TW201412629A - Control method of smart elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control method of smart elevator, which is to install an internal sensing unit and a storey button in the elevator body beforehand, and install an external sensing unit and a request-for-riding button near the elevator door of each storey. When the rider enters the sensing area, the external sensing unit generates the first sensing signal. When pressing the request-for-riding button, the first triggering signal is generated. The internal sensing unit generates the second sensing signal when some rider is in the elevator body. The storey button generates the second triggering signal when being triggered. A processing unit receives the first sensing signal, the first triggering signal, the second sensing signal, and the second triggering signal, so as to control the movement and moving direction of the elevator, thereby achieving the efficacy of saving the power consumption, reducing the electricity bill, saving the rider's waiting and riding time.

Description

Intelligent elevator control method

The invention relates to a smart elevator control method, in particular to an internal sensing unit inside the elevator and an external sensing unit near the elevator door to sense whether there is a passenger inside or outside the elevator to control whether the elevator moves and The elevator control method for moving the floor direction.

The conventional elevator is, for example, the Republic of China Invention Patent Gazette No. 436462 "Elevator Management Control Device", which relates to a control device that can efficiently operate an elevator by calling the elevator car forward before the passenger presses the calling button. When the passenger detecting device detects the passenger coming to the elevator station, the passenger box is called to the management control device of the elevator that comes before the passenger presses the station calling button. In the patent case, the passenger enters the station 1 by the passage 5, 6 adjacent to the station 1, and the connection portion between the station 1 and the passage 5, 6 is provided with detection areas 7a, 7b for detecting the occupancy, and the detection enters this. The passenger detecting device 8a>8b of the passengers in the area is installed on the ceiling of the station 1, and the passenger detecting device 8 can also be applied with a laser sensor in addition to the device using the infrared infrared sensor. The floor mat sensor or the image taken by the camera is image-processed and detected. For the employment, the object detector can be applied to various devices, that is, the passage 5, 6 enters the station 1 When the detection area 7a, 7b passes through the detection area, it can be detected by the passenger detecting means 8, and the information can be transmitted to the group management control apparatus which will be described later.

The foregoing predecessor, by means of the calling button and the passenger detecting device 8, judging the selection of the standby car box or the selection of the fake car box, has the following disadvantages:

1. The learning and statistics department 9a is configured to learn the elevator operation experience including the number of directions registered in the direction of the vehicle button of each floor or the number of passengers in the direction according to the predetermined time period, and analyze the characteristics, but when the actual vehicle is executed After the fake car is delivered, the department 9e arrives at the floor of the fake car and the seat of the building is not pressed by the station button 4, and if no other car is assigned to the car, the arrival forecast is not made. Arrival notice, will arrive at the car floor and still be in the state of closing the door. Although this method does not open the door after the arrival of the car, it does not predict, but it has already allowed the car to perform a fake car, which obviously wastes energy.

2. The invention only makes judgments for passengers outside the car (elevator), and does not consider the variable of the floor button "missed by mistake" inside the car. For example, if someone pranks all floor buttons and leaves the car, then The car will continue to move without passengers inside and outside. This phenomenon not only increases the waiting time of other passengers, but also causes unnecessary waste of energy.

Another example is the method and device for automatically stopping an elevator, which is a method for automatically stopping an elevator and a device thereof, in particular, sensing a waiting area of an elevator body on any floor by a sensing unit. The user, and the elevator is parked on the floor, including an elevator body, a sensing unit, a time control unit and a processing unit, wherein the sensing unit is disposed adjacent to the elevator body of each floor, and the adjustment unit is adjusted The sensing area of the sensing unit forms a waiting area on the front side of the elevator body. When the user enters the waiting area, the sensing unit generates a sensing signal, and the sensing unit continuously receives the sensing. The signal generates a control signal to the processing unit after a buffering time, thereby controlling the elevator body to move to the floor where the sensing unit generates the sensing signal.

Although the above-mentioned predecessor can control the elevator to move to the floor where the passenger is located by the sensing unit outside the elevator, it does not sense whether the elevator has the function of the passenger inside. If the same passenger touches multiple floor buttons, the elevator will be According to the floor corresponding to the touched floor button, the passengers will stop at one of the floors. However, if the passenger does not have other passengers inside the elevator, the elevator will continue to move, which will cause waste of power and increase the cost of electricity. It will also increase the time for the passengers to wait and take the elevator. The lack of energy-saving effect will not save the time for the passengers to wait and take the elevator.

The invention mainly aims to provide a more intelligent elevator control method, which achieves the effects of energy saving and saving passenger waiting time.

The intelligent elevator control method of the present invention preliminarily sets an internal sensing unit and a floor button in an elevator body, and an external sensing unit and a calling button are arranged near the elevator door of each floor. And setting a sensing range of the external sensing unit, forming a sensing area on the front side of the elevator door, and the foregoing smart elevator control method comprises the following steps:

A. causing the external sensing unit to sense the presence of one of the sensing objects in the sensing region to generate a first sensing signal.

B. causing the calling button to accept an input operation to generate a first trigger signal.

C. causing the internal sensing unit to sense the presence of one of the objects to be sensed in the elevator body to generate a second sensing signal.

D. The floor button receives an input operation to generate a second trigger signal.

E. setting a processing unit to receive the first sensing signal, the first triggering signal, the second sensing signal, and the second triggering signal, and generating a control signal according to the following conditions: the first sensing signal is continuously generated and the first The trigger signal is generated, and a control signal is output to control the elevator to move to the floor sent by the first trigger signal; the first sensing signal is not continuously generated but the first trigger signal is generated, and a control signal is output to cancel the first trigger signal, and the elevator does not Moving; the second sensing signal is continuously generated and the second trigger signal is generated, and a control signal is output to control the elevator to move to the floor corresponding to the second trigger signal; the second sensing signal is not continuously generated and the second trigger signal is generated, and the output is The control signal cancels the second trigger signal and stops the elevator movement.

Further, in step E, a control signal is further generated according to the following conditions:

The second sensing signal is continuously generated and the second trigger signal is not generated, and a control signal is output to drive a warning unit to send a warning signal.

Further, the external sensing unit immediately terminates the output of the first sensing signal after the object to be sensed leaves the sensing area.

Further, the internal sensing unit immediately terminates the output of the second sensing signal after the object to be sensed leaves the elevator body.

Further, the internal sensing unit is one of a camera or a human body temperature sensor.

Further, the external sensing unit is one of a camera or a human body temperature sensor.

The invention has the following effects:

1. In addition to the external sensing unit, the elevator body of the present invention is provided with an internal sensing unit, which can sense whether there is a passenger in the elevator body. If there is no passenger in the elevator body, the floor button has been Pressing the button will control the elevator body to stop moving to the floor corresponding to the button that has been touched, and cancel the button that has been touched, thereby saving power and reducing the cost of electricity, and saving the rider from waiting. With the time of taking the elevator.

2. The internal sensing unit of the present invention senses that there is a rider in the elevator body, the processing unit continuously receives the second sensing signal, but does not receive the second trigger signal, and the processing unit outputs a control signal. The warning unit is controlled to send a warning signal and send a help message to the management room or the rescue unit. If the passenger is unwell or does not know how to operate, the management room or the rescue unit can be immediately found and notified to the rescue.

3. The external sensing unit of the present invention does not sense the rider, but the calling button has been touched, and the processing unit receives the first trigger signal but does not receive the first sensing signal. The unit outputs a control signal to cancel the first trigger signal, and controls the elevator body to pause movement, thereby avoiding unnecessary movement of the elevator and achieving energy saving effect.

4. When the internal sensing unit of the present invention senses that the rider in the elevator body generates a large movement such as fighting or robbery, the processing unit immediately outputs a control signal to control the warning unit to output a warning signal and transmit the warning signal. A help message to the management office, inform the security or the police to help deal with the passenger's dispute or pursue the criminal offender.

In synthesizing the above technical features, the main effects of the intelligent elevator control method of the present invention can be clearly presented in the following preferred embodiments.

Referring to the first to third figures, a preferred embodiment of the intelligent elevator control method of the present invention is provided with an internal sensing unit (11) in an elevator body (1). In this embodiment, the measuring unit (11) is a human body temperature sensor, which can sense the body temperature of the human body as a judgment of whether a person is located in the sensing area, and a floor button (12), and an elevator door on each floor ( 2) An external sensing unit (3) and a calling button (21) are disposed nearby, and the external sensing unit (3) is also a human body temperature sensor in the embodiment, which can sense the body temperature of the human body as a judgment. Whether a person is located in the sensing area for forming a sensing area (31) on the front side of the elevator door (2), and a processing unit (4) is provided to receive the internal sensing unit (11) and the floor button (12) The signal generated by the external sensing unit (3) and the calling button (21) is further described in the following situations:

A. When there is no passenger (A) in the elevator but the floor button (12) is pressed, it may be the case that the rider (A) presses more or presses the wrong floor button (12). The unit (11) immediately terminates outputting the second sensing signal when the passenger (A) leaves the elevator body (1), and the processing unit (4) receives the second trigger signal generated by the floor button (12). But the second sensing signal generated by the internal sensing unit (11) is not received, the processing unit (4) outputs a control signal to cancel the second trigger signal, and controls the elevator body (1) not to move to The floor corresponding to the second trigger signal can shorten the waiting time for other riders (A) who want to ride the elevator body (1).

B. When there is a passenger (A) in the elevator but no floor button (12) is pressed, the passenger (A) may not press the floor button (12) due to physical discomfort or unknown operation. The processing unit (4) continuously receives the second sensing signal generated by the internal sensing unit (11). In this embodiment, the processing unit (4) receives the duration of the second sensing signal and sets the duration to ten. Five seconds, but the second trigger signal generated by the floor button (12) is not received, and the processing unit (4) outputs a control signal to control one of the warning units (13) of the elevator body (1) to output a warning signal. In this embodiment, the warning unit (13) is an alarm bell, and the processing unit (4) outputs a control signal to control the alarm bell to sound, and transmits a help message to the management room or the rescue unit, if the rider (A) If you are unwell or do not know how to operate, you can immediately find and notify the management room or rescue unit personnel to go to the rescue.

C. When there is no passenger outside the elevator (A) but the call button (21) is pressed, it may be that the rider (A) presses the call button (21) and then temporarily leaves something to leave, or When someone else deliberately pranks and presses the calling button (21) and leaves, the external sensing unit (3) immediately terminates outputting the first sensing signal when the passenger (A) leaves the sensing area. The processing unit (4) receives the first trigger signal generated by the calling button (21), but does not continuously receive the first sensing signal generated by the external sensing unit (3). In this embodiment, the The processing unit (4) receives the duration of the first sensing signal and sets the duration to fifteen seconds. The processing unit (4) outputs a control signal to cancel the first triggering signal, and controls the elevator body (1) not to move to The floor corresponding to the first trigger signal achieves the effect of saving electricity and reducing electricity expenditure.

D. When there is a rider outside the elevator (A) but no call button (21) is pressed, it may be that the rider (A) has forgotten to press the call button (21), or simply stops at the elevator door. (2) The nearby chat station does not want to board, and the processing unit (4) continuously receives the first sensing signal generated by the external sensing unit (3). In this embodiment, the processing unit (4) receives the The duration of the first sensing signal is set to fifteen seconds, but the first trigger signal generated by the calling button (21) is not received, and the processing unit (4) outputs a control signal to control the elevator body (1) It does not move to the floor corresponding to the first sensing signal, thereby achieving the effect of saving electricity and reducing electricity expenditure.

E. When the internal sensing unit (11) senses that the rider in the elevator body (1) generates a large movement such as fighting or robbery, the internal sensing unit (11) generates a third sensing The signal processing unit (4) outputs a control signal after receiving the third sensing signal to control the warning unit (13) to output a warning signal. In this embodiment, the warning unit (13) is an alarm bell. The processing unit (4) outputs a control signal to control the alarm bell to sound, and transmits a help message to the management room to notify the security or the police to assist in handling the passenger's dispute or to pursue the criminal current criminal.

In view of the foregoing description of the embodiments, the operation and the use of the present invention and the effects of the present invention are fully understood, but the above described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the invention may not be limited thereto. Included within the scope of the present invention are the scope of the present invention.

(1). . . Elevator body

(11). . . Internal sensing unit

(12). . . Floor button

(13). . . Warning unit

(2). . . Elevator door

(twenty one). . . Call button

(3). . . External sensing unit

(31). . . Sensing area

(4). . . Processing unit

(A). . . Passenger

The first figure is a flow chart of the steps of the present invention.

The second figure is a flow chart of a method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a schematic view of the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (7)

The intelligent elevator control method is to set an internal sensing unit and a floor button in advance in an elevator body, and an external sensing unit and a calling button are arranged near the elevator door of each floor, and the setting is set. The sensing range of the external sensing unit forms a sensing area on the front side of the elevator door. The aforementioned smart elevator control method includes the following steps:
A. causing the external sensing unit to sense the presence of one of the sensing objects in the sensing region to generate a first sensing signal;
B. causing the calling button to accept an input operation to generate a first trigger signal;
C. causing the internal sensing unit to sense the presence of one of the objects to be sensed in the elevator body to generate a second sensing signal;
D. causing the floor button to accept an input operation to generate a second trigger signal;
E. setting a processing unit to receive the first sensing signal, the first trigger signal, the second sensing signal and the second trigger signal, and generate a control signal according to the following conditions:
The first sensing signal is continuously generated and the first trigger signal is generated, and a control signal is output to control the elevator to move to the floor sent by the first trigger signal;
The first sensing signal is not continuously generated but the first trigger signal is generated, and a control signal is output to cancel the first trigger signal, and the elevator does not move;
The second sensing signal is continuously generated and the second trigger signal is generated, and a control signal is output to control the elevator to move to the floor corresponding to the second trigger signal;
The second sensing signal is not continuously generated and the second trigger signal is generated, and a control signal is output to cancel the second trigger signal to stop the elevator moving. For example, in the smart elevator control method described in claim 1, the step E further generates a control signal according to the following conditions:
The second sensing signal is continuously generated and the second trigger signal is not generated, and a control signal is output to drive a warning unit to send a warning signal. The smart elevator control method of claim 1, wherein the external sensing unit immediately terminates the output of the first sensing signal after the object to be sensed leaves the sensing area. The smart elevator control method of claim 1, wherein the internal sensing unit immediately terminates the output of the second sensing signal after the object to be sensed leaves the elevator body. The smart elevator control method according to claim 1, wherein the internal sensing unit senses an action of causing a large movement of the object to be sensed, and the internal sensing unit outputs a third sensing signal. The processing unit outputs a control signal to control the warning unit to output a warning signal. The smart elevator control method according to claim 1, wherein the internal sensing unit is one of a camera or a human body temperature sensor. The smart elevator control method according to claim 1, wherein the external sensing unit is one of a camera or a human body temperature sensor.