Calls Assigned To One Of Two Cars In A Hoistway To Minimize Delay Imposed On Either Car

摘要

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, the method comprising determining ( 33 ) the time for each car to respond to the call; and among the cars with acceptable response time, determining ( 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, and assigning ( 35 ) the call in that car which creates the least additional delay for cars in any hoistway.