CPC B66B 5/0025 (2013.01) [B66B 1/3453 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A system for determining elevator car locations, the system comprising:
a controller coupled to a memory;
a sensor affixed to a moving component of an elevator car operating in a hoistway of a building, wherein the sensor is operated by the controller; and
a tag affixed to at least one landing of a plurality of landings in the hoistway of the building;
wherein the controller is configured to:
operate the sensor to obtain tag data from the tag within a range of the sensor;
analyze the tag data to determine a position of the elevator car in the hoistway of the building;
based at least on a determination of the position of the elevator car in the hoistway, operate an elevator sensor to collect sensor data associated with the elevator car; and
associate the sensor data with the position of the elevator car.
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