METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELEVATOR CROWD PREDICTION

A method for crowd prediction in an elevator system comprises: logging (100) the number of calls across a period of time and generating a first time series (106) for an average number of calls; collecting external influence data (120) and generating a second time series (122) for the external influence data; and performing a cross-correlation test (124) on the first and second time series. When a cross-correlation between the first and second time series is determined, a causality test (126) is performed on the first and second time series. When a causal relationship between the first and second time series is determined, the causal relationship is used to predict an expected number of calls in the elevator system (128).