Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory;

instructions; and

processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:

monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system;

detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing tab on a lateral edge of the door panel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state when the beam passes through a hole in the door panel, the hole corresponding to a location of the tab on the door panel before going missing.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor circuitry is to determine that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing tab when the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state for at least one of less than a threshold period of time or a threshold distance of movement of the door panel, the threshold period of time corresponding to a duration for the hole to cross a path of the beam, the threshold distance corresponding to a width of the hole.

4. An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory;

instructions; and

processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:

monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system;

detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing corner seal on a lower corner of the door panel.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processor circuitry is to determine that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing corner seal when the beam is detected as unbroken by the door panel when a leading edge of the door panel is within a threshold distance of the photo-eye sensor.

6. An apparatus comprising:

sensor feedback analysis circuitry to:

monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; and

detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

operations control circuitry to generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing tab on a lateral edge of the door panel.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state when the beam passes through a hole in the door panel, the hole corresponding to a location of the tab on the door panel before going missing.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sensor feedback analysis circuitry is to determine that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing tab when the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state for at least one of less than a threshold period of time or a threshold distance of movement of the door panel, the threshold period of time corresponding to a duration for the hole to cross a path of the beam, the threshold distance corresponding to a width of the hole.

9. An apparatus comprising:

sensor feedback analysis circuitry to:

monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; and

detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

operations control circuitry to generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing corner seal on a lower corner of the door panel.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the sensor feedback analysis circuitry is to determine that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing corner seal when the beam is detected as unbroken by the door panel when a leading edge of the door panel is within a threshold distance of the photo-eye sensor.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system;

detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

operations control circuitry to generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing tab on a lateral edge of the door panel.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state when the beam passes through a hole in the door panel, the hole corresponding to a location of the tab on the door panel before going missing.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to determine that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing tab when the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state for at least one of less than a threshold period of time or a threshold distance of movement of the door panel, the threshold period of time corresponding to a duration for the hole to cross a path of the beam, the threshold distance corresponding to a width of the hole.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system;

detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

operations control circuitry to generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing corner seal on a lower corner of the door panel.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to determine that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing corner seal when the beam is detected as unbroken by the door panel when a leading edge of the door panel is within a threshold distance of the photo-eye sensor.

16. A method comprising:

monitoring a position of a door panel associated with a door system;

detecting when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

generating, by executing instructions with programmable circuitry, an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing tab on a lateral edge of the door panel.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state when the beam passes through a hole in the door panel, the hole corresponding to a location of the tab on the door panel before going missing.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the method includes determining that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing tab when the beam is in the unexpected non-triggered state for at least one of less than a threshold period of time or a threshold distance of movement of the door panel, the threshold period of time corresponding to a duration for the hole to cross a path of the beam, the threshold distance corresponding to a width of the hole.

19. A method comprising:

monitoring a position of a door panel associated with a door system;

detecting when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and

generating, by executing instructions with programmable circuitry, an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state, the significance corresponding to a missing corner seal on a lower corner of the door panel.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the method includes determining that the significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state corresponds to the missing corner seal when the beam is detected as unbroken by the door panel when a leading edge of the door panel is within a threshold distance of the photo-eye sensor.