A project during my graduate work was to solve this problem. You can read my write up, which includes pseudo-code for the best algorithm I found[1]. Long story

A project during my graduate work was to solve this problem. You can read my write up, which includes pseudo-code for the best algorithm I found[1]. Long story short: a simple, rules-based algorithm defeated my best efforts at having multiple elevators working together to coordinate their action. [1]: https://clarkmoody.com/Moody_AgentBasedElevatorControl.pdf https://clarkmoody.com/Moody_AgentBasedElevatorControl.pdf