CPC B66B 9/08 (2013.01) [B66B 1/30 (2013.01); B66B 5/0031 (2013.01); B66B 5/02 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of controlling the operation of a stairlift, comprising a rail, a carriage displaceable along the rail, and a control facility within the carriage configured and operable to control the movement of the carriage on the rail, the method comprising the steps of:
configuring the control facility with defined fixed parameters of the rail;
monitoring for any variations in the parameter of the rail itself, using the control facility to compare, in real time, the defined fixed parameters of the rail within the control facility to the parameters of the rail as the carriage moves along the rail; and
initiating a response in the event of a variation being detected.
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