In order to control our system of three elevators efficiently, we had to come up with a way to appropriately assign requests to each elevator.
The garage, originally hailed as a space-saving parking miracle of the future, run by computers and a system of pulleys, elevators and pallets, has been beset with difficulties from the start, and Hoboken has now put the garage's operator on notice to fix the problems, or risk having its contract terminated.
One obvious peculiarity of Afghan elevators is the absence of an inspector's certificate posted inside them, since the Afghan government has no inspection system for elevators — or for much else.
Should someone want to actually touch the real thing, books are delivered through a labyrinthine system of cranes and elevators.
The opera house's most innovative feature is a system of powerful backstage elevators that should facilitate the presentation of different productions on successive evenings by simplifying the movement and storage of sets.
In addition to the new cars, the current modernization drive includes a new signal system and the installation of elevators in half the stations.
The elevator system, which made use of sky lobbies and a system of express and local elevators, allowed substantial floor space to be used for office purposes by making the structural core smaller.
The elevator system, which made use of sky lobbies and a system of express and local elevators, allowed substantial floor space to be freed up for use as office space by making the structural core smaller.
A failure of the hydraulic system of one of the elevators produced smoke, which prompted the building's evacuation during December's first major snowstorm.
Designed to park cars automatically using a system of computerized rollers and elevators, the garage is expected to house 324 cars for a monthly fee of about $200 apiece.
An ingenious system of conveyor belts and elevators, also built in the 1940s, carries the bin back to any of seven reading rooms, where it is unpacked, and the book is handed over to you.
