Earthquake damage management system

Abstract

The earthquake damage management system has a response information receiving section that receives response information from an elevator that has responded to an earthquake that has occurred, an earthquake information receiving section that receives earthquake information of the earthquake that has occurred from an external service, a storage section that stores a recovery management list that manages a situation of response after the earthquake, and a list management section that, when the response information is received, registers management information of the elevator that has reported the response information in the recovery management list, and, according to the earthquake information, registers a corresponding earthquake in the recovery management list in correspondence with the management information. In a case where the last earthquake and the present earthquake occur in the target area in succession with an interval and the response information receiving section receives the response information after the present earthquake, the list management section calculates an index value for judging whether or not the reception of the response information by the response information receiving section after the last earthquake has ended at the time of the occurrence of the present earthquake, and decides the earthquake corresponding to the management information registered after the present earthquake according to the index value.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an earthquake damage management system for elevators. BACKGROUND

[0002] A technology related to an earthquake recovery assisting device for an elevator device is disclosed in Patent Literature 1. The earthquake recovery assisting device of the technology has a seismic sensor. The seismic sensor outputs an earthquake detection signal in a case where a sway caused by an earthquake exceeds a certain value. A control panel that receives the earthquake detection signal suspends operation of a car, and transmits operation suspension information of the car and scale information of the earthquake to a monitoring center. The monitoring center automatically calculates a recovery patrol scheduled time of a technician based on the received information.

[0003] PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS

[0004] PATENT LITERATURE

[0005] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-126260 SUMMARY

[0006] PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION

[0007] The timing at which the operation suspension information is reported from the elevator device to the monitoring center is not limited to immediately after the earthquake occurs. That is, the timing of the report is sometimes delayed due to a communication failure, a day of the week on which the earthquake occurs, a time period, and the like. Therefore, in a case where an interval between a previous earthquake and a current earthquake is short, it can not be possible to distinguish a damage that is caused due to which earthquake. In this case, it is not possible to manage a recovery management list that manages elevators that are recovery targets in accordance with each earthquake, and there is a problem in that it is difficult to manage the elevators that are the recovery targets. In addition, information on a damage condition of the elevators is reported from each maintenance company to an administrative agency. The reported information is used in the administrative agency for research on an earthquake countermeasure for the elevators and guidelines for maintenance / installation companies, and the like. Therefore, it is important to grasp the damage condition in accordance with each earthquake.

[0008] The present disclosure is achieved in order to solve the above-described problems, and aims to provide a technology that is advantageous in managing a damage and recovery for a plurality of earthquakes.

[0009] MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS

[0010] The earthquake damage management system of the present disclosure has a response information receiving section that receives response information from an elevator in response to an earthquake occurring in a target area in which a plurality of elevators are installed, an earthquake information receiving section that receives earthquake information from an external service regarding an earthquake occurring in the target area, a storage section that stores a recovery management list that manages a situation of response to an earthquake for each of the plurality of elevators, and a list management section that registers management information of the elevator that reported the response information in the recovery management list when the response information receiving section receives the response information, and registers a corresponding earthquake in the recovery management list in correspondence with the management information according to the earthquake information. The list management section is configured to, in a case where a previous earthquake and a current earthquake occur in the target area in succession at intervals and the response information receiving section receives the response information after the current earthquake, calculate an index value for determining whether or not the reception of the response information by the response information receiving section after the previous earthquake has ended at the time of occurrence of the current earthquake, and determine the earthquake corresponding to the management information registered after the current earthquake according to the index value.

[0011] Effects of Invention

[0012] According to the earthquake damage management system of the present disclosure, in a case where a previous earthquake and a current earthquake occur in the target area in succession at intervals and the response information is received after the current earthquake, it is determined whether or not the reception of the response information by the response information receiving section after the previous earthquake has ended at the time of occurrence of the current earthquake, and the earthquake corresponding to the management information of the elevator that reported the response information is registered. According to such an operation, the management information of the elevator and the earthquake can be registered in correspondence. Thus, a technology of an earthquake damage management system that is advantageous in managing damage and recovery for a plurality of earthquakes using a recovery management list can be provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 is a diagram showing the structure of the earthquake damage management system of the present embodiment.

[0014] Figure 2 is a diagram schematically showing the content of the screen in the response to each time of the recovery management list after the occurrence of an earthquake.

[0015] Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of the earthquake damage management system of corresponding the earthquake to the response information.

[0016] Figure 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of the earthquake damage management system of corresponding the earthquake to the response information.

[0017] Figure 5 is a flowchart showing a routine of a recording process of earthquake information performed in the response management device.

[0018] Figure 6is a flowchart showing a routine of recovery list registration processing performed in the countermeasure management apparatus.

[0019] Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a routine of experience list movement processing performed in the countermeasure management apparatus.

[0020] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating a part of a recovery management list at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake A.

[0021] Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating a part of a recovery management list at the time of the start of recovery.

[0022] Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating a property damage management list.

[0023] Figure 11 is a diagram illustrating a part of a recovery management list at the time of the completion of recovery.

[0024] Figure 12 is a diagram illustrating a part of an experience list.

[0025] Figure 13 is a diagram illustrating a property damage management list.

[0026] Figure 14 is a diagram illustrating a part of a recovery management list at the time of the occurrence of the earthquake B.

[0027] Figure 15 is a diagram illustrating a part of a recovery management list at the time of the end of recovery.

[0028] Figure 16 is a diagram illustrating a part of an experience list.

[0029] Figure 17 is a diagram showing an example of the content of a recovery management list displayed in an overview on a map.

[0030] Figure 18 is a diagram showing an example of a detailed display screen of a different office.

[0031] Figure 19 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware resource of the earthquake victim management system 100.

[0032] Figure 20 is a diagram showing another example of a hardware resource of the earthquake victim management system 100. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] Embodiments will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like elements are denoted by like reference numerals throughout the drawings, and repeated description will be omitted.

[0034] Embodiments

[0035] 1. Structure of an earthquake damage management system for an elevator

[0036] Figure 1 Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the structure of an earthquake damage management system according to the present embodiment. An elevator to which the earthquake damage management system 100 according to the present embodiment is applied is an elevator 2. The elevator can also include an escalator or a moving walk, for example.

[0037] The elevator system 1 is a system including a plurality of elevators 2. Each elevator 2 is applied to a building or the like having a plurality of floors, for example. A plurality of elevators 2 can also be provided in one building. A hoistway 3 in which the elevators 2 are provided is provided in the building. The hoistway 3 is a space that is long in the up-and-down direction throughout the plurality of floors. In this example, each elevator 2 is a traction type elevator. In addition, the elevator system 1 can also include a drum type elevator and a hydraulic type elevator, for example. The traction type elevator has a hoisting machine 4, a main rope 5, a car 6, a counterweight 7, an earthquake sensor 8, and a control panel 9.

[0038] The hoisting machine 4 has a motor that generates a driving force and a sheave that rotates by the driving force generated by the motor. The hoisting machine 4 is disposed in the upper portion or the lower portion of the hoistway 3, for example. Alternatively, when a machine room is provided in the elevator 2, for example, above the hoistway 3 or the like, the hoisting machine 4 can also be disposed in the machine room.

[0039] The main rope 5 is a rope that supports the loads of the car 6 and the counterweight 7 in the hoistway 3. The main rope 5 is wound around the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The main rope 5 supports the load of the car 6 on one side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The main rope 5 supports the load of the counterweight 7 on the other side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The main rope 5 moves in such a manner as to pull either side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4 by the driving force generated by the motor of the hoisting machine 4.

[0040] The car 6 is a device that transports passengers or the like between the plurality of floors by traveling in the up-and-down direction in the hoistway 3. The counterweight 7 is a device that achieves a balance of the load on the other side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4 against the load of the car 6 applied to one side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The car 6 and the counterweight 7 travel in the up-and-down direction in the hoistway 3 in opposite directions from each other with the movement of the main rope 5 realized based on the motor of the hoisting machine 4.

[0041] The earthquake sensor 8 is a device that senses an earthquake wave at a place where the elevator 2 is provided. The earthquake sensor 8 is disposed in the hoistway 3 or the like, for example. Alternatively, when a machine room is provided, the earthquake sensor 8 can also be disposed in the machine room.

[0042] The control panel 9 is a device that controls the operation of the elevator 2. The operation of the elevator 2 includes, for example, travel of the car 6 and the like. The control panel 9 is provided, for example, at an upper portion or a lower portion of the hoistway 3 or the like. Alternatively, in a case where a machine room is provided, the control panel 9 can be provided in the machine room. The control panel 9 is connected to devices of the elevator 2 and the like so as to be able to acquire state information of the elevator 2 used for controlling the operation of the elevator 2. The control panel 9 acquires the state information of the elevator 2 from sensors or switches and the like provided in the car 6, the hoisting machine 4, or the hoistway 3 of the elevator 2, or the like. The control panel 9 acquires the sensing information of the seismic wave from the seismic sensor 8.

[0043] The control panel 9 performs a response to the earthquake in accordance with the sensing information of the seismic wave acquired from the seismic sensor 8. The response to the earthquake includes, for example, a regulated operation or an operation stop and the like. The regulated operation is an automatic operation or the like in response to the occurrence of the earthquake. The regulated operation includes a diagnosis operation or the like that diagnoses the influence of the earthquake on the elevator 2. The operation stop is a response in which the car 6 is stopped and waits without traveling.

[0044] Each of the elevators 2 has a remote monitoring device 11. The remote monitoring device 11 is a device that monitors the state of the elevator 2. The remote monitoring device 11 acquires the state information of the elevator 2 from the control panel 9 or the like, for example.

[0045] The earthquake damage management system 100 is applied in the elevator system 1. The earthquake damage management system 100 is a system that manages the earthquake damage of the plurality of elevators 2 in the elevator system 1. The earthquake damage management system 100 has a central management device 13 and a countermeasure management device 15.

[0046] The central management device 13 is a device that remotely monitors each of the elevators 2. The central management device 13 is provided, for example, in an information center 16 or the like. The information center 16 is a base that collects information of the plurality of elevators 2. The central management device 13 is, for example, one or a plurality of server devices or the like. The central management device 13 is connected to each of the remote monitoring devices 11 by using an intranet of a maintenance company of the earthquake damage management system 100 or the like so as to be able to communicate the state of each of the elevators 2 and the like during normal operation.

[0047] The response management device 15 is a device that manages the response status after the earthquake for each elevator 2 provided in a region where an earthquake-based seismic motion has occurred. The response management device 15 is provided, for example, in an information center 16 or the like. The response management device 15 is, for example, one or a plurality of server devices or the like. The central management device 13 is connected to each remote monitoring device 11 through a company's intranet or the like so as to be able to communicate response information to an earthquake and the like for each elevator 2. The response management device 15 is connected to the central management device 13 through a company's intranet or the like so as to be able to share information on the managed response status. The response management device 15 is connected to a communication network such as the Internet or a telephone line network so as to be able to receive information from an external service 19. The external service 19 is, for example, a service outside the earthquake victim management system 100 that issues earthquake information. The external service 19 is provided by a public institution such as a similar organization of the Meteorological Agency of Japan or other countries or a private institution.

[0048] The response management device 15 has a seismic information reception unit 20, a response information reception unit 21, a storage unit 22, a progress information reception unit 23, a list management unit 24, a statistics unit 25, a photograph data reception unit 26, and an overview display unit 27.

[0049] The seismic information reception unit 20 is a unit that receives seismic information from the external service 19. The seismic information reception unit 20 receives seismic information on an object region in which at least any one of the plurality of elevators 2 is provided from the external service 19. The seismic information is issued from the external service 19 at the time of an earthquake. The seismic information includes, for example, information on a region where an earthquake has occurred, a time when an earthquake has occurred, and a magnitude of an earthquake that has occurred. The magnitude of the earthquake includes, for example, information on a seismic scale level or the like. The seismic information can also include information on a seismic event that caused the earthquake. The seismic information includes information on a time when an earthquake has occurred, a hypocenter of the earthquake, and a scale of the earthquake. The scale of the earthquake includes, for example, information on a seismic scale or the like. The received seismic information is recorded in the storage unit 22.

[0050] The response information reception unit 21 is a unit that receives information on a response to an earthquake by the elevator 2 from each remote monitoring device 11. This information is hereinafter referred to as "response information". The response information includes a response content such as a controlled operation or an operation stop of the elevator 2 and identification information of the elevator 2 that determines the elevator 2. The identification information of the elevator 2 that determines the elevator 2 includes, for example, information such as a building number of a building in which the elevator 2 is provided and a car number of the elevator 2 that is uniquely set in the building or the like.

[0051] The storage section 22 is a section that stores a recovery management list, a damage management list, and an experience list. The recovery management list is a list of management information for post-earthquake response management with respect to each of the elevators 2 provided in the target area in which an earthquake has occurred. The damage management list is a list for extracting and managing the management information of the elevators 2 in which damage has occurred from the recovery management list. The experience list is a list for accumulating and managing the management information of the elevators 2 in which recovery has been completed.

[0052] The progress information receiving section 23 is a section that receives progress information indicating the state of response of the elevators 2. The progress information includes operations performed by the maintenance staff through the maintenance terminal 18. The operations received by the progress information receiving section 23 include, for example, an input operation of information related to the state of the post-earthquake response. The state of response includes, for example, non-response, in-recovery, recovery completion, presence or absence of damage, state of damage, and the like of the elevators 2.

[0053] The list management section 24 is a section that manages the recovery management list, the damage management list, and the experience list. The list management section 24 registers the management information of the elevators 2 in which post-earthquake response management is required among the plurality of elevators 2 in the recovery management list. The list management section 24 registers the earthquake information in the recovery management list in association with the management information. Further, the list management section 24 registers the post-earthquake progress information in the management object list in association with the management information.

[0054] The list management section 24 moves the management information of the elevators 2 in which damage has occurred among the management information registered in the recovery management list to the damage management list. Further, the list management section 24 moves the management information of the elevators 2 in which recovery has been completed among the management information registered in the recovery management list or the damage management list to the experience list at a predetermined timing.

[0055] The statistics section 25 is a section that performs statistics of the management information registered in the recovery management list. The statistics section 25 performs statistics of the management information, for example, for each earthquake. The statistics section 25 performs statistics of the number of elevators 2 registered in the recovery management list and the number of elevators 2 in which post-earthquake response has been completed, for example, for each earthquake. Further, the statistics section 25 performs statistics of the number of trapped persons occurring in the elevators 2 registered in the recovery management list and the number of trapped persons in which rescue has been completed, for example, for each earthquake.

[0056] The photograph data receiving section 26 is a section that receives photograph data of the recovery site transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18. The photograph data includes a photograph of the recovery site taken by the maintenance staff and information for specifying the position of the recovery site.

[0057] The overview display section 27 is a section for displaying various information of the management information registered in the recovery management list, the article list, and the experience list on a map in an overview. The processing performed in the overview display section 27 is hereinafter referred to as "overview display processing". The information displayed in the overview display processing exemplifies the recovery rate, the elapsed information, the photograph data, and the like.

[0058] 2. Action example of the earthquake damage management system 100

[0059] Next, an action example performed in the earthquake damage management system 100 will be described.

[0060] 2-1. Basic action

[0061] The basic action performed in the countermeasure management device 15 of the earthquake damage management system 100 will be described with an example in which the earthquake A has occurred in the target area in which the elevators 2 are installed. Figure 2 is a diagram schematically showing the contents of the screen in the countermeasure of each time of the recovery management list after the earthquake. In Figure 2 the time axis shown in FIG. 12, "occurrence end" indicates a period in which the acceptance of the damage of the earthquake A based on the response information tends to a prescribed level, "recovery start" indicates a period in which the maintenance staff starts the recovery work, "recovery end" indicates a period in which all the damage of the earthquake A other than the article damage is recovered, and "all recovery completion" indicates a period in which all the damage of the earthquake A including the article damage is recovered.

[0062] At the time of the occurrence of the earthquake A, the response information acceptance section 21 accepts the response information of the elevators 2 with respect to the earthquake from each of the remote monitoring devices 11. Normally, the number of accepted pieces of the response information per time increases sharply immediately after the occurrence of the earthquake A, but thereafter tends to zero as time elapses. The list management section 24 accepts the acceptance of the response information, and registers the management information including the response information of the elevators 2 for which the post-earthquake countermeasure management needs to be performed in the recovery management list. This processing is hereinafter referred to as "recovery list registration processing". In the recovery list registration processing, the list management section 24 registers the elapsed information in correspondence with each of the management information. In Figure 2 In the example of FIG. 11, it is schematically shown that the elevators 2 of the AA building, the BB building, the CC building, and the DD building and the respective response contents are the operation stop and the maintenance staff has not performed the countermeasure.

[0063] Further, in the recovery list registration processing, the list management section 24 registers the information of the earthquake directly related to the response in correspondence with the registered management information, respectively. In Figure 2 In the example of FIG. 11, it is shown that the "earthquake A" is registered in correspondence with the elevators 2 of the AA building, the BB building, the CC building, and the DD building, respectively.

[0064] The statistics unit 25 performs statistics on the information of the different branch offices / offices of the recovery management list, the number of stop / resume units, the number of damaged units, and the like, in response to the earthquake, and displays the information on the response-in-progress screen. This processing is hereinafter referred to as "list statistics processing". The maintenance manager refers to the response-in-progress screen to activate the recovery system. The maintenance staff members confirm the progress of the recovery through the response-in-progress screen, and perform the confirmation work and the recovery work of the damage situation. At this time, the maintenance staff members appropriately input the progress information including the situation of the response after the earthquake through the maintenance terminal 18. The list management unit 24 updates the management information in real time based on the progress information received by the progress information reception unit 23.

[0065] In the recovery management for the earthquake A, in the case where the recovery of all the elevators including the damaged elevators has been completed, the list management unit 24 moves all the management information registered in the recovery management list in correspondence with the earthquake A to the experience list. This processing is hereinafter referred to as "experience list moving processing". Thus, the response-in-progress screen of the recovery management list for the earthquake A becomes an empty state.

[0066] 2-2. Characteristic Action in Recovery List Registration Processing

[0067] In the above basic action, in the recovery list registration processing, in the case where multiple earthquakes have occurred in a short period in the target area where the elevator 2 is installed, an undesirable situation can occur. That is, the timing at which the response information reception unit 21 receives the response information is not limited to immediately after the occurrence of the earthquake. That is, the reception of the response information can be delayed, for example, due to the communication delay caused by the earthquake. Further, the case where the building manager cannot promptly contact after the earthquake in the case where the occurrence of the damage is contacted by the telephone is also considered. In this way, it can be considered that the number of received response information per time after the occurrence of the earthquake sharply increases immediately after the occurrence of the earthquake, but it takes a certain period of time until the end of the occurrence thereafter. On the other hand, it is required to associate the earthquake name directly related to the damage with the response information. However, in the case where multiple earthquakes occur at a short interval, it can not be possible to determine whether the response information received after the present earthquake corresponds to the previous earthquake or the present earthquake.

[0068] In the earthquake damage management system 100 of the present embodiment, in the recovery list registration processing, in the case where the previous earthquake and the present earthquake have occurred sequentially at an interval, the earthquake to which the response information received after the present earthquake corresponds is determined depending on whether the occurrence of the present earthquake is before the end of the occurrence of the previous earthquake or after the end of the occurrence of the previous earthquake.

[0069] Figure 3 and Figure 4is a diagram for explaining a method in which the earthquake damage management system corresponds an earthquake with response information. In the example shown in these diagrams, earthquake A has occurred as a previous earthquake, and earthquake B has occurred as a current earthquake. Also, in the example shown in Figure 3 In the example shown in Figure 4 In the example shown in

[0070] In the case where earthquake B has occurred before the occurrence of earthquake A ends, the list management section 24 corresponds earthquake A with response information received after earthquake B. On the other hand, in the case where earthquake B has occurred after the occurrence of earthquake A ends, the list management section 24 corresponds earthquake B with response information received after earthquake B.

[0071] For example, an index value for determining the end of occurrence can be calculated, and the end of occurrence is determined by comparison of the index value with a threshold value. The index value is, for example, an occurrence rate indicated by the number of pieces of response information received per unit time. In the case where the occurrence rate is less than the threshold value, the list management section 24 determines that the end of occurrence. In addition, it can be considered that the occurrence rate varies depending on the day of the week or the time period in which the earthquake has occurred. That is, there are buildings that do not operate on holidays or at night, and response information is sometimes received after a holiday or at night. That is, there is a tendency that the period until the end of occurrence is longer on holidays or at night than on weekdays or during the day. Furthermore, in the case where a communication line has failed after the earthquake has occurred, the reception of response information is sometimes delayed. In this case, the period until the end of occurrence can also be longer. Therefore, the threshold value of the occurrence rate can also vary depending on the day of the week, the time period, and the presence or absence of a communication failure in which the earthquake has occurred.

[0072] According to the above such operation, in the case where a plurality of earthquakes have occurred in succession, it is also possible to correspond the earthquake names with response information. Hereinafter, specific processing in which the correspondence management device 15 corresponds the earthquake names with response information will be described.

[0073] Figure 5 is a flowchart showing a routine of recording processing of earthquake information performed in the correspondence management device 15. In step S10, the earthquake information reception section 20 determines whether or not an earthquake of magnitude 4 or more has occurred on the basis of earthquake information received from the external service 19. According to past performance, it can be considered that in the case where the magnitude of the earthquake is 3 or less, most elevators do not stop operation. Therefore, in the case where the determination is not satisfied, the information of the earthquake is not recorded for the purpose of reducing the load on the system, and the present routine ends.

[0074] On the other hand, in a case where the determination in the step S10 is acknowledged, the process proceeds to a step S12. In the step S12, the earthquake information of the earthquake of the magnitude 4 or more which is acknowledged to have occurred in the step S10 is recorded after being subjected to the generation management. Here, the earthquake information receiving section 20 compares the region of the new earthquake of the magnitude 4 or more which is acknowledged to have occurred in the step S10 with the region of the recorded current earthquake. Then, in a case where the coincidence rate thereof is below a prescribed value (for example, 30%), it is determined that it is a different earthquake from the recorded current earthquake, the current earthquake is set as the last earthquake, the last earthquake is set as the last-but-one earthquake, and then, the new earthquake is recorded as the current earthquake in the storage section 22. On the other hand, in a case where the coincidence rate is greater than the prescribed value, it is determined that it is the same earthquake as the recorded current earthquake, and the newly recorded new earthquake is recorded as a part of the current earthquake in the storage section 22.

[0075] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing a routine of the recovery list registration process executed in the countermeasure management device 15. In Figure 6 In the step S100 of the routine shown in FIG. 10, it is determined whether the response information receiving section 21 has received the response information. In a case where the result thereof is that the determination is not acknowledged, the present routine ends, and in a case where the determination is acknowledged, the process proceeds to a step S102.

[0076] In the step S102, the management information of the elevator 2 corresponding to the response information is registered in the recovery management list. In a step S104, it is determined whether the occurrence of the last earthquake has ended at the time of the occurrence of the current earthquake. Here, the list management section 24 calculates the occurrence rate of the last earthquake at the time of the occurrence of the current earthquake, and determines whether the calculated occurrence rate is less than a threshold value. In a case where the result thereof is that the determination is not acknowledged, the process proceeds to a step S106, and in a case where the determination is acknowledged, the process proceeds to a step S108.

[0077] In the step S106, the list management section 24 registers the information of the last earthquake in correspondence with the management information of the elevator 2 which is the object. In the step S108, it is determined whether the occurrence of the current earthquake has ended. Here, the list management section 24 calculates the occurrence rate after the occurrence of the current earthquake, and determines whether the calculated occurrence rate is less than a threshold value. The threshold value here is a threshold value which is prescribed in advance for determining whether the occurrence of the current earthquake has ended, and for example, the number of occurrences per unit time (for example, n pieces / m minutes) is used. In a case where the result thereof is that the determination is acknowledged, it is determined that the occurrence of the current earthquake has ended, and the process proceeds to a step S110, and in a case where the determination is not acknowledged, it is determined that the occurrence of the current earthquake has not ended, and the process proceeds to a step S112.

[0078] In step S110, it is determined that there is a possibility of misjudgment in the automatic judgment of the system, and the earthquake name corresponding to the management information is set to "unknown", and the earthquake corresponding to the management information is judged by human judgment. In step S112, the list management section 24 registers the present earthquake in association with the management information of the elevator 2 that becomes the object.

[0079] According to the above processing, for the acceptance of the response information after the present earthquake, it is possible to determine which of the last earthquake, the present earthquake, or "unknown" is associated. Thus, in the case where earthquakes occur one after another in succession, it is also possible to respectively associate the earthquake names with the management information.

[0080] 2-3. Characteristic action in experience list movement processing

[0081] In the experience list movement processing of the above basic action, in the case where the restoration of all of the management information of the elevators corresponding to the earthquake A in the restoration management list is completed including the damage, all of the management information is moved to the experience list. However, in this action, in the case where the restoration of the damage is long, the restored elevators are not moved to the restoration management list but are long-term retained, and it is difficult to observe the response in the restoration management list, and there is a problem that the damage situation is misrecognized.

[0082] Therefore, in the earthquake damage management system 100 of the present embodiment, the management information of the elevators corresponding to the damage in the management information of the elevators registered in the restoration management list is moved to the damage management list. This processing is hereinafter referred to as "damage management list movement processing". Thus, the management information of the elevators registered in the restoration management list can be moved to the experience list without waiting for the restoration of the elevators of the damage. Thus, the visual recognition of the response in the restoration management list is improved, and therefore, the use convenience of the maintenance staff is improved.

[0083] In addition, for the elevators moved to the damage management list by the damage management list movement processing, the management information is updated in real time based on the elapsed information. Then, the management information of the elevators for which the restoration is completed is moved from the damage management list to the experience list.

[0084] Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a routine of the experience list movement processing executed in the response management device 15. The routine shown in Figure 7 is executed for each of the restoration management lists registered in association with the earthquakes. Here, the processing executed for the restoration management list related to the earthquake A is exemplified.

[0085] In Figure 7In step S200 of the routine shown, the list management section 24 updates the management information registered in the recovery management list of the earthquake A in accordance with the progress information accepted by the progress information accepting section 23. In step S202, the list management section 24 determines whether the management information of the damaged elevators is registered in the recovery management list. In the case where the determination is not admitted, the process proceeds to step S206, and in the case where the determination is admitted, the process proceeds to step S204.

[0086] In step S204, the list management section 24 moves the management information of the damaged elevators from the recovery management list to the damage management list. After the process of step S204 is completed, the process proceeds to step S206. In step S206, the list management section 24 determines whether the recovery of the elevators registered in the recovery management list of the earthquake A is completed in total. In the case where the determination is admitted, the process proceeds to step S208, and in the case where the determination is not admitted, the routine ends. In step S208, the list management section 24 moves all the management information of the elevators whose recovery is completed to the experience list. After the process of step S208 is completed, the routine ends.

[0087] 2-4. First concrete example of experience list moving process

[0088] Next, a first concrete example of the experience list moving process will be described. Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating a part of the recovery management list at the time when the earthquake A occurs. In addition, there are a plurality of items of the recovery management list shown below in addition to the items illustrated, but the description is omitted here. In the example shown in the diagram, at time 10:00, the earthquake A of magnitude 4 occurs in the target area XX. Upon acceptance of the earthquake A, the list management section 24 registers the content of the response information accepted by the response information accepting section 21 as the management information in the recovery management list. Figure 8 The recovery management list shown is counted for each earthquake corresponding. At the time when the earthquake A occurs, the recovery management list of the earthquake A as the latest earthquake is displayed by default in the response screen. The recovery management list whose earthquake name is "none" is a list in which the management information of the elevators that need to be recovered due to the earthquake of magnitude 3 or less or reasons other than the earthquake is registered.

[0089] Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating a part of the recovery management list at the time when the recovery starts. In the example shown in the diagram, the recovery starts at time 10:30. The maintenance staff confirms the damage situation at each site and appropriately inputs the progress information including the situation of the response after the earthquake through the maintenance terminal 18. The list management section 24 updates the management information in real time in accordance with the progress information accepted by the progress information accepting section 23. In the example shown in the diagram, the recovery of the elevators of the earthquake A is completed at time 11:00. The list management section 24 moves the management information of the elevators whose recovery is completed to the experience list. Figure 9In the example shown, the damage to property is registered in the management information of the EE building. Therefore, the list management section 24 moves the management information of the EE building corresponding to the damage to property to the damage to property management list. Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating the damage to property management list. As shown in this diagram, the management information of the 001 machine of the EE building registered in the recovery management list is moved to the damage to property management list.

[0090] Figure 11 is a diagram illustrating a part of the recovery management list at the time of completion of recovery. In the example shown in this diagram, a case where all recovery relating to the earthquake A has been completed at time 12:00 on the second day is illustrated. In this case, the list management section 24 moves all the management information of the recovery management list relating to the earthquake A to the experience list. Figure 12 is a diagram illustrating a part of the experience list. As shown in this diagram, the information of the elevators that have been recovered is accumulated in the experience list to be managed.

[0091] Figure 13 is a diagram illustrating the damage to property management list. When the elevator registered in the damage to property management list has been recovered, the list management section 24 moves the management information of the recovered elevator to the experience list.

[0092] According to the above such operation, it is possible to manage the management information of the elevator for which a long time can be required until recovery by the damage to property management list different from the recovery management list. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the elevator damaged to property from remaining in the recovery management list for a long period.

[0093] 2-5. Second Specific Example of Experience List Moving Process

[0094] Next, a second specific example of the experience list moving process will be described. Figure 14 is a diagram illustrating a part of the recovery management list at the time of occurrence of the earthquake B. In the example shown in this diagram, the recovery of the elevators of the AA building, the BB building, and the CC building that have been stopped from operation after the earthquake A has been completed at time 11:00 after the start of recovery of the earthquake A. Figure 10 The earthquake B of magnitude 6 occurs in the target area XX at time 11:00 after the start of recovery of the earthquake A shown. Upon acceptance of the earthquake B, the list management section 24 registers the management information including the response information accepted by the response information accepting section 21 in the recovery management list. Figure 14 The recovery management list shown is counted for each corresponding earthquake. At the time of occurrence of the earthquake B, the recovery management list of the earthquake B as the latest earthquake is displayed by default in the countermeasure screen. In the example shown in this diagram, the recovery of the elevators of the AA building, the BB building, and the CC building that have been stopped from operation after the earthquake A has been completed at time 11:00 after the start of recovery of the earthquake A. Figure 14 In the example of the recovery management list shown, the elevators of the AA building that have been recovered after being stopped from operation due to the earthquake A are stopped from operation again due to the earthquake B. Further, in the example of the recovery management list shown, the elevators of the CC building, the DD building, and the FF building that have not been stopped from operation in the earthquake A are stopped from operation due to the earthquake B. Figure 14 In the example of the recovery management list shown, the elevators of the CC building, the DD building, and the FF building that have not been stopped from operation in the earthquake A are stopped from operation due to the earthquake B.

[0095] Figure 15 is a diagram illustrating a part of the recovery management list at the end of recovery. In the example shown in this diagram, a case where all recovery relating to the earthquake B has been completed at time 13:00 on the second day is illustrated. In addition, the recovery management list relating to the earthquake A ended at the point of time 12:00, and therefore, the recovery management list relating to the earthquake A has been deleted.

[0096] The list management section 24 moves all elevators of the recovery management list relating to the earthquake B to the experienced list. Figure 16 is a diagram illustrating a part of the experienced list. As shown in this diagram, the management information of the recovered elevators is managed by the experienced list.

[0097] The experienced list is used, for example, when making a report on the damage after each earthquake. The statistics section 25 makes statistics on the management information of the stopped elevators for each earthquake. The statistics result is used, for example, for a report on the application to the administrative office.

[0098] 2-6. Characteristic action of the bird's-eye view display process

[0099] In the bird's-eye view display process, the bird's-eye view display section 27 displays a part of the management information of the recovery management list on a map, for example. Figure 17 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the recovery management list displayed on the map in a bird's-eye view. In the example shown in this diagram, icons displayed by selection are arranged in the map within the target area. The icons displayed here illustrate, for example, the elevators recovered after the earthquake, the elevators having suffered physical damage, and the offices. The icons of the offices respectively visually represent the recovery rate of the elevators under the jurisdiction and the attendance rate of the buildings under the jurisdiction. The maintenance staff confirms the damage situation and the coping situation of the target area while referring to these bird's-eye view displays.

[0100] In addition, the icons displayable on the map are not limited to Figure 17 the icons shown in the diagram. That is, the statistics section 25 can also widely display and select icons of the information counted in the recovery management list such as the trapped, the power outage, the flood, and the like.

[0101] After clicking the icon of the office, the bird's-eye view display section 27 displays a detailed display screen counted by the office. Figure 18 is a diagram showing an example of the detailed display screen of a different office. In the example shown in this diagram, the automatic statistics result of the elevators and the automatic statistics result of the personnel are displayed. The maintenance staff can confirm the detailed coping situation by referring to the detailed display screen.

[0102] Further, the photo data of the recovery site can also be associated with the icon on the map. For example, the maintenance staff takes a photo of the recovery site of the elevator that has suffered physical damage, adds the position information to the photo data, and transmits the photo data to the information center 16 from the maintenance terminal 18. The photo data receiving section 26 receives the photo data of the recovery site transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18. The received photo is associated with the icon of the position of the corresponding elevator. Upon clicking the icon, the bird's-eye view display section 27 displays the corresponding photo. According to such processing, the maintenance staff can easily confirm the photo of the recovery site from the display screen.

[0103] 4. Modification

[0104] The earthquake damage management system 100 of the present embodiment can also be applied in a modified manner as follows.

[0105] 4-1. Hardware resources of the earthquake damage management system 100

[0106] Figure 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware resources of the earthquake damage management system 100. As the hardware resources, the response management apparatus 15 of the earthquake damage management system 100 has a processing circuit 34 including a processor 30 and a memory 32. A plurality of processors 30 can be included in the processing circuit 34. A plurality of memories 32 can also be included in the processing circuit 34.

[0107] In the present embodiment, each of the sections denoted by the reference numerals 20 to 27 represents a function that the response management apparatus 15 has. The function of the storage section 22 is implemented by the memory 32. The functions of each of the sections denoted by the reference numerals 20 to 27 can be implemented by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware described as a program. The program is stored in the memory 32. The response management apparatus 15 implements the functions of each of the sections denoted by the reference numerals 20 to 27 by the processor 30 (computer) executing the program stored in the memory 32.

[0108] The processor 30 is also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a central processing device, a processing device, an arithmetic device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a DSP. As the memory 32, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, a floppy disk, an optical disk, a high-density disk, a mini disk, or a DVD can be used. The semiconductor memory that can be used includes a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, an EEPROM, and the like.

[0109] Figure 20 is a diagram illustrating another example of the hardware resources of the earthquake damage management system 100. In the example shown in Figure 20 the response management apparatus 15 has a processing circuit 34 including a processor 30, a memory 32, and a dedicated hardware 36. Figure 20An example of a portion of the functions that the response management device 15 has is implemented by the dedicated hardware 36 is shown. The entire functions that the response management device 15 has can also be implemented by the dedicated hardware 36. As the dedicated hardware 36, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination thereof can be employed.

[0110] In a region where the magnitude of the earthquake B that is the present earthquake is greater than the magnitude of the earthquake A that is the past earthquake, it can be considered that the elevators that stopped operating in the earthquake A also stop operating at the occurrence of the earthquake B. Therefore, the list management section 24 can further correspond the earthquake B to the elevators that have stopped operating due to the earthquake A at the occurrence of the earthquake B. According to such processing, at the time of the post-incident report, it is also possible to count only the damage scale of the earthquake B.

[0111] In the earthquake damage management system 100, the structure of the central management device 13 is not essential. In the case where the earthquake damage management system 100 does not have the central management device 13, the response management device 15 of the information center 16 is connected to each remote monitoring device 11, for example, through an intranet of a maintenance company or the like.

[0112] Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0113] 1: Elevator system; 2: Elevator; 3: Shaft; 4: Traction machine; 5: Main rope; 7: Counterweight; 8: Seismic sensor; 9: Control panel; 11: Remote monitoring device; 13: Central management device; 15: Response management device; 16: Information center; 18: Maintenance terminal; 19: External service; 20: Earthquake information receiving section; 21: Response information receiving section; 22: Storage section; 23: Passage information receiving section; 24: List management section; 25: Counting section; 26: Aerial photograph data receiving section; 27: Aerial display section; 30: Processor; 32: Memory; 34: Processing circuit; 36: Dedicated hardware; 100: Earthquake damage management system.

Claims

1. A seismic casualty management system, wherein, The earthquake damage management system has: a response information receiving section that receives response information from an elevator in response to an earthquake occurring in an object region in which a plurality of elevators are installed; an earthquake information receiving section that receives earthquake information from an external service regarding the earthquake occurring in the object region; a storage section that stores a recovery management list that manages a situation of response after the earthquake corresponding to the plurality of elevators; a list management section that registers management information of the elevator that reported the response information in the recovery management list when the response information receiving section receives the response information, and registers a corresponding earthquake corresponding to the management information in the recovery management list according to the earthquake information, the list management section is configured to, in a case where a last earthquake and a current earthquake occur in the object region in succession with an interval and the response information receiving section receives the response information after the current earthquake, calculate an index value for determining whether or not the reception of the response information by the response information receiving section after the last earthquake has ended at the time of occurrence of the current earthquake, and determine the earthquake corresponding to the management information registered after the current earthquake according to the index value, wherein the index value is the number of pieces of the response information received by the response information receiving section per unit time, the list management section is configured to, in a case where it is determined that the index value is less than a threshold value, correspond the current earthquake to the management information.

2. The earthquake damage management system according to claim 1, wherein the list management section is configured to, in a case where it is determined that the index value is equal to or more than the threshold value, correspond the last earthquake to the management information.

3. The earthquake damage management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the earthquake damage management system has a passage information receiving section that receives passage information indicating a passage of the situation of response, the storage section is configured to store a damage management list that manages management information of an elevator in which damage occurred, the list management section is configured to update the situation of response of the recovery management list according to the passage information, and in a case where the updated situation of response includes occurrence of damage, move the management information of the elevator in which damage occurred from the recovery management list to the damage management list.

4. The earthquake damage management system according to claim 3, wherein the storage section is configured to store an experience list, the list management section is configured to, in a case where recovery of all elevators corresponding to the same earthquake in the recovery management list has been completed, move the management information of the all elevators from the recovery management list to the experience list.

5. The earthquake damage management system according to claim 4, wherein ​ The list management unit is configured to update the response status of the damage management list based on the experience information, and in a case where the updated response status includes recovery completion of damage, move management information of an elevator for which damage has been recovered from the damage management list to the experience list.

6. The earthquake damage management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The earthquake damage management system further has an overview display unit that correspondingly displays management information of the recovery management list on a map in an overview manner.

7. The earthquake damage management system according to claim 6, wherein The earthquake damage management system further has a photograph data receiving unit that receives photograph data obtained by photographing at a recovery site of the elevator, The overview display unit correspondingly displays the photograph data on the map.

8. The earthquake damage management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The earthquake damage management system further has a statistics unit that statistically processes information of the recovery management list for each earthquake.

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