the classifying.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a control device. The control device is configured to receive data from a passenger traffic system configured in a building, the data comprising information associated with operations for transferring passengers of the passenger traffic system; based on the received data, monitor a change in a quality of service level of the passenger traffic system in transferring the passengers and a change in a passenger traffic pattern in transferring the passengers in the passenger traffic system; and in response to detecting the change in the service level or in the passenger traffic pattern, run one or more simulations of the passenger traffic in the passenger traffic system in the at least one building using the received data in order to trigger at least one operation to change a configuration of the passenger traffic system.

Abstract: In a system and method for an automatic rescue operation of an elevator car in an elevator system, the elevator system includes a hoisting machine and a battery-operated rescue drive device configured to provide power signals to the hoisting machine and/or hoisting machinery brakes. A load sensor is configured to gather elevator car load information, and the rescue drive device is configured to select, based on the elevator car load information, a first rescue run or a second rescue run.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator. In the method at least one control signal is generated for instructing the at least one mobile robot to a predetermined position. The at least one mobile robot generates at least one control signal to the elevator controller for controlling an elevator in response to an interaction with at least one user in the predetermined position. The invention also relates to an elevator system and a mobile robot implementing at least portions of the method.

Abstract: A rope pulley of an elevator system is a free rotating pulley around which a hoisting rope of the elevator system can be guided. The free pulley is to be mounted to a car sling of an elevator car. The pulley includes an encoder for measuring the rotation movement of the pulley. The movement data are transmitted to a controller that converts the movement data into position data of the car in the hoistway, while further position data are gathered from identification markers that are installed in the hoistway. At least, the movement data of the rope pulley(s) are calibrated based on the position data from the identification markers. Thereby, the position of the car in the hoistway can be determined accurately and costly.

Abstract: An elevator construction arrangement comprises: a hoistway having a bottom section, a top section and optionally at least one intermediate section between the bottom and top sections in a building, an elevator car, a counterweight, car guide rails for guiding the car, counterweight guide rails for guiding the counterweight, an elevator hoisting machine and a suspension roping arranged to suspend the car and the counterweight during construction time use of the elevator, at least one protection deck mounted within the hoistway during elevator installation in a section of the hoistway, an installation platform configured to be guided on car guide rails during installation of at least one hoistway section, a hoist device configured to hoist a working platform in the bottom section and configured to hoist the working platform in hoistway sections above the bottom section, the hoist device preferably comprises a man riding hoist attachable to the car or the installation platform, and a hoist rope attachable to the

Abstract: The access control gate (1) for controlling flow of people in a building comprises at least one pole (2a, 2b) having a first end and a second end, and access control means (3a, 3b) configured to control access through the access control gate (1). The first end of the pole (2a, 2b) is configured to be attached to the ceiling (4) of the building and the access control gate (1) is configured to be moveable between at least a first position and a second position, wherein at least one of said positions is an operative position and the other position is an operative position or a storage position.