A hall-level input terminal where passengers enter their destination floor before entering the elevator car, enabling optimised group dispatching.
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Destination control terminals (DCTs) replace traditional up/down hall call buttons with touchscreens, keypads, or card readers at each landing, where passengers enter their destination floor before entering a car. The group controller assigns each passenger to a specific car based on optimised traffic algorithms, reducing average travel time and energy consumption by 20–35% compared to conventional collective control in high-traffic high-rise buildings. DCTs also enable access control integration and wheelchair-mode selection. The system requires each car to display its assigned car number at the landing so passengers board the correct elevator.
