Elevator Reservation Scheduling for Multi-Modal Trip Punctuality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Elevator systems do not effectively accommodate passenger trips that involve multiple transportation modes and require precise timing for arrival at a destination, as they only allow for basic reservation of elevator use based on arrival time without considering additional travel portions.
Innovation Solution
The system schedules elevator reservations based on both the elevator portion and additional travel portions of a passenger's trip, determining transit times for each and communicating departure times to passengers, allowing for integration of multiple transportation modes and ensuring timely arrival at the destination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the elevator system only reserves based on arrival time without considering additional travel portions, then the reservation system is simple, but the passenger cannot arrive at the destination on time when using multiple transportation modes
Solution Approach 1:
The passenger trip is segmented into multiple portions (elevator portion and additional portion), with each portion's transit time calculated separately. The system divides the total trip into discrete segments that can be individually timed and optimized, allowing accurate scheduling while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular time calculation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculation of transit times for both the elevator portion and additional portion before finalizing the reservation. By pre-calculating the time required for each segment and the total trip, the system can determine the optimal elevator departure time in advance, ensuring punctual arrival without requiring complex real-time adjustments during the journey.
2Measurement precision
If the system calculates transit times for both elevator portion and additional portion, then the arrival time accuracy is improved, but the computational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The total trip time is segmented into distinct components (elevator transit time and additional portion transit time), with each segment measured and calculated independently. This segmentation allows for precise measurement of each portion while keeping the computational task manageable by breaking down the overall calculation into smaller, simpler sub-calculations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the calculated transit times of individual portions to adjust and optimize the elevator departure time. By measuring the time required for each segment and feeding this information back into the scheduling algorithm, the system achieves precise arrival time prediction while maintaining efficient computation through iterative refinement rather than complex one-step calculations.
Data Source
AI summary
Use of an elevator system can be reserved for a passenger based at least in part on an indicated arrival time for a passenger trip. The passenger trip includes a portion that is carried out using the elevator system and an additional portion. The passenger's elevator reservation is scheduled such that time is allotted for the passenger to complete both trip portions by the indicated arrival time.