公开(公告)号：US5307903A

公开(公告)日：1994-05-03

申请号：US301973

申请日：1989-01-26

Applicant: Yuzo Morita ,  Toshimitsu Tobita ,  Kiyoshi Nakamura ,  Atsuya Fujino ,  Soshiro Kuzunuki ,  Kotaro Hirasawa ,  Yoshio Sakai ,  Kenji Yoneda ,  Takaaki Ueshima ,  Yuji Toda ,  Hiromi Inaba

Inventor： Yuzo Morita ,  Toshimitsu Tobita ,  Kiyoshi Nakamura ,  Atsuya Fujino ,  Soshiro Kuzunuki ,  Kotaro Hirasawa ,  Yoshio Sakai ,  Kenji Yoneda ,  Takaaki Ueshima ,  Yuji Toda ,  Hiromi Inaba

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B1/18 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/212 ,  B66B2201/213 ,  B66B2201/215 ,  B66B2201/216 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/401 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: Elevator group supervisory control method and system for group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors. The method and apparatus of the invention permits the inputting of qualitative requests (guidance), from the user, concerning elevator operation into the group supervisory control system. Qualitative requests concerning elevator operation are set in the form of guidance (or request) targets. The thus set request, targets are converted into control targets for the elevators. Actual group supervisory control is executed using the control targets.

Abstract translation: 用于多层服务的多台电梯的组群管理控制方法和组群管理系统。 本发明的方法和装置允许从用户输入有关电梯操作的定性请求（指导）到组监控系统中。 关于电梯运行的定性要求是以指导（或要求）目标的形式设定的。 如此设置的请求，目标被转换为电梯的控制目标。 使用控制目标执行实际组监督。

公开(公告)号：US5306878A

公开(公告)日：1994-04-26

申请号：US591887

申请日：1990-10-02

Applicant: Susumu Kubo

Inventor： Susumu Kubo

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/214 ,  B66B2201/215 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/401 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for elevator group control, capable of performing the elevator car allocation control with the evaluation characteristics and the control parameters which are most appropriate for a unique situation of each building. In the apparatus, a hall call allocation control to determine a most appropriate one of the elevator cars to respond to a hall call produced at one of the destination floor, is performed by carrying out evaluations in accordance with a given traffic demand of the elevator system; and the control parameters to be utilized in carrying out the evaluations, are determined in accordance with a response resulting from the hall call allocation control and the given traffic demand.

Abstract translation: 一种用于电梯组控制的方法和装置，其能够执行具有最适合于每个建筑物的独特情况的评估特性和控制参数的电梯轿厢分配控制。 在该装置中，通过根据电梯系统的给定交通需求进行评估来执行门厅呼叫分配控制，用于确定电梯车厢中最适当的一个以响应在目的地楼层之一处产生的门厅呼叫 ; 并且根据由门厅呼叫分配控制和给定交通需求产生的响应来确定用于执行评估的控制参数。

公开(公告)号：US5305194A

公开(公告)日：1994-04-19

申请号：US683348

申请日：1991-04-10

Applicant: Robert MacDonald

Inventor： Robert MacDonald

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  G06F15/20

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/226 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: A method of minimizing car bunching at any traffic flow level allocates closely adjacent stops to a given car which is favored by a variable, readjustable distributor bonus. The estimated lost time costs of all passengers are computed for each elevator and for each hall call, these costs are reduced by a variable distributor bonus concentrating adjacent stops in one car, and a hall call is then allocated for service to that elevator which displays the lowest, reduced estimated lost time costs. In order to assure the function of this method equally at high and low traffic levels, the variable distributor bonus (Bvn) is readjusted to the traffic flow level (Va) which serves as a tracking parameter by means of a tracking function according to the relationship Bvn=Bv.F(Va) and the readjusted variable distributor bonus is defined thereby. The tracking function F(Va) is determined by one of artificial intelligence methods and expert programs. By the dependence of the distributor bonus on traffic flow, the desired small local bunching of elevator cars is an optimum for every traffic level. This method is applicable to a plurality of different allocation criteria, service requests and tracking parameters.

Abstract translation: 在任何交通流量级别上最小化汽车聚束的方法将紧邻的站点分配给给定的汽车，该车辆被可变的可调整分配器奖励所青睐。 为每个电梯计算所有乘客的估计的丢失时间成本，并且对于每个门厅呼叫，这些成本通过可变分配器奖励减少，集中在一个轿厢中的相邻停靠点，然后将门厅呼叫分配用于服务于该电梯，其显示 最低，减少估计失去的时间成本。 为了在高流量和低流量水平上均衡地确保该方法的功能，可以通过根据关系的跟踪功能将变量分配器奖励（Bvn）重新调整为用作跟踪参数的业务流量级（Va） Bvn = Bv.F（Va），并且由此定义重新调整的变量分配器增值。 跟踪函数F（Va）由人工智能方法和专家程序之一确定。 由于分销商奖金对交通流量的依赖性，电梯轿厢所需的小型本地聚束是每个交通等级的最佳选择。 该方法适用于多个不同的分配标准，服务请求和跟踪参数。

公开(公告)号：US5298696A

公开(公告)日：1994-03-29

申请号：US723070

申请日：1991-06-26

Applicant: Yasukuni Okataku ,  Susumu Kubo

Inventor： Yasukuni Okataku ,  Susumu Kubo

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/14

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211

Abstract: An elevator group management system for managing a plurality of elevators is disclosed wherein the system comprises a plurality of control devices for executing overall assignment processes of the elevators in response to hall calls which take place on particular floors and a plurality of sub tasks, distributedly disposed in the control devices. for calculating times for which the elevators respond to the hall calls. When the control devices receive hall calls at the same time or nearly at the same time, they in parallel activate sub tasks distributedly disposed in the control devices and determine most suitable elevators in response to the hall calls.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于管理多个电梯的电梯组管理系统，其中系统包括多个控制装置，用于响应于在特定楼层上发生的门厅呼叫和分散布置的多个子任务来执行电梯的整体分配处理 在控制装置中。 用于计算电梯响应大厅呼叫的时间。 当控制装置同时或几乎同时接收门厅呼叫时，它们并行地激活分布在控制装置中的子任务，并响应于门厅呼叫确定最适合的电梯。

公开(公告)号：US5274202A

公开(公告)日：1993-12-28

申请号：US927044

申请日：1992-08-10

Applicant: Jeremy B. Kezer ,  James M. Collins

Inventor： Jeremy B. Kezer ,  James M. Collins

IPC: B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2408 ,  B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/103 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/235 ,  B66B2201/243 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: Factors (IFL, UPK, DPK) indicative of the relative need for an elevator system to be operating in off-peak, up-peak and down-peak modes, respectively, are compared and if the relative need for up-peak is greater than for off-peak or down-peak, the ratio of up-peak need to total need is utilized to assign a proportionate number of elevator cars to up-peak service. Cars are chosen for up-peak service based upon the estimated relative speed with which the cars will be able to return to the lobby. The details of one embodiment include determining interfloor traffic by examining expected destinations of passengers estimated to be waiting behind hall calls and examining the lobby and non-lobby car calls which are registered.

Abstract translation: 比较分别表示电梯系统在非高峰，上峰和下峰模式下运行的相对需求的因素（IFL，UPK，DPK），如果对上升峰的相对需求大于 对于非高峰或低峰，使用高峰需求与总需求的比例来将比例数量的电梯轿厢分配给高峰服务。 根据汽车能够返回到大厅的估计相对速度，选择汽车用于高峰服务。 一个实施例的细节包括通过检查预计在大厅呼叫之后等待的乘客的预期目的地来检查已经登记的大堂和非大厅轿厢呼叫来确定交通流量。

公开(公告)号：US5248860A

公开(公告)日：1993-09-28

申请号：US879530

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

Abstract: The utility of assigning each car of an elevator system to service a hall call is determined by estimating the performance of each elevator car using a plurality of performance criteria. The performance criteria are then scaled by values indicative of the customer preferences for elevator system performance in order to form a plurality of scaled performance fuzzy sets. An assignment utility fuzzy set is formed from terms of the scaled performance fuzzy sets. The utility of assigning each car to service a particular hall call is then set equal to the maximum value of the degrees of membership of all of the terms of the scaled performance fuzzy sets. Alternatively, the utility of assigning each car to service a particular hall call can be set equal to the minimum value of the degrees of membership of all of the terms of the scaled performance fuzzy sets.

Abstract translation: 通过使用多个性能标准估计每个电梯轿厢的性能来确定分配电梯系统的每个轿厢来维修门厅呼叫的效用。 然后，通过表示电梯系统性能的客户偏好的值来缩放性能标准，以便形成多个缩放的性能模糊集合。 分配效用模糊集由缩放的性能模糊集合的术语形成。 然后，将每个轿厢分配给服务于特定门厅呼叫的效用被设置为等于缩放的性能模糊集合的所有项的隶属度的最大值。 或者，将每个轿厢分配给服务于特定门厅呼叫的效用可以被设置为等于缩放的演出模糊集合的所有项的隶属度的最小值。

公开(公告)号：US5239142A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-24

申请号：US694971

申请日：1991-05-06

Applicant: Ralf Ekholm ,  Riitta Partanen-Jokela

Inventor： Ralf Ekholm ,  Riitta Partanen-Jokela

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B3/00 ,  B66B13/14

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/232 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: A system for selecting an elevator in a group consisting of elevators serving the floors of a building, each floor being provided with call input devices for the input of the passengers' calls, the elevator group having a group control unit controlling the group and provided with at least one computer. On the basis of the call sent by a call input device, the group control unit finds out which call input device has issued the call and selects one of the elevators for serving the floor in question on the basis of the passengers' location on the landing according to the information thus obtained.

公开(公告)号：US5239141A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-24

申请号：US539696

申请日：1990-06-14

Applicant: Toshimitsu Tobita ,  Atsuya Fujino ,  Hiromi Inaba ,  Kiyoshi Nakamura ,  Kenzi Yoneda ,  Takaaki Ueshima

Inventor： Toshimitsu Tobita ,  Atsuya Fujino ,  Hiromi Inaba ,  Kiyoshi Nakamura ,  Kenzi Yoneda ,  Takaaki Ueshima

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/212 ,  B66B2201/215 ,  B66B2201/216 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/241 ,  B66B2201/243 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403 ,  Y02B50/122 ,  Y10S706/91

Abstract: In a group-management control apparatus for an elevator system with plural elevators capable of serving plural floors, hall calls are allotted to adaptive elevators in accordance with a predetermined hall call allotment algorithm, for the purpose of achieving desired control targets. Plural kinds of the hall call allotment algorithm with different schemes are provided in advance, and the predetermined hall call allotment algorithm is selected therefrom by a reasoning operation, which is executed in accordance with a reasoning rule selected from among a plurality of reasoning rules empirically provided in advance on the basis of the desired control targets and an operating state of the elevators.

Abstract translation: 为了实现期望的控制目标，在具有能够服务于多个楼层的多台电梯的电梯系统的组管理控制装置中，根据预定的门厅呼叫分配算法将门厅呼叫分配给自适应电梯。 提供了具有不同方案的多种门厅呼叫分配算法，并且通过推理操作来选择预定的门厅呼叫分配算法，推理操作根据从经验提供的多个推理规则中选择的推理规则执行 提前根据期望的控制目标和电梯的操作状态。

公开(公告)号：US5183981A

公开(公告)日：1993-02-02

申请号：US487344

申请日：1990-03-02

Applicant: Kandasamy Thangavelu

Inventor： Kandasamy Thangavelu

IPC: B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B3/00

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B1/2408 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/214 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/302 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the grouping of contiguous floors in a building into sectors. According to the present invention, historical information regarding the number of passengers arriving at each floor is obtained and used to predict the number of passengers to be arriving at each of the floors. By summing the predicted traffic per floor and dividing by the number of sectors to be formed, average traffic per sector can be determined. In the preferred embodiment, sectors are formed, starting from the first floor above the lobby and continuing through to the top floor in the building, by selecting a set of contiguous floors for each sector such that the predicted traffic for each sector is less than a predetermined threshold. Specifically, if the predicted traffic for a selectable next contiguous floor, added to the predicted traffic for all contiguous floors already selected for the sector, is less than the predetermined threshold, the selectable floor is included in the sector. Otherwise, another sector is begun with the selectable floor as the bottom floor in the other sector. In the preferred embodiment, the predetermined threshold is based on the determined average traffic per sector. In another aspect of the present invention, the frequency of service of elevator cars to each sector is variable. The traffic volume for each formed sector is determined and compared with the determined average traffic per sector. The frequency of service of elevator cars to each sector is variable, based on this comparison. Thus, sectors having a larger traffic volume are serviced more often, relative to sectors having a smaller traffic volume.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及将建筑物中的连续楼层分组为扇区。 根据本发明，获得关于到达每层的乘客人数的历史信息，并用于预测到达每个楼层的乘客人数。 通过将每层预测的流量相加除以待形成的扇区数，可以确定每扇区的平均流量。 在优选实施例中，通过为每个扇区选择一组连续的楼层，从大厅上方的第一层开始并且继续通往建筑物的顶层，形成扇区，使得每个扇区的预测业务量小于 预定阈值。 具体地，如果为已经为该扇区选择的所有连续楼层的预测业务量增加了可选择的下一个连续楼层的预测业务量，则小于预定阈值，则该可选楼层被包括在扇区中。 否则，开始另一个扇区，其中可选择的楼层作为另一扇区的底层。 在优选实施例中，预定阈值基于所确定的每个扇区的平均业务量。 在本发明的另一方面，电梯轿厢对每个扇区的服务频率是可变的。 确定每个成型部门的流量，并与确定的每个扇区的平均流量进行比较。 基于此比较，电梯轿厢对各部门的服务频率是可变的。 因此，相对于具有较小业务量的扇区，更频繁地服务具有较大业务量的扇区。

公开(公告)号：US5024295A

公开(公告)日：1991-06-18

申请号：US318307

申请日：1989-03-03

Applicant: Kandasamy Thangavelu

Inventor： Kandasamy Thangavelu

IPC: B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/20 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/211 ,  B66B2201/213 ,  B66B2201/214 ,  B66B2201/215 ,  B66B2201/222 ,  B66B2201/233 ,  B66B2201/235 ,  B66B2201/243 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  B66B2201/403

Abstract: An elevator system employing a micro-processor-based group controller (FIG. 2) communicating with the cars (3, 4) to assign cars to hall calls based on a Relative System Response (RSR) approach. However, rather than using unvarying bonuses and penalties, the assigned bonuses and penalties are varied using "artificial intellience" techniques based on combined historic and real time traffic predictions to predict the number of people behind a hall call, and, calculating and using the average boarding and de-boarding rates at "en route" stops, and the expected car load at the hall call floor. Prediction of the number of people waiting behind hall calls for a few 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. The remaining capacity in the car at the hall call floor is matched to the waiting queue using a hall call mismatch penalty. The car stop and hall stop penalties are varied based on the number of people behind the hall call and the variable dwell times at "en route" stops. The stopping of a heavily loaded car to pick up a few people is penalized using a car load penalty. These enhancements to RSR result in equitable distribution of car stops and car loads, thus improving handling capacity and reducing waiting and service times.

Abstract translation: 一种使用基于微处理器的组控制器（图2）的电梯系统，其基于相对系统响应（RSR）方法与轿厢（3,4）进行通信，以将轿厢分配给门厅呼叫。 然而，不是使用不变的奖金和罚款，而是使用基于组合的历史和实时交通预测的“人工智能”技术来改变所分配的奖金和罚则，以预测大厅呼叫后面的人数，以及计算和使用平均值 在“途中”停车的登机和登机费，以及大厅通话楼层的预期车载量。 使用线性指数平滑模型和在类似的时间间隔期间测量的流量水平，使用在当天的过去几个时间间隔内测量的流量水平作为实时预测器，预测在大厅后面等待的人数呼叫几分钟间隔 在以前类似的日子作为历史交通预测因子，使用单一指数平滑模型。 在门厅呼叫楼层的汽车中的剩余容量与使用门厅呼叫不匹配罚款的等待队列进行匹配。 停车场和停车场停车处罚情况根据门厅通话人数和“途中停”时段的可变停留时间各不相同。 一辆装载重载的汽车停下来拿起几个人，都会被罚款。 RSR的这些改进导致汽车停车和汽车负载的公平分配，从而提高处理能力，减少等待和使用时间。