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PRESENTS
“Love toHate
Them” (Destination Dispatching
Controls)
DESTINATION
DISPATCHING
ELEVATORS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vGoul4VrcU
THEY’VE BEEN FEATURED ON YOUTUBE….
…INSPIRED ARTICLES…
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g60763-d93507-i55779413-New_York_Marriott_Marquis-New_York_City_New_York.html
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://punkrockor.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/in-which-i-learn-that-people-prefer-waiting-for-elevators-than-efficiency/
&ct=ga&cd=MzMyNzQ1OTMxMjAxMzcyNjYz&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGSHuT1ANSVj2kboA5UhIO3SF_bxg
…AND BEEN THE SUBJECT
OF BLOGS.
SOME PEOPLE HATE THEM!
SOME PEOPLE LOVE THEM!
SO, WHAT’S THE SKINNY?
HISTORY
CONVENTIONAL ELEVATOR DISPATCHING TECHNOLOGY
HAD REACHED A PLATEAU IN ITS DEVELOPMENT.
MOST SYSTEMS
WERE SIMILAR IN
PERFORMANCE AND
FEATURES.
AFTER ALL, ALL ELEVATOR CONTROLLERS WORKED FROM THE SAME INFORMATION, INPUT AT THE
SAME POINT IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
EVERYONE KNOWS THE DRILL.
FIRST, OUTSIDE THE ELEVATOR, THE
PASSENGER SELECTED HIS OR
HER INTENDED DIRECTION, UP OR
DOWN.
SECOND, INSIDE THE ELEVATOR, THE PASSENGER SELECTED HIS OR HER
INTENDED FLOOR.
BUT THE CONTROLLER HAD
TO SELECT AN ELEVATOR BASED
SOLELY ON WHETHER THE CALL WAS FOR
“UP” OR “DOWN” AND WHICH FLOOR
IT CAME FROM.
THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW ANYONE’S DESTINATION UNTIL
EVERYONE WAS ALREADY INSIDE THE ELEVATOR!
WOULD MORE INFORMATION
RESULT IN BETTER
DECISIONS?
DEVELOPMENT
WHAT IF THE ELEVATOR CONTROLLER KNEW HOW MANY
PASSENGERS WERE GOING TO EACH FLOOR BEFORE IT SENT A CAR TO
FETCH THEM?
44TH
FLOOR, PLEASE!
61ST FLOOR
FOR ME!
ME TOO!
ALL THOSE TRAVELING TO THE SAME FLOOR COULD BE GROUPED
TOGETHER…
WE’RE BOTH GOING TO THE THIRD FLOOR!
SEE YOU LATER!
…ENDING THAT ANNOYING
“MILK RUN” WHERE A
CROWDED ELEVATOR
STOPS AT EVERY FLOOR!
COULD YOU PUSH “18” PLEASE?
ALL EACH PASSENGER
WOULD HAVE TO DO IS ENTER
THEIR DESTINATION BEFORE THEY BOARDED THE
ELEVATOR!
THAT’S IT?
THAT’S IT!
FUNCTIONALITY
DESTINATION DISPATCHING CONTROLLERS GROUP PASSENGERS BY
DESTINATION (HENCE THE NAME…).
THE INTENTION IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME A PASSENGER SPENDS INSIDE THE
ELEVATOR TRAVELING TO HIS FLOOR.
SOMETIMES THAT RESULTS IN MORE TIME WAITING FOR THE DESIGNATED ELEVATOR
TO ARRIVE.
BUT THE OVERALL TRIP TIME SHOULD BE LESS.
WITH FEWER STOPS AND FEWER PASSENGERS FOR EACH ELEVATOR.
WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH THAT?
PROS AND
CONS
DESTINATION DISPATCHING SYSTEMS CAN ENHANCE OTHER FUNCTIONS.
SUCH AS PERSONALIZING
ADA CAPABILITIES…
…EXPANDING VIP FEATURES…
I HATE RIDING WITH
PEASANTS!
LET THEM EAT
CUPCAKES!
…AND INCORPORATING
SECURITY.
YOU MUST HAVE ONE OF THESE BEFORE YOU CAN RIDE!
ALTHOUGH SOME PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE A LEARNING
CURVE…
What happened
to the buttons?
…MOST CATCH QUICKLY.
I GOT IT!
A
SOME PASSENGERS FEAR NOT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE ONE’S
DESTINATION MID-RIDE…
What happened
to the buttons?
…SINCE THERE ARE NO LONGER FLOOR PUSHBUTTONS
INSIDE THE ELEVATOR.
OTHERS WORRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO RIDE WITH COMPANIONS
WHO MIGHT BE GOING TO A DIFFERENT FLOOR.
I MISSED YOU IN THE
ELEVATOR THIS MORNING!
SOME ELEVATOR MANUFACTURERS CLAIM THAT FEWER ELEVATORS ARE
NEEDED WHEN DESTINATION DISPATCHING IS UTILIZED…
AND THAT DESTINATION DISPATCHING CAN MAKE ELEVATORS
“GREENER”.
AND THAT DESTINATION DISPATCHING CAN MAKE ELEVATORS
“GREENER”.
SOME EVEN SAY A FUTURE PASSENGER MAY BE ABLE TO USE HIS OR HER PHONE TO COMMUNICATE WITH DESTINATION
DISPATCHING ELEVATORS.
ELEVATOR
…AND FRIEND THEM ON FACEBOOK!
NOT REALLY! (the Facebook part, we mean…
that we know of…)
ELEVATORactive now
EPILOGUE
PERHAPS THE JURY IS STILL OUT WHEN IT COMES TO
DESTINATION DISPATCHING ELEVATOR SYSTEMS...
…BUT ACCEPTANCE IS WIDENING ALL THE TIME.
…BUT ACCEPTANCE IS WIDENING ALL THE TIME.
…BUT ACCEPTANCE IS WIDENING ALL THE TIME.
ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR SINGLE TENANT APPLICATIONS…
INSTALLATIONS NOW INCLUDE MULTI-TENANT
BUILDINGS, HOTELS AND EVEN HOSPITALS.
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT’S THE RIGHT ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOR YOUR
BUILDING?
IF ONLY THERE WAS SOMEONE I COULD TALK TO!
AT HKA,WE’RE GREAT
LISTENERS!
WHAT’S BEST FOR MY
BUILDING HKA?
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