A simplified, novel and efficient approach to operate a group of elevators using a common control

Abstract

In high-rise buildings with a large number of passersby, banks of elevators working in parallel are required to serve the populace efficiently and quickly. For this purpose, a generalized control mechanism has been developed for any number of elevators such that each call will be served by the elevator deemed to be the most energy-efficient. The control mechanism used here is derived from the ground up using simple calculations so that it will be computationally cheap, fast, and implementable with the most basic microcontroller. First, a single elevator control mechanism was developed; next, the idea was extended toward the common control mechanism for multiple elevators such that every common call would be referred to the elevator that is best suited for it. The issue of controlling the system using novel mechanisms and simplest possible calculations was prioritized.