A method for ensuring elevator safety in an elevator system (100), an elevator control unit (1100), an elevator system (100), and a computer program product are disclosed in this document. The method comprises detecting (505) a foreign object in an elevator shaft during normal operation mode, establishing (510) a safe zone of the elevator shaft (12), wherein the safe zone (101) is associated with a safe zone speed, a safe distance, and a safe direction, switching (515) operational mode of the elevator system (100) to a safe zone mode, determining (520) that the elevator car (10) is in the safe zone, and allowing (525) movement of the elevator car (10) in the safe zone (101) to the safe direction at a speed not exceeding the safe zone speed.


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    Title :

    METHOD FOR ENSURING ELEVATOR SAFETY IN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, ELEVATOR CONTROL UNIT, ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-10-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B66B Aufzüge , ELEVATORS



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