The present disclosure relates to a 3D data acquisition device, a 3D data acquisition system, and a 3D data acquisition method for an elevator.
PTL 1 discloses a 3D data acquisition device for an elevator. According to the 3D data acquisition device, 3D point group data on an inside of a shaft can be measured.
[PTL 1] WO 2016/199850 A1
However, in the 3D data acquisition device described in PTL 1, a measurement direction does not necessarily directly face a wall of the shaft on a horizontal projection plane. Therefore, measurement accuracy of the 3D point group data may decline.
The present disclosure has been made to solve the problem described above. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a 3D data acquisition device, a 3D data acquisition system, and a 3D data acquisition method for an elevator which are capable of improving measurement accuracy of 3D point group data on the inside of a shaft.
A 3D data acquisition device for an elevator according to the present disclosure includes: a housing that constitutes an outer shell; and a plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors which are provided in the housing so as to directly face each of a plurality of side walls of a shaft of an elevator on a horizontal projection plane and which acquire 3D point group data.
A 3D data acquisition system for an elevator according to the present disclosure includes: the 3D data acquisition device; and a supporting body provided so as to be capable of supporting the 3D data acquisition device in an upward facing state and a laterally facing state, the upward facing state being a state where a measurement direction of the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors directly faces each of a plurality of side walls of a shaft of an elevator on a horizontal projection plane, and the laterally facing state being a state where a measurement direction of one of the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors directly faces a floor surface of the shaft on a vertical projection plane.
A 3D data acquisition method for an elevator according to the present disclosure includes: a first installation step of installing the housing of the 3D data acquisition system in the upward facing state on a ceiling of the car; and a raising or lowering step of raising or lowering the car after the first installation step when the terminal announces information prompting raising or lowering the car.
According to the present disclosure, a plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors are provided in a housing so as to directly face each of a plurality of side walls of a shaft of an elevator on a horizontal projection plane and to have an upward angle with respect to a horizontal plane such that a direction of a center of the housing becomes a measurement direction. Therefore, measurement accuracy of 3D point group data on the inside of the shaft can be improved.
Embodiments will be described in accordance with the accompanying drawings. In the respective drawings, same or equivalent portions will be denoted by same reference signs. Redundant descriptions of such portions will be abbreviated or omitted as deemed appropriate.
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The 3D data acquisition system includes a 3D data acquisition device 3, a supporting body 4, a rotating body A, a magnet 5, a holding body 6, and a terminal 7.
The 3D data acquisition device 3 is a device for acquiring 3D point group data. For example, the supporting body 4 is a tripod. The rotating body A is provided in an upper part of the supporting body 4. With a rotation axis as a vertical direction, the rotating body A rotatably supports the 3D data acquisition device 3 from below. The magnet 5 is provided on the supporting body 4. The magnet 5 generates a magnetic force. The holding body 6 is mounted to the 3D data acquisition device 3 or the supporting body 4. For example, the terminal 7 is a tablet terminal. The terminal 7 is attachably and detachably held by the holding body 6.
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The first housing 3a constitutes a part of an outer shell. For example, the first housing 3a is formed in a rectangular shape. The second housing 3b is formed separately from the first housing 3a. The second housing 3b constitutes a part of the outer shell. The second housing 3b is provided on a front side of a first housing so as to cover a plurality of edges of the first housing 3a.
For example, each of the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c is a 3D camera. Each of the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c is provided at a center of each of the plurality of edges of the first housing 3a. A measurement direction of the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c is set so as to directly face each of a plurality of side walls of the shaft 1 on a horizontal projection plane and to have an elevation angle with respect to a horizontal plane in an upward facing state. The measurement direction of the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c is set so as to coincide with a direction of a center of the first housing 3a. A measurement direction of any one of the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors is set so as to directly face a floor surface of the shaft 1 on a vertical projection plane and to have an angle with respect to a vertical plane in a laterally facing state. The plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c acquire 3D point group data in accordance with a structure on the inside of the shaft 1.
For example, each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 3D is an LED. Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 3D is provided on each of a plurality of sides of the second housing 3b at a position that is outside of a measurement range of the 3D distance imaging sensor 3c provided on an opposite side to a side on which the light-emitting device 3D itself is provided. Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 3D emits light toward the measurement range of the 3D distance imaging sensor 3c provided on the opposite side to the side on which the light-emitting device 3D itself is provided.
Next, a method of mounting the 3D data acquisition device 3 in a laterally facing state will be described with reference to
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Next, a method of mounting the 3D data acquisition device 3 in an upward facing state will be described with reference to
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Next, a method of switching the 3D data acquisition device 3 from the laterally facing state to the upward facing state will be described with reference to
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Next, a result of a measurement of the bottom portion of the shaft 1 by the laterally-facing 3D data acquisition device 3 will be schematically described with reference to
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Next, a result of a measurement of the shaft 1 by the upward-facing 3D data acquisition device 3 will be schematically described with reference to
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Next, the terminal 7 will be described with reference to
In the terminal 7, dimension calculation software analyzes 3D point group data on the inside of the shaft 1 by interacting with a worker. The dimension calculation software applies a GUI for calculating a desired dimension to the inside of the shaft 1. In addition to a function dedicated to dimension calculation, the dimension calculation software is equipped with a function as a viewer of 3D point group data.
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The dimension calculation software calculates an average of a distance between a point group corresponding to a portion such as a side wall or a floor surface of the shaft 1 and a reference plane. Specifically, with respect to a dimension in a lateral direction of the shaft 1, the dimension calculation software uses three planes based on a position of a car-side guide rail as reference planes. With respect to a dimension in a longitudinal direction, the dimension calculation software uses a plane with a same height as a floor surface of a hall as a reference plane.
The dimension calculation software combines image processing techniques with respect to 3D point group data such as a model fitting technique, 2D pattern matching, and line extraction to automatically extract a reference plane. For example, the dimension calculation software establishes a reference for a dimension calculation of the shaft 1 by automatically extracting a car-side guide rail or a landing sill to be a reference for an on-site examination of the elevator.
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Based on a result obtained by the functions of the dimension calculation software, a worker operates the GUI and executes a dimension calculation that combines reference planes with respective side walls, the floor surface, and the like of the shaft 1.
The worker outputs acquired dimensions to the outside in a format according to a type of the shaft 1, a structure of a building, and the like via the terminal 7. For example, the worker registers a dimension calculation result in a database together with various pieces of accompanying information or stores the dimension calculation result as a document via the terminal 7.
The terminal 7 includes software or an application that performs measurement control of the 3D distance imaging sensors and software or an application that performs a dimension calculation based on measured 3D point group data. The software or the application for measurement control includes a 3D point group generation function based on SLAM (Simultaneously Localization and Mapping) or a 3D restructuring technique. As the 3D restructuring technique, for example, a technique described in literature “Taguchi, Y., et al.: Point-Plane SLAM for Hand-Held 3D Sensors, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 5182-5189 (2013)” is used.
According to the first embodiment described above, the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c directly face each of the plurality of side walls of the shaft 1 on a horizontal projection plane. Therefore, measurement accuracy of 3D point group data on the inside of the shaft 1 can be improved.
In addition, the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c have an elevation angle with respect to a horizontal plane. Therefore, a range of imaging of wall surfaces of the shaft 1 can be expanded by increasing distances to the wall surfaces of the shaft 1.
In addition, the plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors 3c are provided on the first housing 3a so that a direction of the center of the first housing 3a becomes a measurement direction. Therefore, a range of imaging of wall surfaces of the shaft 1 can be expanded by increasing distances to the wall surfaces of the shaft 1.
In addition, each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 3D is provided at a position that is outside of a measurement range of a corresponding 3D distance imaging sensor 3c. Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 3D emits light toward the measurement range of the corresponding 3D distance imaging sensor 3c. Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 3D emits light so that obstacles do not enter an irradiation range. Therefore, 3D point group data can be acquired in a stable manner.
In addition, the supporting body 4 is provided so as to be capable of supporting the 3D data acquisition device 3 in both the upward facing state and the laterally facing state of the 3D data acquisition device 3. The 3D data acquisition device 3 is maintained in the laterally facing state during measurement in the bottom portion of the shaft 1. The 3D data acquisition device 3 is maintained so as to face upward during measurement on the ceiling of the car 2. Therefore, 3D point group data can be readily and accurately acquired in the bottom portion of the shaft 1 and on the ceiling of the car 2.
With a rotation axis as a vertical direction, the supporting body 4 rotatably supports the 3D data acquisition device 3. Therefore, 3D point group data can be readily acquired in the bottom portion of the shaft 1.
In addition, the magnet 5 is attracted to a structure of the ceiling of the car 2. Therefore, the 3D data acquisition system can be prevented from falling on the ceiling of the car 2.
Furthermore, the terminal 7 receives 3D point group data from the 3D data acquisition device 3. Accordingly, overall 3D point group data of the shaft 1 can be quickly acquired.
In addition, the holding body 6 changes a holding position of the terminal 7 between when the 3D data acquisition device 3 is in the upward facing state and in the laterally facing state. Therefore, 3D point group data can be readily and accurately acquired in the bottom portion of the shaft 1 and on the ceiling of the car 2.
Furthermore, in the terminal 7, information prompting raising or lowering the car 2 may be announced in accordance with a start of acquisition of 3D point group data by the 3D data acquisition device 3. In this case, the car 2 can be raised or lowered at an appropriate timing.
The terminal 7 can perform wireless communication with the 3D data acquisition device 3. In this case, 3D point group data of the shaft 1 can be safely acquired by operating the terminal 7 from inside the car 2 after installing the 3D data acquisition device 3 on the ceiling of the car 2.
In the present embodiment, a general-purpose 3D camera is adopted. Therefore, a cost of devices can be suppressed. In doing so, the 3D camera is specialized and optimized for the measurement of the shaft 1 so as to satisfy specification requirements such as measurement accuracy.
In addition, the dedicated software is an UI that can be operated intuitively. Due to the system described above, determinations required to be made on site regarding the measurement of the shaft 1 and whether or not a renewal can be supported can be made without special experience.
Measured 3D point group data is expected to be utilized in all elevator-related processes including order entry, design, production, installation, and maintenance.
According to the present embodiment, utilization in a wide variety of fields is expected including customer proposal, preparing plans for work with a constructor, design and arrangements that do not require gauging, determination of 3D fitting in cooperation with BIM, and the like.
Next, a modification of a measurement method by the 3D data acquisition system will be described with reference to
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According to the modification, intervals of adjacent brackets 11 can be accurately measured. Measuring edges of adjacent landing sills 12 enables a floor height to be accurately measured. Measuring a tilt of the hatch door 9 enables a determination to be made regarding whether or not a smoke shielding function can be added to the hatch door 9.
Next, an example of the terminal 7 will be described with reference to
Each function of the terminal 7 can be realized by a processing circuit. For example, the processing circuit includes at least one processor 100a and at least one memory 100b. For example, the processing circuit includes at least one piece of dedicated hardware 200.
When the processing circuit includes the at least one processor 100a and the at least one memory 100b, each function of the terminal 7 is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and the firmware is described as a program. At least one of the software and the firmware is stored in the at least one memory 100b. The at least one processor 100a realizes each function of the terminal 7 by reading and executing the program stored in the at least one memory 100b. The at least one processor 100a is also referred to as a central processing unit, a processing unit, an arithmetic unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a DSP. For example, the at least one memory 100b is a non-volatile or a volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, or an EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disc, a mini disc, a DVD, or the like.
When the processing circuit includes the at least one piece of dedicated hardware 200, for example, the processing circuit is realized by a single circuit, a combined circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel-programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination thereof. For example, each function of the terminal 7 is independently realized by a processing circuit. For example, the respective functions of the terminal 7 are collectively realized by a processing circuit.
With respect to each function of the terminal 7, a part of the function may be realized by the piece of dedicated hardware 200 and another part may be realized by software or firmware. For example, a function for controlling the 3D data acquisition device 3 may be realized by a processing circuit as the piece of dedicated hardware 200 and functions other than the function for controlling the 3D data acquisition device 3 may be realized by having the at least one processor 100a read and execute a program stored in the at least one memory 100b.
In this manner, the processing circuit realizes each function of the terminal 7 using the hardware 200, software, firmware, or a combination thereof
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As described above, the 3D data acquisition device, the 3D data acquisition system, and the 3D data acquisition method for an elevator according to the present disclosure can be used in elevator systems.
1 Shaft, 2 Car, 3 3D data acquisition device, 3a First housing, 3b Second housing, 3c 3D distance imaging sensor, 3D Light emitting device, 4 Supporting body, 4a Supporting section, 5 Magnet, 6 Holding body, 7 Terminal, 8 Hydraulic plunger, 9 Hatch door, 10 Car-side guide rail, 11 Bracket, 12 Landing sill, 100a Processor, 100b Memory, 200 Hardware
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/JP2020/017982 | 4/27/2020 | WO |