It has become vitally important to control the use of the energy resources in our world of
severe energy depletion. Elevators (and the escalators) constitute an important part in total …

Optimization plays a crucial role in the elevator group control system (EGCS) since various
unpredictable factors, such as future traffic demand of each floor, passengers' random …

Energy-saving group scheduling is a significant challenge for multi-elevator system in
building. Among various traffic patterns in building, most energy is consumed under up-peak …

The design of vertical transportation systems relies on the calculation of the interval as an
indicator of the quality of service. This in turn involves the accurate calculation of the round …

In a skyscraper construction, a great number of workers and materials must be vertically
transported to the proper positions depending on their roles. Particularly, the optimal vertical …

Most automobile manufacturers and several technology companies are testing automated
vehicles (AVs) on public roads. While automation of the driving task is expected to reduce …

High-rise buildings with a considerable number of elevators represent a major logistic
problem concerning saving space and time due to economic reasons. For this reason …

Multi-rope elevators are widely used in modern buildings. However, problems such as
vibration, noise, uneven wear of key components and shortened life caused by the uneven …

The requirement of social distancing during the COVID‐19 pandemic has presented
significant challenges for high‐rise buildings, which heavily rely on elevators for vertical …

Abstract The Israeli Queue is a batch service polling system where a single server attends to
multiple queues based on seniority. Each arriving customer belongs to one of several …