Analytical, Numerical and Simulation: Six Methods for Evaluating the Elevator Round Trip Time

摘要

The evaluation of the elevator round trip time has been, and still is, fundamental to the design of elevator systems. Historically, the round trip time has been evaluated using analytical methods based on equations. The equations are derived using the expected value of critical parameters that constitute the round trip time. Recently, numerical and modern analytical methods have been introduced for evaluating the round trip time, such as the Monte Carlo simulation method and Markov Chains among others. This piece of work lists and discusses six different analytical, numerical and simulation methods used in evaluating the round trip time. It also compares the six methods, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each method and areas of application.