Patent 12060247 was granted and assigned to Otis Elevator Company on August, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Methods and systems for elevator car level detection are provided. Aspects includes collecting, by at least one sensor, horizontal distance data and vertical distance data associated with a component of an elevator car in relation to a floor landing in a hoistway of a building, wherein the at least on sensor is affixed to the component of the elevator car and analyzing the horizontal distance data and the vertical distance data to determine one or more offset values associated with the elevator car and the floor landing.