Elevator Dispatch System

Overview

This project implements a multi-elevator dispatch system with a controllable graphical elevator interface built using Qt. The system simulates elevator scheduling logic and provides a user-friendly UI to manually operate a small elevator unit. It demonstrates core concepts in task scheduling, state management, and real-time system interaction.

Features

• Multi-elevator dispatch algorithm

• Real-time elevator state monitoring

• Interactive Qt-based elevator control panel

• Floor request handling (internal and external calls)

• Direction-aware scheduling

• Simulation of elevator movement and door status

System Architecture

The system consists of two main components:

1. Dispatch Core

Handles:

• Floor request allocation

• Elevator state tracking

• Direction-based optimization

• Basic scheduling strategy (e.g., nearest-car or priority-based)

2. Elevator UI (Qt-Based)

Provides:

• Buttons for floor selection

• Open/Close door controls

• Current floor display

• Movement direction indicator

• Real-time status updates