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• A Retrofit Solution for Remote Lift Monitoring.- Ben Langham¹, Vergil Yotov², ¹London Underground, London, ²Amey Strategic Consulting, London. READ

• A Systematic Methodology for Analysing Zoning Options for a Building Using Dynamic Programming. - Mirko Ruokokoski¹, Janne Sorsa², Marja-Liisa Siikonen¹, ¹KONE Corporation, Finland, ²KONE Industrial, Finland. READ

• Boosting Traffic Handling Capacity in the A♦DAM Tower. - Jochem Wit, Deerns, Netherlands. READ

• Determining the Number of Simulations Required for Statistically Valid Results. - Maria Abbi, Richard Peters, Peters Research Ltd, UK. READ

• Escalator Weightless Weight Testing: A Case Study from a UK Metro. - Lutfi Al-Sharif, Mechatronics Engineering Department, The University of Jordan, Jordan, Peters Research Ltd, UK, The University of Northampton, UK. READ

• Expert Systems for Lift Traffic Design. - Richard Peters, Sam Dean, Peters Research Ltd, UK. READ

• Goods Lifts. Who Needs Them? - Len Halsey, Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd, UK. READ

• How Many Breakdowns Are Acceptable? - David A. Cooper, LECS (UK) Ltd, UK, University of Northampton, UK. READ

• Investigations on Safety Measures for Lifts and Escalators; Outcomes from the Researches Funded by the Building Standard Development Promotion Program, Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT). - Satoshi Fujita¹, Motoo Shimoaki², ¹Tokyo Denki University, Japan, ²Japan Elevator Association, Japan. READ

• Lift Engineering Design Challenges from the Postgraduate Programme Perspective. - Nick Mellor, Stefan Kaczmarczyk, Rory Smith, The University of Northampton, UK. READ

• Lift Traffic Analysis for a Proposed Inner-City Development: A Comparison of the Lift Control Algorithms Considered. - Barry K Vanderhoven, Abbacas Consulting Ltd, UK. READ READ

• Lifting Elevators into the Cloud – Permanent Detection of Wear Using Intelligent Sensors. - Tim Ebeling Henning GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. READ

• New Ways to Approach EMC in Lift Industry. Case of ITER Project. - José Carlos Feria Moreno, MACPUAR S.A. (MP Lifts), Spain. READ

• Report on Seismic Damages of Lifts and Escalators by Large Earthquakes in Japan. - Satoshi Fujita¹, Motoo Shimoaki², Keisuke Minagawa³, ¹Tokyo Denki University, Japan, ²Japan Elevator Association, Japan, ³Saitama Institute of Technology, Japan. READ

• Robots, Non-human Passengers. - Rory Smith, The University of Northampton, UK. READ

• Study on Compressive Deformation of Escalator Truss During Earthquakes Considering Large Deformation. - Ryoto Matsuzaki, Satoshi Fujita, Asami Ishii, Graduate School of Tokyo Denki Univeristy, Japan. READ

• Study on Seismic Response of Escalator in Consideration of Interaction with Building During Large Earthquakes. - Kimiaki Kono, Satoshi Fujita, Asami Ishii, Graduate School of Tokyo Denki University, Japan. READ

• Study on the Proper Performance of Lift Buffers in Revised JIS A 4306 Using Non-linear Damping Characteristic. - Osamu Furuya, Ryoto Matsuzaki, Satoshi Fujita, Tokyo Denki University, Japan. READ

• The Effectiveness of Remote Lift Monitoring with Regards to Lift Reliability. - Charles Salter, ACE Lifts Ltd, UK. READ

• The Evolution of Lift Traffic Design from Human to Expert System. - Gina Barney¹, Richard Peters², ¹Gina Barney Associates, UK, ²Peters Research Ltd, UK. READ

• The Optimization of a Learning and Training Portfolio at a Multi-national Lift Manufacturer. - Thomas Ehrl¹, Stefan Kaczmarczyk², Jonathan Adams², Benedikt Meier³, 1thyssenkrupp Elevator, Germany, ²University of Northampton, UK, ³thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, Germany. READ

• The Space Elevator Concept and Dynamics. - Bryan E. Laubscher, Odysseus Technologies, Inc., USA. READ

• Traffic Analysis for a Multi Car Lift System Used as Local Group. - Stefan Gerstenmeyer, thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation, Germany, The University of Northampton, UK. READ

• Transient Dynamic Computation for Mega-High Rise Lifts. - Gabriela Roivainen, Jaakko Kalliomaki, Mirko Ruokokoski, Jarkko Saloranta, Vishnu Sreenath, KONE Corporation, Finland. READ

• Using the Monte Carlo Simulation to Evaluate the Round-Trip Time Under Destination Group Control. - Lutfi Al-Sharif¹, Richard Peters², ¹The University of Jordan, Jordan, ²Peters Research Ltd, UK. READ