Passenger Transport System Wireless Interface Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing passenger transport systems, such as elevators and escalators, often operate with standardized parameters that do not accommodate individual user needs, potentially causing difficulties for passengers with specific requirements, like aged individuals with short door opening times.
Innovation Solution
A passenger transport system equipped with a wireless interface that allows mobile devices to communicate with transport system components, enabling the customization of operation parameters based on user-specific data, such as door opening times, speed, and illumination settings, through short-range transmission technologies like NFC, RFID, or Bluetooth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If standardized operation parameters are used for all passengers, then the system operates efficiently with uniform settings, but individual user needs such as longer door opening times for aged persons cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting user characteristics (such as age, mobility needs) before the passenger actually needs the service. The control unit stores multiple parameter sets in advance and selects the appropriate one based on pre-detected user characteristics, enabling seamless adaptation without real-time delays
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts operation parameters based on detected user characteristics. Instead of fixed standardized parameters, the control unit can modify door opening times, elevator speeds, and other parameters in real-time according to the specific needs of each passenger group (e.g., aged persons, persons with disabilities, families with strollers)
2Ease of operation
If operation parameters are customized for individual users, then accessibility for specific passengers is improved, but the system complexity increases due to multiple parameter sets and detection mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service by automatically detecting user characteristics and selecting appropriate parameter sets without requiring manual input from passengers or complex configuration interfaces. The detection of user needs and automatic parameter selection occurs autonomously, simplifying the user experience while managing complexity internally
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit serves multiple functions: it manages standardized operation parameters, detects user characteristics, stores multiple parameter sets, and automatically selects appropriate settings. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single integrated control unit, managing overall system complexity
3Ease of operation
If door opening time is extended for aged persons, then accessibility is improved, but the overall system productivity and throughput may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing extended door opening times specifically at elevators serving floors where aged persons or persons with disabilities are likely to alight, rather than uniformly extending door times across all elevators. This targeted approach improves accessibility where needed while maintaining standard throughput elsewhere
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies partial action by extending door opening times only for specific passenger groups with special needs, rather than for all passengers. The control unit can provide extended door times for aged persons while maintaining standard door times for other passengers, thus improving accessibility without significantly impacting overall system throughput
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AI summary
A passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by a transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.