logoalt Hacker News

heironimustoday at 4:26 PM1 replyview on HN

No mention of an algorithm/sensor for checking capacity of the car. It's a pain when your elevator car shows, it's full, and your request is canceled, meaning you have to press again. Better if the car was full and just moved on.

I can see how that could be challenging when people get off on intermediate floors, making a full car available again, changing status. And, if 3 people are waiting and there is room for 1, should it stop or not? Etc.

My favorite takeaway from this is how simplicity often beats complexity.


Replies

barrkeltoday at 4:49 PM

Load penalty is part of the Otis RSR algorithm, it's in the article.