CALLS ASSIGNED TO ONE OF TWO CARS IN A HOISTWAY TO MINIMZE DELAY IMPOSED ON EITHER CAR

A method of assigning destination calls to cars (A-F) in an elevator system (20) having a plurality of hoistways (21-23) in which there is more than one car in each hoistway includes determining (33) the time for each car to respond to the call Among the cars with an acceptable response time, a dete...

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Main Authors SIKSHIN, CHEONG, CHRISTY, THERESA, TERRY, HARRY, HSU, ARTHUR, SHIM, HANSOO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 01.09.2010
Subjects
ELEVATORS
ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
HAULING
HOISTING
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method of assigning destination calls to cars (A-F) in an elevator system (20) having a plurality of hoistways (21-23) in which there is more than one car in each hoistway includes determining (33) the time for each car to respond to the call Among the cars with an acceptable response time, a determination is made regarding (34) the amount of additional delay in the hoistway that assignment of the call to one car will impose on the either car in the same hoistway. The call is assigned to that car which creates the least additional delay for cars in any hoistway.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050722655