Elevator Supervisory Group Control systems : Analyzing the performance of elevator assignment algorithms in varying environments

Abstract: Elevators are used every day and that puts expectations on how fast an elevator can handle passenger requests. This report aims to describe different elevator assignment algorithms for Elevator Supervisory Group Control (ESGC) systems and compare them to each other, with an emphasis on the delay time. To research the field of ESGC systems four different algorithms were chosen and implemented: Simple control, Zone control, Collective control and Fuzzy control. The algorithms were also chosen in such a way that their strategies differentiated from each other to some degree. The algorithms were then tested under conditions similar to an office building with interfloor traffic. Five different test cases demonstrated the performance and behavior of the strategies in varying environments. While Collective control proved to have a consistent performance, the more calculated Fuzzy control had the best statistical results. Zone control was the most affected by challenging conditions such as high traffic in the building. Simple control divided the workload equally, but did not make suitable elevator assignments.