ELEVATOR CAR ASSIGNING METHOD FOR LIMITING NUMBER OF STOPS FOR EACH PASSENGER

摘要

AN EXEMPLARY METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM INCLUDES DETERMINING THAT A NEW PASSENGER REQUESTS ELEVATOR SERVICE FROM A DEPARTURE FLOOR TO A DESTINATION FLOOR. ANY CANDIDATE ELEVATOR CARS ARE RANKED. A NUMBER OF STOPS FOR EACH ASSIGNED PASSENGER FOR A RANKED CANDIDATE ELEVATOR CAR IS DETERMINED IF THE NEW PASSENGER WERE ASSIGNED TO THAT CAR. A DETERMINATION IS MADE WHETHER ANY RANKED CANDIDATE ELEVATOR CAR IS A QUALIFIED CAR THAT CAN ACCEPT THE NEW PASSENGER AND LIMIT A NUMBER OF STOPS FOR EACH PASSENGER ASSIGNED TO THAT CAR TO A DESIRED MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STOPS. THE NEW PASSENGER IS ASSIGNED TO A QUALIFIED CAR THAT HAS A MOST FAVORABLE RANKING OF ANY QUALIFIED CARS. (FIG.1)