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Speed pattern generator for an elevator car
Assignee: Inventio AG
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Filing: 1983-08-17
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Granted: 1985-02-26
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Expires: 2003-08-17
Abstract
Abstract A method of generating a landing speed pattern which starts with the dynamics of the actual elevator system and the desired actual landing velocity profile curve, and generates a landing speed pattern which will produce the desired actual landing velocity characteristic. In a preferred embodiment, the actual desired landing velocity is a function of time squared, defining a parabolic profile. The apparatus includes arrangements for implementing a predetermined speed pattern equation in response to the distance-to-go count (DTG) of predetermined standard increments to the target floor.
Inventors
- 👤 Vladimir Uherek
- 👤 Matthew F. Kersen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:12
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66B; B66B1/00; B66B1/24; B66B1/28; B66B1/285; B66B1/34; B66B1/3492
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of generating a landing speed pattern for use in stopping an elevator car at a target floor, comprising the steps of: deriving a first speed pattern equation from the closed loop transfer function of the elevator system the elevator car is associated with, deriving a velocity equation which defines the desired actual car landing velocity, combining the first speed pattern equation and the velocity equation to provide a second speed pattern equation, and implementing said second speed pattern equation to provide a landing speed pattern.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of generating a landing speed pattern for use in stopping an elevator car at a target floor, comprising the steps of: deriving a first speed pattern equation from the closed loop transfer function of the elevator system the elevator car is associated with, deriving a velocity equation which defines the desired actual car landing velocity, combining the first speed pattern equation and the velocity equation to provide a second speed pattern equation, and implementing said second speed pattern equation to provide a landing speed pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step which provides the second speed pattern equation provides the pattern signal as a function of time, and wherein the step of implementing the second speed pattern equation includes the step of deriving a third speed pattern equation from the second speed pattern equation, with the third speed pattern equation being a function of the distance-to-go (DTG) from the elevator car to the target floor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 2 including the steps of providing a distance pulse in response to each predetermined standard increment of movement of the elevator car, determining the DTG in terms of a count of said distance pulses, and wherein the step of implementing the speed pattern includes the step of utilizing the DTG count.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of utilizing the DTG count includes the steps of programming a read-only memory (ROM) to provide a look-up table of values obtained from the third speed pattern equation, and indexing the ROM with the distance pulses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of utilizing the DTG count includes the step of periodically solving the third speed pattern equation using the current DTG count.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of deriving the velocity equation provides an equation in which the actual velocity is a function of time squared.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
92 words
A landing speed pattern generator for use by an elevator car as it stops at a target floor, comprising: means responsive to movement of the elevator car for providing distance pulses, means responsive to the distance pulses for providing a quantity indicative of the distance-to-go (DTG) from the elevator car to the target floor, and means providing a speed pattern signal according to the speed pattern equation K.sub.1 x.sup.2/3 +K.sub.2 -K.sub.3 x.sup.1/3, wherein x is responsive to the DTG quantity and K 1 , K 2 , and K 3 are constants.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
A landing speed pattern generator for use by an elevator car as it stops at a target floor, comprising: means responsive to movement of the elevator car for providing distance pulses, means responsive to the distance pulses for providing a quantity indicative of the distance-to-go (DTG) from the elevator car to the target floor, and means providing a speed pattern signal according to the speed pattern equation K.sub.1 x.sup.2/3 +K.sub.2 -K.sub.3 x.sup.1/3, wherein x is responsive to the DTG quantity and K 1 , K 2 , and K 3 are constants.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The landing speed pattern generator of claim 7 wherein the means which provides the speed pattern signal includes a read-only memory programmed according to the speed pattern equation for different values of the DTG quantity, and means for indexing said read-only memory in response to the distance pulses.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The landing speed pattern generator of claim 7 wherein the means which provides the speed pattern signal includes means for periodically calculating the speed pattern from the speed pattern equation, using the current DTG quantity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The landing speed pattern generator of claim 7 wherein the means which provides the DTC quantity provides the DTG quantity in terms of a count of the distance pulses.
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