Passenger detection system and method for a passenger moving system
A method predicts whether an approaching passenger intends to travel on a passenger moving system having at least one movable pallet. The method includes positioning at least one monitoring device in the vicinity of the passenger moving system such that it monitors a detection area wherein the detection area includes at least a first detection area. The monitoring system then detects the presence of a passenger in the at least first detection area and monitors a trajectory of the passenger. A response is triggered at a control unit of the passenger moving system when the monitored trajectory of the passenger provides a predicted trajectory that reaches the entrance to the passenger moving system.
1. A method of predicting whether an approaching passenger intends to travel on a passenger moving system having at least one movable pallet, the method comprising:
positioning at least one monitoring device in the vicinity of the passenger moving system;
monitoring, by the at least one monitoring device, a detection area of the passenger moving system having at least a first detection area;
detecting a passenger in the at least first detection area;
monitoring a trajectory of the passenger;
generating a predicted trajectory of the passenger, based on the monitored trajectory, which predicted trajectory reaches an entrance to the passenger moving system; and
triggering a response at a control unit of the passenger moving system in response to the predicted trajectory reaching the entrance to the passenger moving system.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising starting the passenger moving system based on the predicted trajectory of the passenger.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising starting the passenger moving system in response to the the predicted trajectory being >0, wherein the trajectory is measured against the longitudinal axis which is defined by the direction of the movement of the at least one movable pallet.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is located at least 1 meter above floor level at a height that allows the monitoring of at least the first detection area.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is located up to 1 meter above floor level at a height that allows the monitoring of at least the first detection area.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detection area further includes a second detection area, larger than the first detection area, that is monitored by the monitoring device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is a 3D sensor.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting anomalous behavior in the monitoring device, by a self-diagnostic system that is part of the monitoring device; and
activating, by the self-diagnostic system, the passenger moving system into a state of continuous operation while the anomalous behavior is detected.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is a 3D sensor that monitors the position and trajectory of the passenger approaching the passenger moving system.