JP6417292B2 - Group management elevator equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a group management elevator apparatus that performs group management control of a plurality of units.

  In the group management elevator device, the optimal number of units from the multiple units is assigned to the hall call by the group management control device, and the elevator car of the assigned elevator is dispatched to the floor where the hall call is created. Is done. The group management control device has a function of predicting traffic demand in order to assign an optimal number of machines under the building usage conditions that change from moment to moment. Conventional techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are known as techniques for predicting elevator traffic demand.

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the number of people getting on and off each floor is calculated for each predetermined period, and the number of people on each floor is calculated from the calculated number of people getting on and off. Furthermore, for each floor, the number of waiting passengers at the landing is determined by the rise and fall from the number of passengers getting on and off for a predetermined period from the time of predicting the number of waiting passengers and the number of visitors at the time of predicting the number of waiting passengers. Predict.

  In the technique described in Patent Document 2, personal boarding / exiting data relating to personal boarding / exiting is generated based on a personal ID (identification) acquired by personal authentication and a personal attribute associated with the personal ID, and the generated personal boarding / exiting Based on the data, the time spent on each floor of the individual is detected. Furthermore, the use probability that an individual uses the elevator is obtained from the personal boarding / alighting data and the staying time, and the number of waiting passengers in each floor is predicted from the use probability of all elevator users according to the rise and fall of the elevator.

JP 2005-335893 A JP 2010-6613 A

  However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the stay time of each individual is recorded by sensors installed at each important point in the building and the number of waiting passengers is predicted. If this happens, it will be used as incorrect data. In addition, when the usage situation is recorded at the time, sudden changes such as a rainy day or a train delay cannot be dealt with.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a group management elevator apparatus that is group-controlled under group traffic control information with high reliability.

In order to solve the above problems, a group management elevator apparatus according to the present invention is based on traffic demand prediction information indicating a plurality of elevators and future traffic demands, from the plurality of elevators to an elevator user, A group management control device for assigning units to be assigned to the boarding floor, and traffic demand prediction information is created based on the behavior pattern of the elevator user, and the usage information and the elevator regarding the usage status of the elevator user Based on the operation information at the time of use by the user, the behavior pattern learning information indicating the behavior pattern of the elevator user is created and updated, and the behavior pattern learning unit for storing the behavior pattern learning information is installed on the boarding floor. Behavior pattern learning according to detection signals from multiple building building detection devices that detect elevator users The behavior pattern determination unit that extracts the behavior pattern learning information of the elevator user, the behavior pattern learning information extracted by the behavior pattern determination unit, and the traffic demand prediction information based on the captured behavior pattern learning information A traffic demand prediction unit that creates and transmits to the group management control device, and the behavior pattern determination unit tracks and tracks the behavior of the elevator user based on detection signals from a plurality of building building detection devices. The elevator user's behavior is compared with the extracted behavior pattern learning information, and based on the comparison result, it is determined whether the elevator user is a scheduled rider, a confirmed rider, or a deviant behavior person. When it is determined that the person is a person who plans to board or confirms boarding, the traffic demand forecasting unit sends traffic demand forecast information to the group management control device. If the elevator user is determined to be a departure actors, behavior pattern determination unit to keep track of the elevator user.

  According to the present invention, since the traffic demand prediction information is created based on the behavior pattern of the elevator user, the reliability of the traffic demand prediction information can be improved.

  Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will become apparent from the following description of embodiments.

It is a block block diagram which shows the principal part of the group management elevator apparatus which is one Example of this invention. It is a top view of the vicinity of a landing showing an installation example of a building hall detection device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the user's action pattern table stored in an action pattern learning part. It is a bar graph which shows the number of landing waiting customers included in the action pattern learning information taken into a traffic demand prediction part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the number of passenger waiting information according to destination floor. It is a flowchart which shows the basic process in a group management elevator apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the future traffic demand prediction process in the traffic demand prediction part shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the same reference numerals indicate the same constituent elements or constituent elements having similar functions.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a group management elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The group management elevator apparatus of the present embodiment is installed in a building such as an office building.

  The group management elevator apparatus is owned by a plurality of elevator units 1A to 1N, unit control units 2A to 2N for controlling each unit 1A to 1N, and an elevator user (hereinafter simply referred to as "user"). A plurality of in-building detection devices 3A to 3N for detecting the position of the user from the personal identification information medium such as an ID tag, an informing device 4 for informing the user of the boarding machine information, and the in-building detection device 3A to Related to the usage status prediction device 5 that creates information used for traffic demand prediction in the near future using the behavior patterns for each user collected using 3N, the usage status prediction device 5 and the machine control devices 2A to 2N And a group management control device 6 that takes in various signals and performs group management control of each of the cars 1A to 1N.

The usage status prediction device 5 includes a personal detection unit 7 that takes in detection signals from the building building detection devices 3A to 3N to identify users, and a user information management unit that manages usage information such as destination floors of all users. 8 and usage information a from the user information management unit 8 and current operation information b from the group management control device 6 are used to create user information c (see information in the behavior pattern table in FIG. 3). User information creation unit 9 and behavior information that creates and updates average behavior pattern learning information d for each user using user information c from user information creation unit 9 and stores behavior pattern learning information d The user signal e from the pattern learning unit 10 and the building in-house detection devices 3A to 3N is received via the individual detection unit 7 and the user information management unit 8, and from the behavior pattern learning unit 10 to the user signal e. Corresponding use Demand pattern prediction unit 11 that extracts and outputs the past behavior pattern learning information d and the behavior pattern learning information d fetched from the behavior pattern determination unit 11 to predict future traffic demand And a traffic demand prediction unit 12 that creates information g.

  In addition, the group management control device 6 includes a user detection unit 14 that detects boarding confirmation information of a user who has confirmed use of an elevator included in the user signal f received from the behavior pattern determination unit 11, and a traffic demand prediction. A control parameter selection unit 15 that creates a control parameter from the traffic demand prediction information g from the unit 12, a boarding confirmation information from the user detection unit 14, and a control parameter from the control parameter selection unit 15, select an optimal boarding number. It has the boarding machine selection part 16 to select, and the operation information determination part 17 which determines the operation information of each number machine. With such a configuration, the group management control device 6 allocates a car from the machines 1A to 1N to the platform on the user's boarding floor, based on the traffic demand prediction information g indicating the future traffic demand. Select and assign.

  Note that the usage status prediction device 5 and the group management control device 6 include an arithmetic processing device (not shown) such as a microcomputer, and the arithmetic processing device functions as each unit (7 to 16) by reading and executing a predetermined program. To do. Note that there may be a plurality of arithmetic processing units or a single arithmetic processing unit.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view in the vicinity of a landing on the lobby floor showing an installation example of the building building detection devices 3A to 3N described above.

  The lobby floor, which is the user's boarding floor, is provided with building entrances 18, 19, and 20 leading to the elevator entrance and exit, and the user reaches each entrance of the building at each entrance 18-20. The building in-house detection devices 3A to 3C for detecting the personal identification information by reading this from the personal identification information medium possessed by each user are distributed. A building building detection device 3D having the same configuration is arranged at a landing where a user entering from each of the entrances 18 to 20 passes before going to the entrance / exit. In front of the building building detection device 3D at the boarding place, building building detection devices 3E and 3F having the same configuration are arranged for reception. Moreover, the alerting | reporting apparatus 4 which notifies an assigned machine information to a user is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of building building detection apparatus 3D.

  In addition, a convenience store 21, a vending machine corner 22, a restroom 23, a smoking area 24, and the like are installed in front of the building interior detection devices 3E and 3F, and have the same configuration so as to detect each user using each. Building building detection devices 3G, 3H, 3I, and 3J are arranged, respectively. Also, building building detection devices 3K, 3L, and 3M having the same configuration are arranged in the elevator cars of the elevators 1A to 1N, respectively, and the building building detection device having the same configuration is also provided on the staircase 25 provided near the elevator. 3N is arranged.

  In this embodiment, a radio ID tag such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is used as a personal identification information medium. When the ID tag communicates with the building building detection apparatus wirelessly, personal information recorded in the ID tag is read, or the position of the user who owns the ID tag is detected.

The building building detection devices 3A to 3N allow a user to carry a personal identification medium such as a wireless ID tag by an authentication unit that detects a biometric feature such as face authentication based on the camera image of the user. Alternatively, the user may be detected without consciously approaching the building interior detection devices 3A to 3N.

  Next, processing contents executed in the main part of the group management elevator apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

Building building detection devices 3A to 3N detect users who are building visitors. When each building building detection device 3A to 3N detects a user, the individual detection unit 7 identifies the user. It is taken into the user information management unit 8. User information creating unit 9, and usage information a from the user information management unit 8 creates a user information c from the operation information b obtained through the operation information determination unit 17 of the group management control device 6 Yes. The behavior pattern learning unit 10 updates the behavior pattern learning information d for each user by using the user information c acquired every day from the user information creation unit 9. This behavior pattern learning information d is stored in a behavior pattern table as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a behavior pattern table of the user 26 (FIG. 2) stored in the behavior pattern learning unit 10.

  The behavior pattern table of FIG. 3 includes, as stored information, device numbers 27 of building building detection devices 3A to 3N in which the user 26 is detected, and building building detections in which the user 26 is detected following the device number 27. The device number 28 of the devices 3A to 3N and the action pattern in which the user 26 moves so as to be detected by the device detection device of the device number 28 from the device detection device of the device number 27 within 3 minutes. An arrival rate 29 indicating the probability detected by the building building detection device 3D, an average arrival time 30 to the platform for each behavior pattern, an elevator boarding probability 31 for each behavior pattern, and an average number of waiting passengers 32 for each behavior pattern And an average waiting time 33 for each behavior pattern, an occurrence frequency 34 for each behavior pattern, and the like.

  In the general movement route of the user 26, the user first enters the building entrance 19 and is detected by the building building detection device 3B, and then detected by the building building detection device 3D at the landing via the building building detection device 3E. Thus, the occurrence frequency 34 of the action pattern taking the main movement route is high. In particular, in the case of an action pattern detected by the building building detection device 3E for the first time after being detected by the building building detection device 3B (3B → 3E), the arrival rate 29 reaching the landing within 3 minutes is “100%”. The average arrival time 30 is “30 seconds”, and the elevator boarding probability is “90%”. In the same behavior pattern, the average number of waiting customers 32 is “40”, and the average waiting time is “30 seconds”.

  On the other hand, although the occurrence frequency 34 is low, when it is detected by the building in-house detection device 3B and then detected by the building in-house detection device 3G (3B → 3G), it arrives within 3 minutes. The rate 29 is “0%”, the average arrival time 30 is “5 minutes”, and the elevator boarding probability is “60%”.

  In this way, an action pattern table is created for each user for all users, and stored in the action pattern learning unit 10 as action pattern learning information d. The behavior pattern learning unit 10 takes in the user information c collected every day and averages and corrects the items 27 to 34 of the behavior pattern learning information d. Although not shown in FIG. 3, the behavior pattern learning information d is related to the landing floor, the destination floor, the arrival time at the landing, the time transition information related to the average landing waiting number 32, and the average landing waiting number 32. The destination floor information to be stored is stored.

  FIG. 4 is a bar graph showing the number of landing waiting customers included in the behavior pattern learning information d captured in the traffic demand prediction unit 12.

  When a certain user is detected by the building interior detection devices 3 </ b> A to 3 </ b> N and the detection signal is taken into the usage state prediction device 5, the behavior pattern determination unit 11 stores the past of the user stored by the behavior pattern learning unit 10. Behavior pattern learning information d is extracted from the behavior pattern learning unit 10, and information indicating the number of average landing waiters as time passes as shown in FIG. Take out. In FIG. 4, the landing waiting number pattern is shown as a bar graph for easy understanding, but is actually composed of numerical data.

  As described above, when the behavior pattern determination unit 11 receives the user signal e that is an initial detection signal, the behavior pattern learning unit 10 extracts the behavior pattern learning information stored in the behavior pattern learning unit 10, so that the final stage in the user's behavior pattern Information, that is, the number of waiting passengers at the landing when the building detection device 3D detects the user, without waiting until the building waiting detection device 3D detects the number of waiting passengers when the user is detected, the destination floor Every demand can be predicted.

  In the landing waiting person pattern of FIG. 4, the vertical axis indicates the number of waiting passengers at the landing, and the horizontal axis indicates time, indicating the passage of time and the number of waiting passengers on the lobby floor. Such a waiting hall pattern is created based on the user behavior pattern table corresponding to the user signal e, but the arrival time of other users is included in the time range of the waiting hall pattern. If this is the case, it actually includes a part of the waiting area pattern based on the behavior patterns of other users. 4 can be used as prediction information of near future traffic demand and destination floor demand, that is, traffic demand prediction information g while ensuring prediction accuracy.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the number of waiting passengers by destination floor information.

  FIG. 5 shows the number of waiting passengers shown in FIG. 4 for each destination floor, where the vertical axis indicates the destination floor and the horizontal axis indicates time. For example, the bar graph data 35 shown in FIG. 4 indicates that users (three people) whose destination floor is the second floor are detected as the number of waiting passengers.

  The data in FIG. 5 is included in the behavior pattern learning information d transmitted from the behavior pattern determination unit 11 to the traffic demand prediction unit 12 and is shown for easy explanation. As described above, the behavior pattern learning information d includes the landing floor information, the destination floor information, the landing average arrival time 30 corresponding to the behavior pattern, the time transition information corresponding to the average landing waiting number 32, and the average landing waiting number 32. Each destination floor information corresponding to is stored.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing basic processing in the group management elevator apparatus of the present embodiment.

  When the processing flow starts, it is first determined whether the building interior detection devices 3A to 3N have detected entry of the user into the building (step S1). Here, when it is not determined that the user has entered the building (step S1, NO), the building interior detection devices 3A to 3N continue monitoring, and the determination process of step S1 is repeatedly executed.

  When the user 26 enters from the entrance 19 shown in FIG. 2 and the building interior detection apparatus 3B detects the building 26 of the user 26 (step S1, YES), the behavior pattern determination unit 11 determines that the user 26 who entered the building 26 Is started (step S2). Next, it is determined whether the elapsed time from the start of tracking is within a preset tracking permission time (step S3). Since it is usually within the tracking permission time (step S3, YES), it is next determined whether or not the user 26 being tracked is detected in the building building detection device other than the building building detection device 3B (step S3). S4). If it is not determined in step S4 that the user 26 has been detected (NO in step S4), use of a convenience store or other equipment (21 to 24 in FIG. 2), that is, a deviating behavior different from the normal behavior pattern occurs. Therefore, the process returns to step S3 to continue tracking.

  If it is not determined in step S3 that the time is within the tracking permission time (step S3, NO), the tracking is terminated (step S15), and the process is terminated.

  When the user 26 is detected within the tracking permission time (step S4, YES), the behavior pattern determination unit 11 uses the behavior pattern learning information d extracted from the behavior pattern learning unit 10 in the behavior pattern table of the user 26. It is determined whether or not the movement is between the stored building building detection devices (step S5). Here, if the movement is to the building building detection device that is not stored in the behavior pattern table, it is an exceptional deviating behavior of the user 26. Therefore, the step is performed without referring to the past behavior pattern learning information. Return to S3 and continue tracking.

  If it is determined in step S5 that the movement is between the building building detection devices stored in the behavior pattern table of the user 26 (step S5, YES), then the landing arrival rate within 3 minutes is a predetermined value. Whether or not the above is determined (step S6), and further, it is determined whether the elevator boarding probability is equal to or higher than a predetermined value (step S7).

  In the case of a normal travel route, the arrival rate within 3 minutes is not less than a predetermined value (step S6, YES), and the elevator boarding probability is not less than a predetermined value (step S7, YES). Then, it is determined whether or not it is a building hall detection device installed other than the landing, that is, before the landing (step S8). As a result, since the user 26 is normally detected by the building hall detection device 3E as shown in FIG. 2, it is determined in step S8 that it is a building hall detection device other than the landing (step S8, YES). The behavior pattern determination unit 11 uses the user 26 as a scheduled rider and transmits the landing arrival time necessary for call registration, landing floor information, destination floor information, and the like to the user detection unit 14 of the group management control device 6 ( Step S9).

  If the landing arrival rate within 3 minutes is not determined to be greater than or equal to a predetermined value in step S6 (step S6, NO), and if the boarding probability is not determined to be greater than or equal to the predetermined value in step S7 (step S7, NO ), It is regarded as a deviating action, and the process returns to step S3 to continue tracking.

  After executing step S9, the behavior pattern determination unit 11 obtains information including the number of waiting passengers by destination floor corresponding to the user 26, landing arrival time, waiting time, landing floor, destination floor, and the like from the behavior pattern learning unit 10. The traffic demand prediction unit 12 obtains the traffic demand prediction information g in the near future using these pieces of information as described in FIG. It transmits to the control parameter selection part 15 (step S12).

  Next, the behavior pattern determination unit 11 determines whether the user is a boarding confirmed person by determining whether the user 26 is detected by the building building detection device 3D at the landing shown in FIG. 2 (step S13). . When it is determined that the person is a boarding confirmed person (step S13, YES), the behavior pattern determination unit 11 transmits a user signal f to the user detection unit 14. In step S13, if the user 26 is not detected in the building building detection device 3D at the landing and is not determined to be a boarding confirmed person (NO in step S13), it is regarded as a deviating behavior, and the process returns to step S3 to continue tracking. At this time, if the tracking permission time is exceeded, since it is not determined within the tracking permission time in step S3 (step S3, NO), the tracking of the user 26 is ended and the processing is ended.

  If it is determined in step S13 that the person is a boarding confirmed person (step S13, YES), the behavior pattern determination unit 11 indicates that the user 26 has boarded the car of the passenger car, for example, a building installed in the car. Confirmation is made by detecting the user 26 by the in-house detection device 3K (step S14). When boarding is confirmed (step S14, YES), tracking of the user 26 is complete | finished (step S15), and a process is complete | finished. When boarding is not confirmed (step S14, NO), it is determined whether the boarding car departed (step S16). If it is determined that the boarding car has departed (step S16, YES), the tracking of the user 26 is terminated (step S15), and the process is terminated. If it is not determined that the boarding car has departed (step S16, NO), the determination in step S14 is executed again.

  In the above-described step S8, when it is not determined that the building building detection device is installed outside the landing (step S8, NO), that is, when the building building detection device 3D is installed at the landing, Although detected by the detection device 3E, after the user 26 enters the convenience store 21, expires the predetermined tracking permission time, is detected again by the building building detection device 3E, and then detected by the building building detection device 3D It is. In such a case, the vehicle 26 is guided to the user 26 from the notification device 4 (step S10). After execution of step S10, the user 26 is regarded as a boarding decision maker, and the landing arrival time, landing floor, destination floor information, etc. are transmitted to the user detection unit 14 of the group management control device 6 (step S11).

  Although illustration is omitted, on the group management control device 6 side, the user detection unit 14 confirms that the boarding confirmation information of the user 26 is included in the user signal f from the behavior pattern determination unit 11. When the control parameter selection unit 15 creates the control parameter from the traffic demand prediction information g from the traffic demand prediction unit 12, the boarding number selection unit 16 selects the optimum based on the boarding confirmation information and the control parameter. Select the boarding machine. The information (for example, the car number) of the selected boarding number is notified to the user 26 at a predetermined timing, for example, when the user 26 is detected by the building hall detection device 3D. .

  The control parameter selection unit 15 selects a control parameter used for the unit allocation control means such as an evaluation formula in accordance with the traffic demand prediction information g. The boarding car selection unit 16 evaluates each car using the selected control parameter, and assigns an optimal car according to the predicted traffic demand.

As described above, the group management elevator apparatus according to the present embodiment is used by using the usage information a in which the detection signals from the building interior detection apparatuses 3A to 3N are captured and the current operation information b from the group management control apparatus 6. user information and the user information generation unit 9 that creates the c, to create an average action pattern learning information d for each user by using the user information c from the user information generation unit 9, and a behavior pattern learned information d The behavior pattern learning unit 10 that updates the behavior of the user and the behavior of the user tracked using the detection signals from the building building detection devices 3A to 3N and the behavior pattern learning information d are compared to determine the departure behavior that is different from the normal time. And a behavior pattern determination unit 11 that extracts and outputs past behavior pattern learning information d of the corresponding user from the behavior pattern learning unit 10 when there is no deviant behavior, and a behavior pattern determination unit 11 It is provided and the traffic demand forecast unit that transmits et behavioral pattern learning information d future traffic demand forecast information g is close on the basis of the group management control device 6.

  In such a configuration, we first focus on the fact that the behavior pattern of individuals does not change much every day and is similar, so if there is a deviating behavior in any situation, the reliability of traffic demand prediction information will decrease. There is a possibility that. Therefore, when the behavior pattern of the user tracked by the detection signals of the building building detection devices 3A to 3N is different from the learned behavior pattern, the behavior pattern determination unit 11 regards the departure behavior as different from the normal behavior pattern. In this case, the tracking is continued without proceeding to the unit allocation process.

  When there are many specific deviant behaviors, the deviating behavior may be registered as a normal behavior pattern. Thereby, it can respond flexibly to the change of a user's action pattern.

  Since the traffic demand prediction unit 12 transmits the traffic demand prediction information g not including the information associated with the extracted deviating behavior to the group management control device 6, it can be used while accurately grasping the traffic demand in the near future. It is possible to select the machine with high accuracy by applying to allocation control. Thereby, waiting time is shortened, long waiting is suppressed, or the maximum number of waiting passengers is reduced.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a future traffic demand prediction process in the traffic demand prediction unit 12 shown in FIG.

  Although not shown, the traffic demand prediction unit 12 detects a traffic demand prediction table capable of storing the traffic demand prediction information g and whether or not the user who has taken the deviating behavior has occurred above a preset threshold value. When the departure occurrence rate detection unit and the departure occurrence rate detection unit do not detect that the occurrence of the user taking the departure behavior is equal to or greater than the threshold, the traffic demand prediction information g is stored in the traffic demand prediction table described above, Further, when it is detected that the occurrence of the user who takes the departure behavior is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the past traffic demand prediction information g stored in the traffic demand prediction table described above is extracted and group management control is performed. A selection extraction unit that transmits to the device 6.

  The group management control device 6 detects the above-described deviation occurrence rate based on the past number of boarding confirmed persons and the number of users who have deviated behavior according to the current traffic demand mode (commuting mode, quiet mode, etc.). Each threshold value is set in the section (step S17). Next, using the set threshold value, the departure rate detection unit of the traffic demand prediction unit 12 determines whether or not the number of persons who are scheduled to board and the person who has confirmed boarding is equal to or greater than the threshold value (step S18). When it is determined that the boarding schedule and the boarding confirmed person are equal to or greater than the threshold value (step S18, YES), the departure rate detection unit of the traffic demand prediction unit 12 determines whether the departure person is equal to or less than the threshold value (step S19). As a result, if the deviating person is equal to or less than the threshold (step S19, YES), it is further determined whether there is a person who plans to board (step S20). When it is determined that there is a boarder (step S20, YES), the traffic demand prediction unit 12 adds the boarder arrival time, the number of waiting passengers, and the waiting time of the boarder to the future traffic demand prediction table. (Step S21), then, the process of Step S22 is executed. When it is not determined that there is a person who plans to board (NO in step S19), the process of step S21 is not executed, and the process of step S22 is executed.

  In step S22, it is determined whether or not there is a boarding confirmed person, and if it is determined that there is a boarding confirmed person (step S22, YES), the selection extracting unit determines the boarding arrival time of the boarding person who is boarding, the number of boarding waiters, and the waiting time. Is added to the future traffic demand prediction table (step S23). If it is not determined in step S22 that there is a boarding confirmed person (step S22, NO), the process of step S23 is not executed, and the process of step S25 is executed next.

  In addition, when it is determined that the boarding schedule and the boarding confirmed person are not more than the threshold value in Step S18 (Step S18, NO), and when the departure person is not determined to be less than the threshold value in Step S19 (Step S19, NO), In order to prevent a decrease in the accuracy of traffic demand prediction due to deviant behavior, the selection and extraction unit does not add information to the traffic demand prediction table, but the past traffic demand prediction information g already stored in the traffic demand prediction table g. Is selected and extracted (step S24).

  After the process of step S23 or step S24 is executed, or when it is not determined that there is a boarding confirmed person in step S22 (step S22, NO), the selection and extraction unit of the traffic demand prediction unit 12 performs step S21 or S23. The traffic demand prediction information g to which information is added or the past traffic demand prediction information g, that is, the traffic demand prediction information stored in the traffic demand prediction table at the time of execution of step S25 is transmitted to the group management control device 6.

  Thus, in the process in the traffic demand prediction part 12, when there are few boarding persons and boarding confirmed persons (determined by step S18), and when there are many departures (determined by step S19), it is to traffic demand prediction information g. The addition of information is restricted. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a decrease in reliability of the traffic demand prediction information g used for group management control.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, paying attention to the fact that the individual behavior pattern does not change so much, the behavior pattern of the user is reflected in the group management control. Furthermore, the behavior pattern determination unit 11 extracts a deviating behavior that is different from the normal behavior pattern as compared with the behavior pattern learned using the detection signals of the building building detection devices 3A to 3N. Since the traffic demand prediction unit 12 transmits the information excluding the extracted deviation behavior information to the group management control device 6 as the traffic demand prediction information g, while accurately grasping the traffic demand in the near future, Unit allocation control is performed in consideration of As a result, the allocation accuracy of the cars can be improved, and waiting time can be shortened, long waiting time can be suppressed, and the maximum number of waiting passengers can be reduced. In addition, demand for each destination floor in the near future can be predicted with high accuracy, so that future users on the same destination floor can be assigned to the same car, and the service time of each car can be adjusted to get on each car. The rate can be maximized, and operation with less waste is possible.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

  For example, the elements for determining the departure behavior are not limited to those exemplified.

1A~1N Unit 2A~2N Unit controller 3A~3N building site detecting apparatus 4 informing apparatus 5 availability prediction apparatus 6 group management control device 7 individual detector 8 user information management unit 9 user information creation unit 10 behavior pattern learned Unit 11 Behavior pattern determination unit 12 Traffic demand prediction unit 13 Ride number notification unit 14 User detection unit 15 Control parameter selection unit 16 Ride number selection unit 17 Operation information determination unit

Claims (6)

Multiple elevators,
Based on traffic demand prediction information indicating future traffic demand, a group management control device for allocating a car to be allocated to the boarding floor from the plurality of elevator cars to the elevator user;
In a group management elevator device comprising:
The traffic demand prediction information is created based on the behavior pattern of the elevator user ,
Based on the usage information on the usage status of the elevator user and the operation information at the time of use of the elevator user, the behavior pattern learning information indicating the behavior pattern of the elevator user is created and updated, and the behavior pattern An action pattern learning unit for storing learning information;
The behavior pattern learning information of the elevator user stored in the behavior pattern learning unit is extracted according to detection signals from a plurality of building interior detection devices that are installed on the boarding floor and detect the elevator user. An action pattern determination unit;
A traffic demand prediction unit that captures the behavior pattern learning information extracted by the behavior pattern determination unit, creates the traffic demand prediction information based on the captured behavior pattern learning information, and transmits the traffic demand prediction information to the group management control device;
With
The behavior pattern determination unit tracks the behavior of the elevator user based on detection signals from the building building detection devices, and the behavior of the elevator user to be tracked and the extracted behavior pattern learning information And determining whether the elevator user is a scheduled rider, a confirmed rider, or a deviant action person based on the comparison result,
When it is determined that the elevator user is the expected passenger or the confirmed passenger, the traffic demand prediction unit transmits the traffic demand prediction information to the group management control device,
When it is determined that the elevator user is the departure behavior person, the behavior pattern determination unit continues tracking the elevator user . In the group management elevator device according to claim 1,
Of the plurality of building hall detection devices, when the elevator user is detected by a building hall detection device provided at a landing, the elevator user is determined to be the boarding confirmed person. Management elevator equipment. In the group management elevator device according to claim 2,
When it is determined that the elevator user is the boarding confirmer, the group management control device determines the number of the elevator user based on the traffic demand prediction information transmitted from the traffic demand prediction unit. Assign
If it is not determined that the elevator user is the boarding confirmed person, the behavior pattern determination unit continues to track the elevator user . In the group management elevator device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The group management elevator apparatus, wherein the usage information includes a destination floor of the elevator user, and the operation information includes a number of landing waiting passengers . In the group management elevator device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The traffic demand prediction information includes a time transition of the number of passengers waiting for a landing . In the group management elevator device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The said traffic demand prediction information contains the time transition of the waiting number of passengers according to destination floors, The group management elevator apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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