This technical note concludes by outlining the current hybrid method used by designers in lift traffic design, whereby one of the calculation methods is used to find a starting arrangement and then the design is fine tuned using one of the simulation methods (e.g. It also discusses the suitable areas of application of each of the methods, showing the strengths and weaknesses of each of the four methods. This technical note provides a general overview of each of the four methods. Moreover, the repeatability of the results is an important consideration, as well as the simplicity and calculation time of the method used. These methods vary in the level of computational complexity, as well as their ability to arrive at a value for the required performance parameters with acceptable accuracy and under the general case. Simulation can be split into discrete event simulation and time-slice simulation. Calculation can be split into main categories: analytical equation-based methods and numerical methods. Lift traffic design can employ calculation or simulation methods.
