Technology
Articulated Funiculator: The Sky Subway
by Fritz King, Mats Lundström, Sirpa Salovaara and Peter Severin As building heights increase, so do the number of lifts, lift shafts, associated energy usage and passenger wait and travel...
The Development of an AMD for Elevators
by Liu Yingjie, Wu Xingjun, Wang Weixiong, Wang Xinhua, Lin Chuanglu and Song Yuechao Elevator safety is drawing more and more attention from elevator technicians. Devices to monitor the state...
Intelligent Transit in Modern Buildings
Modern buildings impact the balance of an urban environment and represent one of the most important mediums in drawing public attention and epitomizing citizens’ pride in their cities. They represent...
Relationship between Escalator Accident Frequency and Commuter Pattern
by William Wing-hong Lam and Eric Wai-ming, Lee This paper was presented at USA 2012, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology...
Elevator Overspeed Governor Tripping-Speed Instrument Based on VI
by Yihui Ruan, Yucheng Qin, Baosheng Tang, Liang Ye, Haiten Liang, Zhe Cheng, Bin Zhao and Hua Pei The overspeed governor is one of the most important safety components of...
A Very Important Elevator Secondary Protection
The elevator-safety system’s weak link and how to overcome its disadvantages Generally, the elevator-safety system is thought to be very safe, reliable and complete, but it does have a very...
Elevator Certification Processes – Global Approach and Regional Certification
How Global Certification Organizations can help manufacturers understand the different certification processes by Dirk Schroeter and Carsten Schumann This paper was presented at USA 2012, the International Congress on Vertical...
An Instrument for Measuring the Distance between Guide Rails
A laser measuring instrument can help accurately measure the distance between guide rails. by Yihui Ruan, Ning Li, Yuandong Jiang, Xueming Chen, Rongfeng Lu, Liang Ye, Zhe Cheng and Mingtao...
Elevator Designs for Controlled Environments
The functions of clean elevators ensure security and reliability. by Wang Qibing, Li Dongliu, Zhu Liqiang and Li Qingmian The clean elevator is an industrial elevator capable of being installed...
Cultural Challenges to Elevatoring – Case Study India
How elevatoring requirements are impacted by mobility and circulation patterns of people within buildings by TAK Mathews and Nalini Raghavan Abstract The primary objective of elevatoring a building is to...
