System and Method for Controlling Motion of a Bank of Elevators

    公开(公告)号:US20240308813A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18183512

    申请日:2023-03-14

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling motion of a bank of elevators. The method includes accepting current requests for service by the bank of elevators, accepting a partial trajectory of a motion of a person moving in an environment serviced by the bank of elevators, and obtaining a probability of a future elevator request. The method further includes processing the partial trajectory with a neural network trained to estimate a weighted combination of probability density functions that indicates an arrival time distribution of the person, and generating a set of possible future requests jointly representing the probability of the future elevator request and the arrival time distribution. The method further includes optimizing a schedule of the bank of elevators to serve the current requests and the set of possible future requests, and controlling the bank of elevators according to the schedule.

    Method for controlling elevator cars

    公开(公告)号:US09896303B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-20

    申请号:US14565548

    申请日:2014-12-10

    Abstract: A method for controlling elevator cars of an elevator system according to one example includes assigning free elevator cars of the elevator system to one of either general service or express priority service (EPS). A destination dispatch controller receives an express priority service (EPS) call. The EPS call can indicate a request for priority service from an EPS call originating location to an EPS call final destination. The controller can determine whether any active EPS assigned car can service the EPS call. A particular elevator car can be an active EPS car when the particular car is carrying out EPS service. When a specific active EPS car can service the EPS call, the controller assigns the specific EPS car to the EPS call. Upon completion of the EPS call, the controller unassigns the EPS car to a free car.

    Elevator group management system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09682843B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-20

    申请号:US14498853

    申请日:2014-09-26

    Inventor: Masami Nakagawa

    CPC classification number: B66B1/2458 B66B2201/103 B66B2201/211 B66B2201/214

    Abstract: When a specific destination floor call is made, the control unit assigns an elevator of which waiting time is within the reference time from the plurality of elevators to the specific destination floor call, the waiting time being a time from a time when the specific destination floor call is made to a time when the specific user can get on an elevator at the specific floor. Further, when a general destination floor call is made, the control unit assigns one of the plurality of elevators in response to the general destination floor call such that an elevator of which waiting time to the specific destination floor call that is made after the general destination floor call is within the reference time is left.

    METHOD FOR ALLOCATING AND SERVING DESTINATION CALLS IN AN ELEVATOR GROUP

    公开(公告)号:US20160152438A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-02

    申请号:US14956037

    申请日:2015-12-01

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for handling destination calls in an elevator group comprising several elevators using destination call control, which method comprises an allocation procedure for situations where the calls can't be served by all elevators of the elevator group in one round trip, in which situation “n” open calls and “m” fixed calls are present, which fixed calls are already allocated but not served, in which allocation procedure a genetic algorithm (GA) is used in which the following succession of steps is performed:a) chromosomes comprising genes are formed, in which chromosomes: n first genes comprise a correlation of each open call and a corresponding elevator, n second genes comprise a correlation of each open call and the corresponding number of the round trip in which the open call will be served, and m third genes comprise a correlation of each fixed call and the corresponding number of the round trip in which the fixed call will be served, b) for each chromosome round trips are calculated for each elevator of the elevator group according to collective control,c) the round trips of all elevators calculated in step b) are evaluated according to known optimization criteria, as e.g. passenger riding time, passenger waiting time, energy consumption, minimum number of round trips etc.,d) chromosomes which are evaluated in step c) as sufficient are put forward to the forming of a new generation by per se known GA methods, as e.g. cross-breeding, mutation, etc.,e) the steps b) to d) are repeated for each chromosome of each new generation of chromosomes until a stop criterion is achieved,f) the calls are served in collective control according to the best chromosome of the last generation, andg) the destinations of each elevator in its travelling direction in the current round trip according to the best chromosome are shown on a at least one common display shortly before its arrival at said landing. The invention solves the elevator dispatching problem under consideration of more than the current round trip of the elevators in the elevator group.

    ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED DISPATCHING
    8.
    发明申请
    ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED DISPATCHING 有权
    具有分布式分配的电梯系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120168257A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-05

    申请号:US13391937

    申请日:2009-11-10

    Applicant: Matthew Joyce

    Inventor: Matthew Joyce

    Abstract: An exemplary elevator input device includes a passenger interface configured to allow a passenger to place a call to indicate a desired elevator service. The elevator input device includes a controller configured to interpret any passenger input regarding desired elevator service. The controller identifies which of a plurality of elevator cars will be able to provide the desired elevator service according to a predetermined criterion. The plurality of elevator cars considered by the controller includes every elevator car that is capable of serving the call. The controller is also configured to assign the call to the identified elevator car.

    Abstract translation: 示例性电梯输入装置包括配置成允许乘客发出呼叫以指示期望的电梯服务的乘客接口。 电梯输入装置包括控制器,其被配置为解释关于期望的电梯服务的任何乘客输入。 控制器识别多个电梯轿厢中的哪一个将能够根据预定标准来提供期望的电梯服务。 由控制器考虑的多个电梯轿厢包括能够服务呼叫的每个电梯轿厢。 控制器还被配置为将呼叫分配给所识别的电梯轿厢。

    INTELLIGENT DESTINATION ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    INTELLIGENT DESTINATION ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM 有权
    智能目的地电梯控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120160612A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-28

    申请号:US13414097

    申请日:2012-03-07

    Abstract: An intelligent destination elevator control system streamlines the efficiency and control of destination elevators. The system monitors a building's population and predicts elevator traffic conditions. The system may monitor attributes of the destination elevators. Based on the monitored data, the system may generate a data structure that renders time-tables and target elevator service quality parameters that may control the destination elevators.

    Abstract translation: 智能目的地电梯控制系统简化目的地电梯的效率和控制。 系统监测建筑物的人口并预测电梯交通状况。 系统可以监视目的地电梯的属性。 基于所监视的数据,系统可以生成一个数据结构,该数据结构为控制目的地电梯提供时间表和目标电梯服务质量参数。

    DOUBLE-DECK ELEVATOR GROUP CONTROLLER
    10.
    发明申请
    DOUBLE-DECK ELEVATOR GROUP CONTROLLER 有权
    双层电梯组控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20120152661A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-21

    申请号:US13392553

    申请日:2009-11-09

    Applicant: Naohiko Suzuki

    Inventor: Naohiko Suzuki

    Abstract: A double-deck elevator group controller including a hall-installed car call registration device, cars of the first operation mode which are in charge of operation between even-numbered floors or between odd-numbered floors and cars of the second operation mode which serve all of the floors at which the cars can stop, are set, and in consideration of both combinations of boarding and alighting floors of registered from-hall car calls and an increment of the number of stops, the from-hall car calls are divided for assignment to the cars of the first operation mode and the cars of the second operation, whereby it is possible to meet from-hall car calls having arbitrary floors as the boarding and alighting floors and it is possible to improve the operation efficiency.

    Abstract translation: 一个双层电梯组控制器,包括一个安装车厢的呼梯登记装置,负责第二操作模式中的偶数地板之间或奇数地板与轿厢之间的操作的第一操作模式的轿厢, 在车辆可以停下的地板上进行设置,考虑到登记的大厅轿厢呼叫的登机和下车地板的组合以及停靠站数量的增加,将大厅内的轿厢呼叫分配 对于第一操作模式的轿厢和第二操作的轿厢,由此可以满足具有任意楼层的大厅轿厢呼叫作为登机和下车地板,并且可以提高操作效率。

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