公开(公告)号：US5679932A

公开(公告)日：1997-10-21

申请号：US380508

申请日：1995-01-30

Applicant: Jeong O. Kim

Inventor： Jeong O. Kim

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2416 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/216 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: An improved group management control method for an elevator capable of efficiently performing a group management control of an elevator based upon the building condition by deciding a corresponding car to be allocated in accordance with a predetermined hall call based upon a traffic flow and the fuzzy theory which are differ from the characteristics of each building, which includes the steps of a traffic flow collecting step for collecting information concerning a current traffic flow occurred at each hall call and car; a traffic flow study step for studying information collected at the traffic flow collecting step; a traffic flow anticipating step for anticipating a traffic flow after a predetermined time based upon the information studied at the traffic flow study step; a specific mode judgement step for judging a specific mode corresponding to the traffic flow anticipated at the traffic anticipating step; an allocation control strategy establishment step for establishing control strategy for allocating a proper car based upon a specific mode judged at the specific mode judgement step and the information and role defined by building manager; a comprehensive evaluation function operation step for operating a comprehensive evaluation function for each car when a hall call occurs; an allocation possible car selection step for selecting a predetermined car possible for a hall call based upon the comprehensive evaluation function operated at the comprehensive evaluation function operation step; a control item value operation step for operating an input value per control item for an allocated possible car selected at the allocation possible car selection step; and an allocated car decision step for deciding a car based upon a predetermined estimated rule using an input value per control item operated at the control item value operation step.

公开(公告)号：US5544059A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-06

申请号：US277502

申请日：1994-07-19

Applicant: Shiro Hikita ,  Masafumi Iwata ,  Kiyotoshi Komaya ,  Masashi Asuka ,  Yukio Goto

Inventor： Shiro Hikita ,  Masafumi Iwata ,  Kiyotoshi Komaya ,  Masashi Asuka ,  Yukio Goto

IPC: B66B3/00 ,  B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B5/00 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/08 ,  G08G9/00 ,  B66B1/00

CPC classification number: B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/2408 ,  B66B1/2458 ,  B66B5/0006 ,  B66B5/0037 ,  G08G1/08 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: The feature distinguishing part distinguishes feature modes from the traffic volume data detected by the traffic volume detecting part or from the traffic volume data estimated from the detected traffic volume data by the traffic volume estimating part, and the control parameter setting part sets the optimum control parameter according to the distinction results, further the drive controlling part controls the drive of cars on the control parameters. The distinction function constructing part constructs and modifies the distinction function of feature modes by learning prepared plural feature modes or the distinction results of past feature modes, furthermore the control result detecting part detects the control results or the drive results of cars, and corrects the control parameters. The control results or the drive results are exhibited on the user interface, and the control parameters are set and corrected from the outside by referring the results.

Abstract translation: 特征区分部分将特征模式与由流量检测部检测到的流量数据或者由业务量估计部从检测到的业务量数据估计的业务量数据进行区分，并且控制参数设定部设定最优控制参数 根据区分结果，驱动控制部分进一步控制汽车对控制参数的驱动。 区分函数构造部分通过学习准备的多种特征模式或过去特征模式的区别结果来构建和修改特征模式的区别功能，此外，控制结果检测部分检测汽车的控制结果或驱动结果，并且校正控制 参数。 控制结果或驱动结果显示在用户界面上，并通过参考结果从外部设置和修正控制参数。

公开(公告)号：US5243155A

公开(公告)日：1993-09-07

申请号：US879531

申请日：1992-05-04

Applicant: David J. Sirag, Jr.

Inventor： David J. Sirag, Jr.

IPC: B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/34

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B1/2408 ,  B66B1/3484 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/213 ,  B66B2201/214 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/401 ,  B66B2201/403 ,  Y10S706/90

Abstract: The number of hall passengers waiting at a stop for service by an elevator car is determined by first calculating instantaneous passenger rates whenever a hall call button is pressed or whenever passengers board an elevator car. The instantaneous passenger rates are scaled to compensate for the inherent differences in service rates of the stops. The scaled rates are averaged into one or more of an up, down, or off peak quantities depending upon the mode of the elevator system. The number of hall passengers waiting at a stop is then calculated by multiplying one or more of the up, down, or off peak quantities, depending upon the mode of the elevator system, by the elapsed time since the stop was last serviced.

Abstract translation: 通过电梯轿厢等待停车服务的大厅乘客的数量通过首先在按下门厅呼叫按钮或乘客登上电梯轿厢时计算即时乘客率来确定。 即时乘客率被缩放以补偿站点的服务速率的内在差异。 取决于电梯系统的模式，缩放的速率被平均为上，下或下峰值中的一个或多个。 然后，根据电梯系统的模式，乘以停止最后一次维修之后的经过时间，将上，下或下峰值之一乘以一个或多个。

公开(公告)号：US5024296A

公开(公告)日：1991-06-18

申请号：US580901

申请日：1990-09-11

Applicant: Nader Kameli

Inventor： Nader Kameli

IPC: B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B3/00

CPC classification number: B66B1/2408 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: A computer based elevator system (FIG. 1) including data "filtering" means evaluating at least part of the system's over-all operational, historic data base, determining when significant traffic density was present in the system and then selecting out such data, saving it in a special data base. Boarding and de-boarding count data is separately processed on a floor-by-floor, time-interval-by-time-interval, sequential basis and evaluated with respect to two base lines (FIGS. 2A and 4)--a first, "end" base line ("E") based on a preset, lower percent of the total floor's population ("F.P."; e.g. E=1% F.P.), and a second, "start" base line ("S") baased on a preset, higher percent of that floor's total population (e.g. S=3% F.P.); and two time frames--a first, minimum time frame ("T.S.") based on the time (e.g. 18 minutes) the values must stay above "S" for significant traffic density to be considered present, and a second, maximum time frame ("T.E.") based on the maximum allowed time the values (which previously met the first percent and time requirements) may go and continuously stay below "E", which, when this time maximum (e.g. 6 minutes) is exceeded, is considered the end of the significant traffic density period for those time intervals. All data that meets those criteria is "filtered" through from the incoming data, producing the blocks of filtered data of FIGS. 3 and 5, representing only that data which had been recorded during significant traffic density conditions.

Abstract translation: 包括数据“过滤”的基于计算机的电梯系统（图1）意味着评估系统的全部运行的历史数据库的至少一部分，确定何时在系统中存在显着的业务密度，然后选择这些数据，保存 它在一个特殊的数据库。 登机和登机计数数据以逐层间隔，间隔时间间隔，顺序依次分开处理，并相对于两条基线进行评估（图2A和图4） - 首先， （“FP”;例如E = 1％FP）和第二个“开始”基线（“S”）的预设，较低的百分比（“E”）， 一个预设的较高百分比的这个总面积（例如S = 3％FP）; 和两个时间帧 - 基于时间（例如18分钟）的第一个最小时间帧（“TS”），值必须保持在“S”以上，以便考虑存在显着的交通密度，以及第二最大时间帧 “TE”）根据允许的最大时间（先前满足第一个百分比和时间要求）可以继续保持在“E”以下，当超过这个时间最大值（例如6分钟）时，它被认为是 结束这些时间间隔的重要交通密度期。 满足这些标准的所有数据通过输入数据“过滤”，产生图1和图2的过滤数据块。 仅表示在重要交通密度条件下记录的数据。

公开(公告)号：US4846311A

公开(公告)日：1989-07-11

申请号：US209745

申请日：1988-06-21

Applicant: Kandasamy Thangavelu

Inventor： Kandasamy Thangavelu

IPC: B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/302 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: An elevator system containing a group of elevator cars (1-4) and a group controller (32) having signal processing means (CPU) for controlling the dispatching of the cars from a main floor or lobby (L) in relation to different group parameters. During up-peak conditions, each car is dispatched from the main floor to an individual plurality of contiguous floors, defining a "sector" (SN). Sectors are contiguous, and the number of sectors may be less than the number of cars, and a floor can be assigned to more than one sector. Floors that constitute a sector assigned exclusively to a car are displayed on an indicator (SI) at the lobby. Cars are selected for assignment by grouping floors into sectors and appropriately selecting sectors, so that each elevator car handles more or less an equal predicted traffic volume during varying traffic conditions, resulting in the queue length and waiting time at the lobby being decreased, and the handling capacity of the elevator system increased. Estimation of future traffic flow levels for the various floors for, for example, each five (5) minute interval, are made using traffic levels measured during the past few time intervals on the given day as real time predictors, using a linear exponential smoothing model, and traffic levels measured during similar time intervals on previous days as historic traffic predictors, using a single exonential smoothing model. The combined estimated traffic is then used to group floors into sectors ideally having at least nearly equal traffic volume for each time interval.

公开(公告)号：US4838385A

公开(公告)日：1989-06-13

申请号：US100448

申请日：1987-09-24

Applicant: Ralf Ekholm

Inventor： Ralf Ekholm

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/301 ,  B66B2201/303 ,  B66B2201/305 ,  B66B2201/306 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: In a method for coordinating elevator group traffic in a building with one or more change levels constituting an end station for elevator groups operating above and below the change level, and in order to reduce waiting times in tall buildings, the control of at least some of the elevator groups operating on opposite sides of the change level is subordinated to a centralized control algorithm which, depending on the traffic condition, alters the control parameters for the elevator groups in such manner that, when the main direction of traffic is upwards, in order to serve the passengers of the elevators arriving from one side of the change level, either the elevators operating on the other side are caused to arrive more quickly to the change level to minimize the waiting time for the passengers arriving from the opposite side, and/or the departures of the elevators which have stopped at the change level are retarded to allow the passengers arriving from the other side to get on board, and that when the main direction of traffic is downwards, in order to serve the passengers of the elevators arriving from one side of the change level, either the elevators are caused to arrive quicker to the change level and/or the elevators on the other side are kept waiting to allow the arriving passengers to catch them.

Abstract translation: 在用于协调建筑物中的电梯群组交通的方法中，具有构成用于在变化水平之上和之下运行的电梯组的终端站的一个或多个变化水平，并且为了减少高层建筑物中的等待时间，控制至少一些 在变化级别的相对侧操作的电梯组隶属于集中控制算法，该集中控制算法根据交通状况改变电梯组的控制参数，使得当交通的主要方向向上时，按顺序 为了从变化层的一侧到达的电梯的乘客服务，使另一方操作的电梯更快地到达变化水平，以使从相对侧到达的乘客的等待时间最小化，并且/ 或者在变化级别停止的电梯的离开被延迟以允许从另一侧到达的乘客上车， 当主要交通方向向下时，为了服务于从变化层一侧到达的电梯的乘客，使电梯更快到达变电平，和/或另一侧的电梯 一直在等待允许到达的乘客赶上他们。

公开(公告)号：US4838384A

公开(公告)日：1989-06-13

申请号：US209744

申请日：1988-06-21

Applicant: Kandasamy Thangavelu

Inventor： Kandasamy Thangavelu

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: Elevator system with multiple cars (1-4) and a group controller (32) having signal processing means (CPU) controlling car dispatching from the lobby (L). During peak conditions (up-peak, down-peak and noontime), each car is dispatched and assigned to hall call floors having a large predicted number of passengers waiting on priority basis, resulting in queue length and waiting time at the lobby and upper floors being decreased, and system handling capacity increased. Estimations of future traffic flow levels for the floors for five minute intervals are made using traffic levels measured during the past few time intervals on that day as real time predictors, using a linear exponential smoothing model, and traffic levels measured during similar time intervals on previous similar days as historic traffic predictors, using a single exponential smoothing model. Combined prediction is used to assign hall calls to cars on priority basis for those floors having predicted high level of passenger traffic to limit maximum waiting time and car load. Noontime priority scheme is based on multiple queue sizes and percentages of maximum waiting time limits. Different waiting time limits can be used for lobby and above lobby up and down hall calls with automatic adjustment. During up-peak the lobby is given high priority. The lobby queue is predicted using passenger arrival rates and expected car arrival times. Down-peak operation uses multiple queue levels and percentages of waiting time limits, with estimated queues based on passenger arrival using car-to-hall-call travel time.

公开(公告)号：US4815568A

公开(公告)日：1989-03-28

申请号：US192436

申请日：1988-05-11

Applicant: Joseph Bittar

Inventor： Joseph Bittar

IPC: B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/18

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/214 ,  B66B2201/233 ,  B66B2201/241 ,  B66B2201/243 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: An elevator control system employing a micro-processor-based group controller (FIG. 2) which communicates with the cars (3, 4) of the elevator system to determine conditions of the cars and responds to hall calls registered at a plurality of landings in the building serviced by the cars under control of the group controller, to provide assignments of the hall calls to the cars based on the summation for each car, with respect to each call, a weighted summation of a plurality of system response factors, some indicative, and some not, of conditions of the car irrespective of the call to be assigned, assigning "bonuses" and "penalties" to them in the weighted summation. In the invention, rather than a set of unvarying bonuses and penalties being assigned based on the relative system response factors, the assigned bonuses and penalties are varied based on the perceived intensity of traffic, as measured by, for example, a past average waiting time and the elapsed time since registration of the hall call, a selected past five minute average waiting time being exemplary. Exemplary apparatus (FIGS. 1 and 2) and a logic flow diagram (FIG. 3) illustrate a specific manner of assigning calls to cars. Tables set forth exemplary varying bonus and penalty values to be assigned, depending on the ratio of the hall call registration time to the selected average hall call waiting time (Tables 1 and 2) or on their differences (Table 3).

公开(公告)号：US4804069A

公开(公告)日：1989-02-14

申请号：US157542

申请日：1988-02-12

Applicant: Joseph Bittar ,  Kandasamy Thangavelu

Inventor： Joseph Bittar ,  Kandasamy Thangavelu

IPC: B66B1/06 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/215 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/302 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: An elevator system contains a group of elevator cars. A group controller contains signal processing means for controlling the dispatching of the cars from a main floor or lobby in relation to different group parameters. During up-peak conditions, each car is dispatched from the main floor to an individual plurality of contiguous floors, defining a "sector". Sectors are contiguous. The number of sectors may be less than the number of cars. Floors that constitute a sector assigned exclusively to a car are displayed on an indicator at the lobby. Sectors and cars are selected for assignment in a cyclical or round-robin sequence. If the next car selected is not available for assignment, another car is selected. If no car calls are made to the floors in the sector that is assigned to a car, the next sector is selected. The floors in the sector assigned to a car are displaced to direct passengers to the car. If car calls to the floors are not made, the car doors are closed and a new sector is assigned to the car according to the sequence.

Abstract translation: 电梯系统包含一组电梯轿厢。 组控制器包含信号处理装置，用于根据不同的组参数来控制来自主楼层或大厅的轿厢的调度。 在高峰期，每辆汽车从主楼分配到独立的多个连续楼层，定义“扇区”。 部门是连续的。 行业数量可能会少于汽车数量。 构成专用于汽车的扇区的楼层显示在大厅的指示器上。 选择部门和汽车以循环或循环的顺序进行分配。 如果所选的下一辆车不可用于分配，则选择另一辆车。 如果在分配给汽车的扇区中没有进行车厢通话，则选择下一个扇区。 分配到汽车的行业的地板被移动，以将乘客引导到汽车。 如果没有制造到楼层的车辆通话，则门关闭，并且根据顺序将新的扇区分配给汽车。

公开(公告)号：US4037688A

公开(公告)日：1977-07-26

申请号：US574829

申请日：1975-05-05

Applicant: Charles L. Winkler

Inventor： Charles L. Winkler

IPC: B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/18

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/225 ,  B66B2201/241 ,  B66B2201/243 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: An elevator system including supervisory system control for controlling a plurality of elevator cars to answer calls for elevator service. The supervisory system control, using information provided by the cars, groups the floors of a building, and service directions therefrom, into sets, each of which indicates those floors and service directions served by the same combination of in-service elevator cars. The supervisory system control periodically determines, for each set, the average number of floors and service directions therefrom, and the average number of calls, per in-service elevator car serving the set. The supervisory system control then assigns floors and service directions therefrom to the cars, using these averages, to substantially equally distribute the floors, and service directions therefrom, for each set, among the elevator cars serving the set, as well as to substantially equally distribute the calls for elevator service among the elevator cars.

Abstract translation: 一种电梯系统，包括用于控制多个电梯轿厢以接听电梯服务的监控系统控制。 使用汽车提供的信息进行监控系统控制，将建筑物的楼层及其服务方向分组成一组，每一组表示由同一组合的在役电梯轿厢服务的楼层和服务方向。 对于每个集合，监控系统控制周期性地确定服务该组的每个服务电梯轿厢的平均楼层数和服务方向以及平均呼叫次数。 然后，监控系统控制将车辆的楼层和服务方向从轿厢中分配出来，使用这些平均值，大体上平均地分配楼层，以及为每组设置服务该组的电梯轿厢之间的服务方向，以及基本均匀分布 电梯轿厢中的电梯服务呼叫。