In the age of AI already, do you still have so many worries when taking the elevator? (Part 1)
2024-08-12
From office buildings to hotels and residential complexes, TA always seems to possess a magical touch—capable not only of anticipating elevator passengers’ needs and allocating resources in advance, but also of optimizing scheduling strategies during peak hours, thereby significantly boosting elevator efficiency and passenger satisfaction. But who exactly is TA? Now, let’s dive together into this exciting cutting-edge elevator technology!
The way we start our workdays is always hectic—though we manage to dodge the rush-hour buses and subways, we can’t escape the lines in front of office building elevators or the packed elevator cabins themselves.
Elevator Meets AI — A Lifesaver on Weekdays At the turnstile in front of the office building, once you select your destination, the elevator system will identify the floor you’re headed to and efficiently allocate passengers. Each cabin will then safely, quickly, and efficiently transport passengers to their designated floors.
(1) DDS Target Layer Group Control System
The DDS (Destination Dispatching System), independently developed by STEP, is a destination-based group control system that differs from traditional group control systems. The DDS system uses network connectivity to enable intelligent coordination among multiple elevators. By identifying passengers’ destination floors, it assigns the most suitable elevator and calculates the optimal route and number of stops, thereby achieving highly efficient and coordinated operation and significantly reducing elevator waiting and travel times.
• Say goodbye to frequent mid-journey stops (more efficient)
In terms of improving elevator operational efficiency and reducing energy consumption and costs, the STEP DDS system groups passengers according to their destination floors, thereby minimizing the number of intermediate-floor stops. This ensures that each passenger experiences the shortest possible waiting and riding time, while also achieving energy savings and lowering elevator operating costs.
• Gain more spacious cabin space (more comfortable)
To enhance elevator ride comfort, the STEP DDS system assigns a reasonable number of passengers to each elevator and ensures that each car serves only a specific range of floors. As a result, the cars are no longer overcrowded, providing a more comfortable riding experience.
• No need to rush and press the floor button (even more convenient).
To enhance the convenience of elevator use, passengers can first set their destination on the floor selector before entering the elevator, thus avoiding the scramble for floor buttons once inside the car. Notably, the STEP DDS system can also reserve sufficient time for passengers to reach the designated elevator based on the distance between the floor selector and the elevator car.
• AI Black Tech—They’re All Using It
In addition to DDS-based group control technology for destination dispatching, the following two AI technologies can also help us optimize elevator scheduling, increase operating speed, enhance carrying capacity, and improve the passenger experience when using elevators.
(2) Full-load direct sailing technology
When the elevator detects that it is fully loaded, it will prioritize responding to in-cab floor selection commands and temporarily ignore external hall-call requests, thereby ensuring maximum operational efficiency.
(3) Instruction Anti-Tampering Technology
When the elevator determines that the number of registered cabin commands far exceeds the actual number of passengers, it will automatically cancel all previously registered calls and ask passengers to re-register.
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