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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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Abstract
Method for operating an intelligent door system, and such a door system comprising one or more door panels and a drive system for the door panels, which drive system comprises a motor or motors and a control system for the motor or motors, wherein the door system further comprises sensors for detecting presence and/or movement of a person or persons in front of the door panels, and the control system is connected with the sensors to receive the sensors' signals so as to arrange that the door panels are driven depending on signals from the sensors.
Description
Intelligent door system and method of operating such an intelligent door system
The invention relates to an intelligent door system and to a method of operating such an intelligent door system. EP-A-0 935 045 discloses a method of operating a door system, comprising one or more door panels and a drive system for the door panels, wherein a presence and/or movement of a person or persons in front of the door panels is detected, and driving of the door panels depends on the detected presence and/or movement of the person or persons in front of the door panels. This known door system comprises to that end one or more door panels and a drive system for the door panels, which drive system comprises a motor or motors and control system for the motor or motors, wherein the door system further comprises sensors for detecting the presence and/or movement of a person or persons in front of the door panels, and the control system is connected with the sensors to receive the sensors' signals so as to arrange that the door panels are driven depending on signals from the sensors. This known door system provides a solution to the problem that the door panels may move through the area covered by the sensors and may thus inflict an uninterrupted sequence of closing, opening and again closing and opening of the door panels. Apart from the fact that the solution for the problem that is addressed by EP-A-0 935 045 is quite complex since it requires storing of data relating to normal operation and comparing these data with actually measured data, it does not provide a solution for the problem that the door system is already activated by detecting the mere presence of any person in the detection area of any one of the sensors. Further this known door does not differentiate in relation to the extent to which the door panels are opened; the mere presence of a single person will already result in a complete opening of the door system.
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of operating a door system and provide such a door system that is only activated to open the door panels when a person or persons will actually pass the door system, and then only to the extent that is necessary to make an unhindered passing of the door system by such person or persons possible.
The method of operating a door system and the door system of the invention are to that end provided with the features of one or more of the appended claims.
In a first aspect of the invention the door system has the features that the control system is equipped to assign dedicated parameters to each person detected in front of the door panels, which parameters at least comprise such person's position and speed of movement, wherein the control system is further arranged to gather said parameters repeti-tiously and to derive from a sequence of such collected parameters a direction of movement of the concerning person, wherein the person's position, speed and direction of movement are fed to an estimator of the control system to establish for any such person an expected time of passing through the door system, and to establish which door panel is in the path of said person, wherein for each door panel and for each person that Is detected in front of the door system the control system is arranged to timely drive said door panel out of the way of the estimated path of the concerning person, and that the control system is further arranged to immovably maintain each door panel in position that does not interfere with an estimated path of any person detected in front of the door system.
Accordingly the door system is according to the invention suitably operated by -assigning dedicated parameters to each person detected in front of the door panels, which parameters at least comprise such person's position and speed of movement; -collecting said parameters repetitiously; -determining from a sequence of such collected parameters a direction of movement of the concerning person, -establishing for each person an expected time of passing through the door system depending on such person's position, speed and direction of movement, -determining which door panel is in an estimated path of said person as determined from such person's position, speed and direction of movement, and -determining for each combination of door panel and person that is detected in front of the door system which door panel will interfere with the estimated path of the concerning person, and -driving such door panel out of the way of the concerning person before it interferes with the estimated path of such person.
Best results can be achieved by arranging that the control system and the door panels can individually drive each door panel independent from the other door panels and depending on the collection of estimated paths established for all persons detected in front of the door system.
It has proven that the benefits of the invention are promoted by applying sensors that are equipped to monitor multiple segmented areas in a horizontal plane, wherein each segmented area has a viewing angle of approximately 2.5 - 3°, and wherein the collectivity of the segmented areas provide a viewing angle in the range of approximately 40 - 270°.
Preferably the sensors are provided on opposite positions adjacent to the movable door panels so as to cover the entire area in front of the door panels, wherein each sensor is capable to provide signals enabling the control system to derive a person's position and speed from such signals. The signals of both sensors can be combined to improve the reliability of the signals representing the position and speed of the detected persons. It will then also be possible to use the signals of the sensors for also getting information regarding the size of the detected persons in front of the door system, and use this information for establishing which door panels have to be moved to give away to the path of the person approaching the door system.
To enable an effective moving out of the way of the respective door panels it is preferable that the door panels are sliding doors, wherein a docking station is provided for one or more of said sliding doors.
The invention will hereinafter be further elucidated with reference to the drawing of an exemplary embodiment of an apparatus according to the invention that is not limiting as to the appended claims.
In the drawing: -figure 1 shows a block scheme of the door system of the invention; -figure 2 schematically shows a door system according to the invention while in use; and -figure 3 shows several situations of persons passing a door system according to the invention.
Whenever in the figures the same reference numerals or letters are applied, these numerals and letters refer to the same parts.
The general layout of an intelligent door system according to the invention is first explained with reference to figure 1. Figure 1 shows an intelligent door system 1, comprising one or more door panels A, B, C, D and a drive system 2 for the door panels A, B, C, D. The drive system 2 comprises a motor or motors 3 connected to the door panels A, B, C, D and a control system 4 for the motor or motors 3. The door system 1 further comprises sensors 5, 6 for detecting the presence and/or movement of a person or persons 7, 8 in front of the door panels A, B, C, D. The control system 4 is connected with the sensors 5, 6 to receive the sensors' signals and to arrange on the basis of these signals that the door panels A, B, C, D are driven depending on said signals from the sensors 5, 6.
The control system 4 is in accordance with the invention equipped to assign dedicated parameters to each person 7, 8 in front of the door panels A, B, C, D, which parameters at least comprise such person's position and speed of movement. The control system 4 is further arranged to gather said parameters repetitiously (for instance at a sampling rate of 50 times per second) and to derive from a sequence of such collected parameters a direction of movement and estimated path or line of walking of the concerning person as symbolized with arrow 7' for a first person 7 and symbolized with arrow 8' for a second person 8.
For each person 7, 8 the person's position, speed and direction of movement are fed to an estimator 4' of the control system 4 to establish for any such person 7, 8 an expected time of passing through the door system 1, and for establishing which door panel A, B, C, D is in the path 7', 8' of said person 7, 8. In the example provided by figure 1 it is estimated that the first person 7 will according to his estimated path 7' pass the door system 1 through door panel C, whereas for the second person 8 it is estimated that his estimated path 8' will not lead him to pass through the door system 1, so that none of the door panels will interfere with his path 8' or line of walking.
According to the invention for each door panel A, B, C, D and for each person 7, 8 the control system 4 is arranged to establish and timely drive the relevant door panel (in this example door panel C) out of the way of the estimated path 7' of the concerning person 7, wherein the control system 4 is further arranged to immovably maintain each door panel (in this example door panels A, B and D) in their position in case such door panel does not interfere with an estimated path 7', 8' of any person 7, 8 in front of the door system.
The ease of operating the intelligent door system 1 of the invention is promoted by arranging that the control system 4 and the door panels A, B, C, D are arranged such that each door panel is driven independent from the other door panels and depending on the collection of estimated paths 7', 8' established for all persons 7, 8 in front of the door system 1.
The sensors 5, 6 to be used in the door system of the invention are equipped to monitor multiple segmented areas in a horizontal plane, wherein each segmented area has a viewing angle of approximately 2.5 - 3°, and wherein the collectivity of the segmented areas provide a viewing angle in the range of approximately 40 - 270°. Suitable sensors are of the make LeddarTech (LeddarTech is a registered trademark).
Figure 1 shows the preferable arrangement in which the sensors 5, 6 are provided on opposite positions adjacent to the movable door panels A, B, C, D so as to cover the entire area in front of the door panels A, B, C, D, and at a height wherein each sensor 5, 6 is capable to provide signals enabling the control system 4 to derive a person's position and speed from such signals. Preferably the sensors 5, 6 are mounted on a height to prevent monitoring of children that are shorter than a selected length, for instance preferably shorter than 1 m. This will be further elucidated hereafter with reference to figure 2.
Turning now to figure 2 first the method of operating a door system 1 according to the invention is further elucidated, wherein in accordance with what is shown in figure 1 the door system 1 comprises one or more door panels A, B, C, D. The method of the invention comprises the step of detecting a presence and/or movement of a person or persons 9, 10 in front of the door panels A, B, C, D. Driving of the door panels A, B, C, D is done depending on the detected presence and/or movement of the person or persons 9, 10 in front of the door panels, by first assigning dedicated parameters to each person 9, 10 detected in front of the door panels A, B, C, D, which parameters at least comprise such person's position and speed of movement. In figure 2 a first person 9 is closer to the door system 1 than a second person 10; however the first person 9 is at a walking pace whereas the second person 10 is running. According to the method of the invention the following steps are executed with reference to these persons detected in front of the door system: -collecting said parameters on a person's speed and movement repetitiously; -determining from a sequence of such collected parameters a direction of movement of the concerning person 9, 10; -establishing for each person 9, 10 an expected time of passing through the door system 1 depending on such person's position, speed and direction of movement; -determining which door panel {door panel D for the first person 9, and door panel A for the second person 10) is in an estimated path 9', 10' of said person 9, 10 as determined from such person's position, speed and direction of movement, and -determining for each combination of door panel A, B, C, D and person 9, 10 that is detected in front of the door system 1 which door panel (door panel D for the first person 9, and door panel A for the second person 10) will interfere with the estimated path 9', 10' of the concerning person 9, 10; and -timely driving such door panel A, D out of the way of the concerning person before it interferes with the estimated path of such person 9, 10. This means that driving door panel A out of the way of the second person 10 is initiated when the second person 10 passes line 10'', and that driving door panel D out of the way of the first person 9 is initiated when the first person 9 passes line 9''. The control system is arranged to immovably maintain the door panels B and C in position, since these door panels B and C do not interfere with an estimated path 9', 10' of any person 9, 10 in front of the door system 1.
As already mentioned in one aspect of the invention the sensors 5, 6 (not shown in figure 2) are mounted on a height to prevent monitoring of children 13 that are shorter than a selected length, for instance children that are shorter than 1 m. The presence or movement of such children 13 will then intentionally not cause actuation of the door system 1 of the invention, and accordingly the door panels A, B, C, D will remain closed, unless they are opened for another reason such as the first and second persons 9, 10 approaching the door system 1.
Turning now to figure 3 a series of possible situations 3.1 - 3.9 are shown which are efficiently and adequately dealt with by the door system of the invention.
Situation 3.1 relates to the door system 1 of the invention being closed, and shows a preferable embodiment in which the door panels A, B, C are sliding doors, wherein a docking station 12 is provided for one or more of said sliding doors.
Situation 3.2 relates to a single person passing the door system of the invention at the normal location of door panel C.
Situation 3.3 relates to a single person passing the door system of the invention wherein both door panel B and door panel C have to be moved to an extent sufficient to make way for the passing person.
Situation 3.4 relates to a single person passing the door system of the invention wherein both door panel A and door panel B have to be moved to an extent sufficient to make way for the passing person.
Situation 3.5 relates to two persons simultaneously passing the door system of the invention wherein both door panel A and door panel C are moved out of the way of the walking path of both persons.
Situation 3.6 relates to two persons walking next to each other to simultaneously pass the door system of the invention wherein both door panel A and door panel B (and door panel C) are moved to provide way for both persons. In this situation door panel C is moved sideways to give room for (simultaneously) moving door panel B. Also door panel A is moved, so that the persons can pass the door system of the invention walking next to each other without departing their lane of walking and at the normal locations of door panels A and B.
Situation 3.7 relates to two persons walking next to each other to simultaneously pass the door system of the invention wherein again all door panels A, B and C are moved to pro-vide way for both persons. In this situation door panel A is moved sideways to give room for (simultaneously) moving door panel B. Also door panel C is moved, so that the persons can pass the door system of the invention walking next to each other without departing their lane of walking and at the normal locations of door panels B and C.
In situation 3.8 there are two persons following a different line of walking that intend to pass the door system of the invention. According to their respective line of walking both door panel A and door panel C are moved sideways so that the concerning persons can pass the door system at the normal locations of door panels A and C.
Finally in situation 3.9 three persons walking next to each other intend to simultaneously pass the door system of the invention, which is accommodated by moving of door panels A and B sideways into their docking station 12, and by correspondingly moving door panel C sideways so that the broadest possible passageway is provided to enable an unhindered passage to said three persons.
Although the invention has been discussed in the foregoing with reference to an exemplary embodiment of the door system of the invention and a method of operating such a door system, the invention is not restricted to this particular embodiment which can be varied in many ways without departing from the invention. The discussed exemplary embodiment shall therefore not be used to construe the appended claims strictly in accordance therewith. On the contrary the embodiment is merely intended to explain the wording of the appended claims without intent to limit the claims to this exemplary embodiment. The scope of protection of the invention shall therefore be construed in accordance with the appended claims only, wherein a possible ambiguity in the wording of the claims shall be resolved using this exemplary embodiment .
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