FLOOR IDENTIFICATION USING MAGNETIC SIGNATURE REFERENCING AND SENSOR FUSION

A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: detecting, using a magnetometer, a first magnetic signature within the conveyance system at a first time, the magnetometer being attached to the conveyance apparatus; comparing the first magnetic signature detected to a plurality of magnetic signatures contained in a magnetic signature lookup table, wherein each of the plurality of magnetic signatures in the magnetic signature lookup table are assigned to a specific location along a conveyance path of the conveyance system; and determining a location of the conveyance apparatus at the first time by matching the first magnetic signature to one of the plurality of magnetic signatures.