Patent ID: 9045313
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a position of at least one sway sensor in an elevator system for sensing a lateral motion of an elevator rope between a first boundary location and a second boundary location, comprising steps of: simulating an operation of the elevator system with a model of the elevator system to produce an actual shape of the elevator rope caused by the operation; determining at least one sway location, such that an error between the actual shape of the elevator rope and an estimated shape of the elevator rope is minimized, wherein the estimated shape of the elevator rope is determined by an interpolation of the first boundary location, the second boundary location, and the sway location; and determining the position of the sway sensor, such that during an operation of the elevator system the sway sensor senses the lateral motion of the elevator rope at the sway location for determining a sway of the elevator rope by the interpolation, wherein the steps of the method are performed by a processor.