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This paper introduces an elevator group control system based on bi-objective optimisation. The two conflicting objectives are passenger waiting times and energy consumption. Due to the response time requirements the powerful but computationally demanding Pareto-dominance based Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimisers cannot be used in this real-world-real-time control application. Instead, an evolutionary variant of the modest Weighted Aggregation method has been applied without prejudice. The presented approach solves the weight-scaling problem of the Weighted Aggregation method in dynamically changing environment. In addition, the method does not solve, but copes with the disability of the WA-method to reach the concave Pareto-front regions in the fitness space. A dedicated controller acts as a Decision Maker guiding the optimiser to produce solutions that fulfil the specified passenger waiting times over a longer period of time with minimum consumption of energy. Simulation results show that the control principle is able to regulate the service level of an elevator group and at the same time decrease the consumption of energy and system wearing.
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Tyni, T., Ylinen, J. (2004). Evolutionary Bi-objective Controlled Elevator Group Regulates Passenger Service Level and Minimises Energy Consumption. In: Yao, X., et al. Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN VIII. PPSN 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3242. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30217-9_83
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