Hallway-entered destination information in elevator dispatching
US6173816A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B1/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The estimation of the amount of time required by a given elevator to reach a given hall call, known as remaining response time (RRT), can be improved by using not only the present car position, its direction, and the number of intervening stops for already boarded passengers, but also the destination of each waiting passenger. An elevator controller is shown with an algorithm for estimating RRT using such detailed destination information.
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