JP2000264549A - Operation control device for double deck elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To certainly make elevator passengers selectively get in double deck elevators and enhance the transportation capability by altering the enroute configurations of the double deck elevators according to the traffic demand. SOLUTION: This operation control device for double deck elevator installed solely or with a plurality of elevator units installed in line is equipped with a simulation means to perform a single run or a plurality of runs of simulating calculations about a plurality of operation controlling schedules on a plurality of traffic demand conditions prepared for each traffic demand as applicable, wherein the arrangement includes operation control method calculating means P03 and T06 to acquire a plurality of operation control methods for each traffic demand, an operation control method selecting means P07 to select one of the acquired operation control methods, and an operation control method P06 to make operational control of the double deck elevator according to the selected operation control method.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation control device for a double-deck elevator, and more particularly to a simulation control (simulation) function, which is suitable for automatically selecting and executing various driving methods for a double-deck elevator. Operation control device for a simple double deck elevator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a group management control method for controlling the operation of a plurality of double-deck elevators, a double-deck operation control in which upper and lower cars of the double-deck elevator are fixed to odd-numbered or even-numbered floors, respectively, to perform service operation. The method (hereinafter abbreviated as DD operation) is known as the most general operation method.

[0003] However, in the DD operation, there is an inconvenience that the floor cannot be used from the odd number floor to the even number floor.
It is being considered to operate the vehicle in a different operation method from the operation.

Generally, in a large office building in Japan,
Too much emphasis is placed on fire prevention and crime prevention measures, and there are buildings where the use of stairs to move between floors is completely hindered or where stairs are extremely difficult to use. In particular, there are many problems during working hours when there is a lot of use between floors. If DD operation is continued, the escalator will be installed or once you get off the base floor such as the first or second floor with open stairs, the same You need to transfer between floors by transferring to a double deck elevator or another double deck elevator car.

[0005] Therefore, a single deck in which DD operation is performed during peak hours during commuting and lunch when transportation capacity is insufficient, and in other hours when traffic volume is 1/5 or less of the peak time, only a lower car is used. There is a method of operating (hereinafter, abbreviated as SD operation). However, this operation method is carried out by automatic selection by a clock or manual selection by a supervisor from a monitoring panel.Moreover, even more problematic is that government and public In related buildings and multipurpose buildings, this operation has a shortage of transportation capacity, and there is a problem of long waiting.

Therefore, an intermediate semi-double deck elevator operation (hereinafter, abbreviated as SDD operation) in which both the upper car and the lower car operate to an arbitrary floor has been considered.
JP-A-7-109076 and JP-A-8-19852
No. 9 discloses some specific algorithms. In these operation methods, the driving efficiency is improved in cases where the upper and lower cars simultaneously respond to a double hall call, and the customers who are respectively riding on the upper and lower cars get off simultaneously with one stop. However, in the case of two or more double-deck elevators, the SDD operation that was adopted to improve the SD operation,
There is a problem that performance is deteriorated contrary to the operation. In other words, a situation occurs in which each of the upper and lower cars is stopped on the same floor where the use of the upper car and the lower car is relatively large, and if this occurs frequently, in the worst case, the same number of people will be transported to the double deck elevator. There is a possibility that one round time may reach twice as long as the one round time in the SD operation, and the waiting time becomes longer by that amount, resulting in a decrease in performance. This occurs more frequently in a time zone where meetings are frequently held and in which the conference ends frequently, for example, a time zone in which the conference is likely to be a break from 9:55 to 10:10 in the morning, etc. Especially the problem is big.

[0007] In order to solve these problems, the congestion situation is more accurately grasped, and the SD operation is temporarily selected, or the transition to the DD operation via the SD is promptly controlled as at the start of lunch. is necessary. In addition, it is difficult to switch appropriately by a method of judging this based on a manager or a uniform time zone.

Therefore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-212079 proposes to switch the operation mode according to the ratio of the number of passengers from a specific floor to the number of passengers from a general floor.

In the SDD operation, the detailed functions of the control method include various control methods as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-84010, etc. Necessary, and even more so, in hospitals, schools, hotels, etc. where there are many complicated uses, traffic demands are constantly changing drastically, so the indirect costs required for time zone reservations, holiday settings, and the choice of operating methods by the manager are large. There's a problem.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-315708 describes the use of a simulation function.
It is already known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-22367 to use a simulation function incorporated in an elevator control device by selecting a program. This simulation function creates arrival data of virtual passengers having a predetermined distribution using random numbers based on the target traffic demand, and simulates the operation control method of the elevator by the same algorithm as the actual group management control device. In this way, the transport capacity, the waiting time, the number of people waiting, and the like are evaluated, and which algorithm is suitable is automatically selected and used for the actual operation.

However, even if the double-deck elevator control device has the same details such as the operation control method and the parameters at the time of hall call assignment, the results obtained due to the difference in the random numbers for generating the passenger data and the position of the first car may be different. Variations occur. To solve this problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 8-231143 discloses a simulation function device that outputs data when the number of data of the measurement target event is equal to or more than a predetermined value in order to obtain a statistically significant result. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 8-4846 discloses a double-deck elevator system that verifies the result of a simulation while slightly changing the usage state within a certain range.
No. 8 is known.

[0012]

The advantages of incorporating the double deck elevator control device with the simulation function are that the operation status of each unit of the double deck elevator and the number of people waiting on each floor with respect to time change, the average waiting time throughout the operation target time And detailed measurement data such as the time required for boarding, boarding time, degree of congestion in the upper and lower cars, and round trip time. In particular, the simulation function is incorporated in the control unit for items that cannot be accurately measured without using a special measuring device for the actual number of people waiting in the double deck elevator, such as the number of people waiting in the double deck elevator hall, or by placing a measurement staff on each floor. This is possible.

However, such detailed data also depends on the passenger data to be simulated, and there is a problem that even if the passenger data changes even slightly, the same result cannot be obtained.

Therefore, a plurality of sets of arrival data of virtual passengers are created by changing the traffic demand within a fluctuating range based on the actual traffic demand, or have a predetermined distribution using different random numbers. A plurality of sets of approximately the same virtual passenger arrival data are created, a plurality of simulations are performed, and the results are statistically processed, so that an appropriate double-deck elevator operation control method can be selected.

In particular, even when the same operation control method is used, if the operation control method is selected based on the result of statistically processing simulation results obtained under the condition that the traffic demand is changed or the detailed algorithm and parameters are changed, And a stable selection result can be obtained.

In the above prior art, these points are not considered.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a double deck elevator control device that automatically selects and executes an optimal operation control method according to the use status of a double deck elevator.

It is another object of the present invention to more accurately select an operation control method and optimally adjust various parameters provided for each selected operation control method, which are important in determining a detailed algorithm. It is an object of the present invention to provide a double-deck elevator control device capable of performing the following.

[0019]

The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

In a double-deck elevator operation control device in which a double-deck elevator is independently installed or a plurality of double-deck elevators are installed, once or a plurality of operation control methods are proposed according to a plurality of traffic demand conditions created for each target traffic demand. An operation control method calculating means for acquiring a plurality of operation control methods for each traffic demand by a plurality of simulation calculations, an operation control method selecting means for selecting one from the acquired plurality of operation control methods, Operation control means for controlling the operation of the double deck elevator according to the selected operation control method.

Further, in an operation control device for a double-deck elevator installed alone or in combination with a plurality of units,
Operation control method calculation means for acquiring a plurality of operation control methods for each traffic demand by one or more simulation calculations for a plurality of operation control method plans based on a plurality of traffic demand conditions created for each target traffic demand; Operation control method selecting means for selecting one operation control method from the plurality of acquired operation control methods by simulation, and operation control means for controlling the operation of the double deck elevator according to the selected operation control method. And characterized in that:

Further, in the operation control device for a double deck elevator according to any one of claims 1 and 2, the operation control method calculating means may include an optimum one of the plurality of operation control method plans. The evaluation conditions for selecting the appropriate operation control method are: transportation capacity per unit time, average round trip time, average reference floor departure interval, average waiting time, average service completion time, or maximum waiting time, multiple times performed for each operation control method Is characterized by including at least one of an average value, a maximum value, and a minimum value of the calculation results.

In the operation control device for a double-deck elevator according to claim 1, according to the selected operation control method, guidance of the operation control method or operation control function guidance to the user is visually displayed or voiced. It is characterized in that it is provided with a guide means for guiding to the monitoring panel, the hall and the upper and lower cars by display.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a control device for a double deck elevator according to the present embodiment.

This system configuration has a group management control device X0 for performing group management control of four double deck elevators.
1. Unit control devices X02-A to X02-D that control the operation of each double deck elevator, and guide devices X03-A installed near the entrances and exits of each double deck elevator.
1 to X03-An, X03-B1 to X03-Bn, X0
3-C1 to X03-Cn, X03-D1 to X03-D
n, voice guidance devices X04-A1 to X04-An, X04
-B1 to X04-Bn, X04-C1 to X04-Cn,
X04-D1 to X04-Dn and hall call registration devices X05-1 to X05-n installed in the halls on each floor.

The unit control devices X02-A to X02-
D includes a double-deck elevator control device, an up-and-down car opening / closing control device, an up-and-down car call registration device, and the like, which are not shown.

When the double deck elevator is installed alone, an operation control method selection program P03 to be described later is installed in the single unit control device, so that not only the DD operation but also the SD operation, It can operate and have a certain effect. However, it is difficult to implement a divided express that limits the service floor.

Next, various tables and processing programs provided in the group management control device X01 and flowcharts of these processing programs will be described.

The hall call registration program P02 is a program for registering a new hall call registered by the hall call registration devices X05-1 to X05-n in the hall call registration table T05.

The hall call assignment program P06 is:
This is a program for assigning a new hall call registered in the hall call registration table T05 to each double deck elevator according to the hall call restriction data of the operation control method command table T09 and inputting it to the hall call assignment table T07.

The group / number transmission program P08 is transmitted to the group management control device X0 by a bus type network transmission line L01.
1 is a program for periodically transmitting each data of the hall call assignment table T07, the double deck elevator control data table T08, and the guidance method command table T10 to each of the unit control devices X02-A to X02-D. is there.

The unit status table T01 stores data transmitted from the unit control devices X02-A to X02-D of the double deck elevator to the group management control device X01 on a regular basis or via a group / unit transmission program P08. This is a table that is updated and set immediately after data changes. The data stored here includes information on the load (number of people) and getting on and off the car for detecting traffic demand, information on the position and speed of the elevator, the guidance status of the hall guidance device, and the registration status of the vertical car call And input information such as the open / close status of the upper and lower doors.

Usage information / usage condition detection program P01
Refers to the schedule data table T02 or the operation control method command table T09 to determine what type of operation is being performed for each time zone, and refers to the upper and lower sides included in the hall call registration table T05 and the double deck elevator car status table T01. The contents of the car call input, etc., and the number of passengers detected on each floor of each upper and lower car, etc. are sampled online at every fixed traffic volume collection or at regular intervals. Data for calculating the control parameters is collected, and the traffic information and the usage status accumulation table T04 are collected.
It is a program that accumulates in. In addition, this program measures the number of people who actually get on the upper and lower cars of each double deck elevator from the car status table T01 and stores it in the corresponding traffic demand mode section or time zone section of the traffic information and usage status accumulation table T04.

The traffic demand determination program P04 determines whether or not the operation control method should be changed based on the traffic demand element based on the traffic information and the use status accumulation table T04, and determines whether or not the change is necessary in the operation control method command program P07. It is a program to inform.

The operation method selection program P03 selects the operation control method of the double deck elevator by calculating or judging from the double deck elevator operation status data such as the number of floor-to-floor occupants, the number of hall calls, and the number of elevator cars. In order to obtain a correct result by this program, at least the DD operation control method and the operation control methods of other various double deck elevators are compared using a simulation function. Here, the simulation function is necessary for determining a more realistic operation control method of the double-deck elevator, and there is an advantage that it is not necessary to set specifications for each car such as a capacity and a rated speed.

In the operation method selection program P03, an optimal operation control method is created by repeating a multivariable simulation using GA (Genetic Algorithm) based on a plurality of selected operation control method plans. The operation control method selection program P03 is based on the traffic information and the data in the usage status accumulation table T04, and includes the operation specifications including the selection of the service floor of the number unit as shown in FIG. Has a function of obtaining the best combination of operation control methods from among the combinations that are almost infinite by simulation, and stores the result in the operation control method registration table T06. The stored operation control methods include normal operation, forced split express DD (SD, SD
D) Operation operation, guidance control express operation, DD (SD, SD
D) In addition to operation control methods such as skip operation and multi-operation by operation, double-deck elevator machine control such as restriction on hall call registration, selection of hall call allocation method, restriction on registration of vertical and lower car calls, and door opening / closing control time control It is composed of data such as restrictions on

The operation control method to be created may be limited by the customer request table T03 created according to the specification required by the customer, or may be selected preferentially.
In addition, several types of operation control methods are simultaneously created for daily fluctuations in traffic flow, maintenance of one double deck elevator, and operation for one traffic demand in preparation for VIP operation. In this embodiment, two types are created.

Next, general disadvantages of the simulation function and how to deal with them will be outlined.

Normally, the result of the simulation for about 30 minutes, that is, the operation control result obtained every moment, strongly depends on the order of arrival of the passengers even if the traffic demand is the same. Also, the calculation results vary. Therefore, 5
It is necessary to obtain an optimal operation control method by performing a simulation such as simulating about 20 to 20 times and averaging individual results.

In the statistical evaluation method which has been widely adopted, the waiting time, the riding time, the maximum number of waiting persons, and the degree of congestion in the car are evaluated respectively with the average value or the maximum value. , For each evaluation element, the average value, the most frequent value, the median value, the maximum value / minimum value, or the tenth or twenty-fifth percentile value from the maximum value / minimum value, etc. More stable evaluation results are obtained by obtaining and evaluating them.

The most important evaluation item for selecting the operation control method of the double deck elevator is an evaluation factor relating to the transportation capacity. As a factor to determine whether the transportation capacity is sufficient, the maximum waiting number is generally known at the time of planning and designing, so it can be used to some extent at work, but it is an unstable evaluation item for traffic demand where congestion is dispersed on all floors. Become. Therefore, in order to obtain a stable result, the average waiting time of the long waiting customers of 5% or more from the top in the simulation is evaluated.

As a simple configuration, the longest waiting time is required.
Insufficient transport capacity can also be determined. As another evaluation method, it is possible to judge the degree of congestion in the car and indirectly determine the lack of transportation capacity, but correct evaluation data that contains improved software to eliminate congestion in the car is included. Some cases do not appear.

On the other hand, the use condition learning function which is a part of the use information / use condition detection program P01 based on the load data in the upper and lower cars in the car status table T01 is used to determine the actual degree of incorporation into the car. By carrying out measurement learning of the congestion distribution for each time zone, floor zone, and direction, and performing boarding control during simulation based on the learning, accurate simulation results that are more realistic can be obtained.

That is, in the conventional simulation, the uniform 8
It was calculated as 0% passing through the hall and arriving at 109% of the capacity or reaching the capacity when arriving. However, with the improved evaluation method, instead of directly evaluating the congestion degree in the upper and lower cars, the inside and When traffic is congested, the situation where passengers forgo boarding is reproduced by incorporating fuzzy control into the simulation calculation. It is determined based on the questionnaire results and the congestion sensation data obtained by observation or automatic measurement for each time period. For example, when going to work, the congestion in the car is 60% to 70% and the number of passengers is naturally restricted, waiting for the arrival of the next double deck elevator.
In most cases, 0% to 55% or more, most passengers feel congested and wait for boarding, and in many cases, perform hall call operation to call the next double deck elevator again. This is reflected to improve accuracy. On the other hand, at lunch time 7
70% to 80%, since users know empirically that congestion in the elevator car will not be resolved for 30 minutes
Until then, the actual situation of getting into the vehicle is measured, learned, and used to calculate the number of people boarding.

As a result, the waiting time increases due to the passengers who have refused to board the vehicle, and can be comprehensively evaluated by evaluating the average waiting time and the shape of the waiting time distribution.

There is also a method in which, when the transportation capacity is emphasized when selecting the operation control method, the evaluation is performed with emphasis on the average waiting time of 5% or more long waiting time.

When importance is placed on the waiting time at the landing, various SDD operation control methods are selected with an average waiting time.

When the transfer time is to be emphasized, the SD operation in which the service completion time is emphasized is selected. Furthermore, in the DD operation, in addition to the basic first DD operation, the divided express type of the second DD operation and the congested floor of the third DD operation are of the divided express type. A program that implements a DD operation function that enables all floors to be serviced with skip sharing, which is shared by the car, is installed, and the operation type is selected according to the use situation and used for actual operation.

Next, the operation control method selection program P03
Will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In step 101, data of a target block is read out from the measured traffic demand, which is a part of the traffic information / usage status accumulation table T04, and is set as a traffic condition. Here, data that records traffic demand such as the number of people getting on and off each floor learned for each simulation target time or traffic demand mode is read and used as basic traffic demand input data for GA simulation for selecting and evaluating an operation method. In step 102, the maximum speed and the maximum number of passengers measured for each unit, the number of floors of the target building, the number of double-deck elevators from the same operation control method registration table T04,
It reads conditions necessary for simulations such as various building specifications such as speed and capacity, and double deck elevator specifications. In step 103, the customer request data table T0
3, a second loop number N2 corresponding to the operation method selection condition and the number N2 of types of operation control method plans to be evaluated is set. In step 104, a DD (SD, SDD) operation control method is drafted. Specifically, for each traffic demand in the traffic information / usage status accumulation table T04 targeted in each second loop, the control target or the evaluation method reflecting the characteristics of the traffic demand and the customer's intention in the customer demand data table T03. Based on the knowledge processing, the relation table between the input conditions, the floor distinction control request, and the calculated value of the number of users per floor, the dependent parameters and services that determine the operation control method classification number and its detailed specifications An operation control method proposed by a data aggregate such as floor data is drafted. Next, in step 105, based on the read traffic demand data, passenger data having a predetermined distribution is created using random numbers. Steps 107 to 110 are loop processing relating to the number of repetitions N1 of the first loop set as the simulation condition. In step 106, processing conditions such as the number of loops N1 in the first loop are set, and in step 107, the operation control method plan specified in the second loop for the created passenger data that changes with the number of processings in the first loop is simulated. , And a process for obtaining a result serving as an evaluation factor necessary for obtaining an average waiting time, a maximum waiting person number, and the like by statistical processing. Simulation results are sequentially stored. The first loop number N1 of the simulation can be arbitrarily set in consideration of the required statistical accuracy, the processing capability of the control device, and the calculation performance of the computer used. As an example, there are 5 times corresponding to Monday to Friday, 20 times corresponding to January, and the like. In step 108, the end condition of the first loop is checked. If not completed, in step 109, the passenger data is changed by changing the random number sequence and re-creating the passenger data.
At 10, the counter value is updated. Note that the change of the passenger data in step 109 is a case where the total traffic demand is slightly increased or decreased within a predetermined range, and a case where the change is based on the measurement result of the traffic demand mode under analysis or the actual traffic demand change or variation. There is. When the processing of the first loop of Step 108 is completed, the process proceeds to Step 111, and Step 1
For each operation control method plan accumulated in the process 07, the simulation result for each loop number N1 is statistically processed and stored in the corresponding evaluation element table. Next, step 112
Then, it is determined whether the second loop processing has been completed. If not, the count value is updated in step 115 and the processing from step 104 is repeated. When it is determined that all the statistical processing data of the operation control method plan by the second loop processing is completed, the process proceeds to step 113, and the operation control method plan obtained as a result of the processing of the second loop number N2 is described in the customer request table T03. , Comprehensively evaluates the evaluation element results for each of the N2 case operation control methods, and selects an operation control method that is optimal for the traffic demand and customer request. In step 114, the operation control method selected as the optimal operation control method is registered in the operation control method registration table T06. In particular,
In the operation control method registration table T06, a division number of the operation control method, dependent parameters for determining detailed specifications thereof, service floor data, and the like are registered.

Here, since the simulator function section is complicated, the entire operation method selection program P03 is not incorporated in the product, and the learning table containing the conditions and the use status of the operation control method of the double deck elevator is stored in the learning table. It is also possible to adopt a system configuration in which a work station or a personal computer installed on the maintenance side takes in a line or an IC card for maintenance and uses a personal computer to store the result in the operation control method registration table T06. In this case, the configuration of the control device may not be exactly the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1. However, if the present invention is realized based on the above basic concept, the configuration of the system configuration may be changed. It is obvious that the present invention is included in the present invention.

Next, an operation control method command program P07
Will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step S201, it is determined from the schedule data table T02 whether there is a change for forcibly instructing a specific operation control method. If there is an instruction, the process proceeds to step S207 and the operation control method instruction table T09 is used as it is. To be stored. If not, in step S202, the traffic demand determination program P04 based on the data in the traffic information / use status accumulation table T04.
It is determined whether or not there is a change command in the operation control method by the determination of, and if there is no change command, the process ends as it is.
When there is a change command, in step 203, the operation control method registered as the operation control method suitable for the time element and the traffic demand at that time is read from the operation control method registration table T06. Next, in step 204, the data of the machine status table T01 at that time is read. In step 205, the operation control method data in the operation control method registration table T06 and the current data in the machine status table T01 are simulated to determine which is better, selected, corrected, and executed if necessary. Create operation control method data to be used. Further, in step 206, when the newly selected operation control method is executed, the extent to which the transportation capacity is improved is compared by simulation, and the transportation capacity is set to a predetermined value (10
%) Is determined. When the transport capacity is equal to or more than the predetermined value, in step 207,
The newly selected operation control method is stored in the operation control method command table T09. Operation control method command table T09
In addition to operation modes such as normal operation, forced express operation, guidance control express operation, skip operation multi-operation control method,
Data of restriction on hall call registration, selection of a hall call allocation method, restriction on registration of vertical car calls, specification of control of door opening / closing control time, restriction on double deck elevator car control such as opening button cut, etc., are input. Further, of these data, data directly necessary for the car control is input to the elevator control data table T08.

Next, the processing procedure of the guidance method selection program P05 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in S301, the data of the operation control method command table T09 is read, and
In 2, it is determined whether there is a change in the operation control method. If there is no change in the operation control method, step 308
Proceed to. If there is a change, at step 303
The guidance data for providing guidance by the guidance method according to the specification of the changed operation control method is selected. Next, step 3
At 04, it is determined whether the selected guidance data is the same as the guidance data of the same operation control method of the previous time, and if it is different, the process proceeds to step 305, and if the same, the process proceeds to step 306. . In the guidance mode,
There are traffic control operation and normal guidance mode, but it is only necessary to provide guidance according to the state of the double deck elevator at that time, so it is not particularly necessary to leave a history of the guidance mode. Further, the data may be configured not to include the display date but to provide a table for each day such as a day of the week, a weekday, or a holiday. In step 305, the guidance data in the guidance method command table T10 is corrected so as to perform appealing guidance, and the flow advances to step 308. In step 306, it is determined whether a predetermined time required for voice guidance has elapsed. If not, the process directly proceeds to step 308. If it has elapsed, if the appeal guidance has been performed, the appeal guidance is released. The guidance method command table T10 is changed as described above, and the process proceeds to step 308. In step 308, after performing these processes, the machine status table T01 is read online, and in step 309, the machine status table T01 is read.
The guidance data including the data of No. 01 is created and entered in the guidance method command table T10. The display and voice are changed according to the created guidance data.

Next, the unit control devices X02-A to X02-
The processing procedure in D will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The car control devices X02-A to X02-D start resetting in step 401 by turning on the power, and perform initial processing in step 402. Thereafter, in step 403, a vertical car call registration processing, and a vertical car in step 404. An operation status display process is performed, and in steps 405 and 406, guidance data relating to display and voice received from the group management control device X01 is transmitted to the guidance device X03 on each floor using the bus-type network transmission lines L02-A to L02. -A1 to X03-An, X03-B1 to X03
-Bn, X03-C1 to X03-Cn, X03-D1
X03-Dn and voice guidance devices X04-A1 to X0 of each floor
4-An, X04-B1 to X04-Bn, X04-C1
To X04-Cn and X04-D1 to X04-Dn. In step 408, it is determined whether an abnormality has occurred in the group management control device X01 or whether the double deck elevator is independently installed, and YES
In the case of, a predetermined DD (SD, SDD) operation method is selected, and in step 410, predetermined hall call registration control and hall call upper / lower car assignment control are performed. Step 4
If it is determined NO in step 08, step 411
In step 412, control is performed to receive data such as hall calls, operation control methods (numbers), and service floors.
Then, control is performed to transmit data such as the car position, the car speed, the upper and lower car calls, the upper and lower car door positions, the upper and lower car loads and the number of people to the group management control device X01.

Next, an example of an operation mode of the double deck elevator according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of a change in the operation mode due to a change in traffic flow in a building having a ground floor of the first to fourteenth floors of a double deck elevator having the first to fourth units.

In the figure, DF1 to DF7 indicate the stopping positions of the double deck elevator at the upper and lower car floors on each floor. Units 1 and 2 are for low-rise, units 3 and 4
The unit shows a state where it is used for a high-rise building.

The operation mode Y01 on the left side of the figure represents a second DD operation mode with respect to a first DD operation mode to be described later. The double deck elevators of the first and second low-rise units are: Service is provided between the odd-numbered floors from the 1st floor to the 8th floor and between the even-numbered floors. The double-deck elevators for the third and fourth high-rise units are located between the 1st floor and the odd-numbered floors from the 9th to 14th floors. And between even floors. Also, the double deck elevators of the third and fourth high-rise units respond only to hall calls from the 7th or 8th floor, but cannot respond to hall calls or car calls from other floors. Indicates the state.

The operation mode Y02 on the right side of the figure represents the third DD operation mode. The first and second double deck elevators for low-rise units are odd-numbered floors from the first floor to the sixth floor. Service between each other and between even floors. The double deck elevators for the high-rise units 3 and 4 serve the odd and even floors from the 1st and 7th floors to the 14th floor. . In addition, the double deck elevators of Units 1 and 2 for low-rise units can only respond to hall calls from the 7th or 8th floor, but can respond to hall calls or car calls from other floors. This indicates a state that cannot be performed.

As shown in the figure, the operation mode is changed from the second DD operation mode Y01 to the third DD operation mode Y02 due to a change in traffic flow, and the third DD operation mode Y02 is This indicates that the degree of service to lower floors is relatively higher than in the second DD operation mode Y01.

FIG. 6 (b) shows the guide devices X03-A1 to D1 which change in accordance with each operation mode on the first floor of the fourth unit.
It is a figure which shows an example of a display of the voice guidance apparatus X04-A1-D1.

In the same figure, the display example at the top is the display state X03-D of the guidance device in the first DD operation mode in normal times.
1-1, LP12-A indicates that the hall call in the UP direction has been registered in the fourth machine, and the waiting time is indicated by the occupied areas of the lamps of different colors.
LP11-B indicates the current car position of the fourth car, LP11-C indicates the traveling direction of the car of the fourth car, and
The upward flow is displayed at a speed corresponding to the P traveling speed to some extent. LP11-D indicates the open / close state of the upper and lower doors on the other floor of Unit 4. By displaying the open / closed state of the upper and lower doors in this manner, if one of the cars is open in the DD operation or the SDD operation, the door opening display or the getting on / off operation is performed on a guide device at a platform other than the floor where the door is open. By displaying the inside movie, the current state of the double deck elevator to which the hall call is assigned is displayed in normal times, guiding passengers to the assigned double deck elevator, and waiting for information by information disclosure. Prevents irritation.

The display example in the middle is the display state X03-D1 of the guidance device in the second DD operation mode during peak times such as commuting.
-2, which corresponds to the second DD operation mode Y01 in FIG. This display indicates that DD operation of the service floor division is performed and services are provided from the ninth floor to the thirteenth floor.

The second DD operation mode is a first DD operation in which the upper and lower cars are respectively skipped to odd and even floors.
The transportation capacity is higher than the operation mode.

The lower display example shows the display state X03-D1 of the guidance device in the third DD operation mode at the peak time such as lunch.
-3, which corresponds to the third DD operation mode Y02 in FIG. This display indicates that the DD operation of the service floor division is performed and the service is provided from the seventh floor to the thirteenth floor. Here, the second DD operation mode Y01
In order to alert the user of the change floor as shown in the display form LP11-BA for a predetermined period of time to notify that the change has been made to the third DD operation form Y02 from
The displayed numbers are displayed in white or the background portion of the displayed numbers is made to blink, and furthermore, by the voice guidance device X04-D1,
Display such as "The service floor has been changed. If you are going to the 7th floor, please get on the high floor."

As described above, during the divided express operation of the second and third DD operations, information on the destination floor of the upper or lower car to be serviced to the hall of each car is guided. There is a need.

Also, during the divided express operation period, the building is selectively adopted at the time of commuting or lunch in a building having a particularly large number of users or a building having a particularly high utilization time concentration rate.

Also, as shown in these figures, when performing a divided express operation on the service floor of the DD operation mode Y01 at the time of commuting, the passenger is informed of the current floor allocation status of the double deck elevator. Since it is necessary to efficiently guide the waiting customers, the display form X0 is more than the normal display.
The information display of the service floor of the No. 4 unit is notified to the passenger preferentially by the display of the guidance mode as shown in 3-D1-2.
The data in the operation control method command table T09 in FIG. 1 is changed from the state in which the control is performed in the DD operation mode Y01 to the cause due to a long-term change such as tenant movement or a short-term change in traffic demand due to the use of a staggered dining room. If the service floor is changed as in the DD operation mode Y02, the display mode X is displayed to notify the passenger of the change.
Appeal display is performed to change the display content according to the actual situation as in 03-D1-3. Also in the voice guidance, passengers are informed of the change from the second DD operation mode to the third DD operation mode, and the occurrence of erroneous boarding due to a service floor change is prevented. However, after the corresponding car has been serviced, the display is returned to the normal display, and the trouble of voice guidance and blinking display is avoided.

At the time of commuting, it is preferable to give a display or voice guidance to the fourth floor that does not provide service to the B1 floor on the floor where other units cannot provide service, informing that "DD operation is in progress". Alternatively, the entry prohibition mark may be simply displayed, or the entry prohibition mark, the scheduled time zone of entry prohibition, and the reason of entry prohibition may be displayed, and the use may be promoted by shifting the stairs or time.

Also, during the divided express operation at the time of the second DD operation, when the passengers on the third to sixth floors go to the ninth to fourteenth floors, they take one of the first and second floors and ride on the first, second or seventh floor. , On the 8th floor,
You need to transfer to Unit 4.

As other operation modes, there are variations in lunch and start-up hours, and there is a shift between floors at the time of commuting or lunch at a building with a staggered work, so that the destination floor is changed to "9- Display and control limited to "13 lines", and when registering and answering a hall call in the UP direction on the 3rd to 6th floors, 3
It is also possible to adopt a fourth DD operation mode in which the car call registration response is valid up to the No. 4 or all cars and to the end floor in the destination direction. At this time, the number of cars responding to the descending hall call is limited as shown in FIG. 6, but the passengers who boarded from the general floor are controlled to be able to register a car call on an arbitrary floor to which they can go. If such a DD operation is selected, passengers rarely concentrate on the floors connected to the lobby floor and the dining room, for example, on floors other than the first and second floors, even during times of congestion.
When a hall call is assigned, the same service status display as in the normal display mode X03-D1-1 can be performed during DD operation.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the simulation calculation for performing the simulation calculation of the operation state of the double-deck elevator a plurality of times with substantially the same traffic demand is executed for each of the plurality of operation control methods, and the simulation is performed a plurality of times. The calculation result is evaluated by statistical processing to select an optimal operation control method, and thereafter, a two-stage configuration in which a simulation for parameter adjustment in the selected operation control method is performed. In addition, when it is determined that it is used for unknown traffic demand or unlearned traffic demand, or in the case of a double deck elevator control device that is not equipped with sufficient learning function, the number of hall calls and the number of elevator cars Since it is configured to select which operation control method should be selected from the above, the operation control device of the double deck elevator can be reliably provided. In addition, a control device with an inexpensive operation control method automatic selection function can be provided as needed.

The method of creating substantially the same traffic demand in creating the passenger data is such that the number of passengers on and off each floor at the simulation target time is stochastically equal.
Create passenger arrival data using different random number sequences.
Here, the substantially identical traffic demand is the arrival data of the passenger based on the traffic demand obtained by slightly increasing or decreasing the total traffic demand in the simulation target time within a predetermined range.

As another method for creating traffic demands for passenger data which is substantially the same, a simulation is performed a plurality of times under the condition that the magnitude of traffic demand is changed according to the actual use situation. Choice is possible.

At this time, it is equivalent to create passenger data to extend the simulation time several times while keeping the traffic demand per unit time constant, which is equivalent in a steady state, but when a traffic flow changes or when a double deck elevator is used. If the operation is uneven, it is desirable to repeat the simulation a plurality of times because the original result cannot be obtained by extending the time.

[0080]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation control method optimal for each building can be achieved by dividing the divided floor zones and the number of the double-deck elevators for the divided express operation at the time of congestion such as when going to work or lunch. Can be set automatically,
The reliable passenger transfer and DD operation control method and the split express operation can function effectively,
The transport capacity of the double deck elevator can be greatly improved.

When the operation control method of the double-deck elevator changes due to a change in the traffic flow, the guide device alerts the passenger to the change by color or blinking display, or uses the voice guidance or the like to provide the DD to the passenger. It is possible to clearly notify that the operation control method has been changed and to minimize the duration of the change of guidance to the minimum necessary, so that it is possible to prevent customer complaints without damaging the building landscape. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a control device for a double deck elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an operation control method selection program P03 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an operation control method command program P07 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a guidance method selection program P according to the present embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of 05.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a unit control device X02-A according to the present embodiment.
It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure in X02-D.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation mode of a double deck elevator according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

X01 group management control device X02-A to X02-D Unit control device X03-A1 to X03-An, X03-B1 to X03-
Bn, X03-C1 to X03-Cn, X03-D1 to X
03-Dn guide device X04-A1 to X04-An, X04-B1 to X04-
Bn, X04-C1 to X04-Cn, X04-D1 to X
04-Dn Voice guidance device X05-1 to X05-n Hall call registration device P01 Usage information / usage condition detection program P02 Hall call registration program P03 Operation control method selection program P04 Traffic demand judgment program P05 Guidance method selection program P06 Hall call allocation Program P07 Operation control method command program P08 Group / unit transmission program T01 Unit status table T02 Schedule data table T03 Customer request data table T04 Traffic information and usage status accumulation table T05 Hall call registration table T06 Operation control method registration table T07 Hall call assignment Table T08 Double deck elevator control data table T09 Operation control method command table T10 Guidance method command table

Claims (4)

[Claims] An operation control device for a double-deck elevator installed alone or in parallel with a plurality of vehicles, wherein one or more of the plurality of operation control methods are proposed according to a plurality of traffic demand conditions created for each target traffic demand. An operation control method calculating means for acquiring a plurality of operation control methods for each traffic demand by simulation simulations, an operation control method selecting means for selecting one of the acquired operation control methods, Operation control means for controlling the operation of the double deck elevator in accordance with the selected operation control method. 2. An operation control device for a double-deck elevator installed alone or in parallel with a plurality of vehicles, wherein one or more of the plurality of operation control methods are proposed according to a plurality of traffic demand conditions created for each target traffic demand. Operation control method calculating means for acquiring a plurality of operation control methods for each traffic demand by simulation simulations, and an operation control method for selecting one operation control method from the acquired plurality of operation control methods by simulation A double-deck elevator control device, comprising: selecting means; and operation control means for controlling the operation of the double-deck elevator according to the selected operation control method. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein
In the claim, in the operation control method calculating means, an evaluation condition for selecting an optimum operation control method from the plurality of operation control method plans is a transportation capacity per unit time, an average round trip time, an average standard floor departure interval. , Average waiting time, average service completion time, or maximum waiting number, and at least one of an average value, a maximum value, and a minimum value of a plurality of calculation results performed for each operation control method. Operation control device for a double deck elevator. 4. The monitoring panel, hall, and upper and lower car according to claim 1, wherein guidance of the operation control method or operation control function guidance to the user is visually or audioly displayed according to the selected operation control method. An operation control device for a double-deck elevator, characterized by comprising a guide means for guiding a vehicle.