Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Elevator Cable Dynamics and Control

The vibratory energy of a moving cable in an elevator increases in general during upward movement. A control method is presented to dissipate the energy associated with the lateral vibration of the cable. A novel experimental method is developed to validate the theoretical predictions for the uncontrolled and controlled lateral responses of a moving cable in a high-rise elevator. This includes the design and fabrication of a scaled elevator, experimental setup, and development of measurement and parameter estimation techniques. Experimental results show good agreement with the theoretical predictions.