Your task is to design, develop, demonstrate, and report on at least three solutions for a lift (elevator)
controller. One solution must be hardware and one a GUI driven software simulation the
third can be either hard or soft or a hybrid (but must, of course, be significantly
different to the other two.) The task is a controller not the motors, actuators and sensors themselves, so you can assume that all
input and output signals are at logic levels, but you must include all the usual signals
associated with actuation, indicators, floor and cage buttons and safety. You are not constrained to any particular hardware technology or software language, you may use
anything that is available here in Suceava either provided by the contest organizers or scavenged
by yourselves. The availability of hardware components is understandably limited to 74 series digital
electronics, EPROM and PIC microprocessor. Software solutions are less constrained because you have
access to the university network and beyond to the Internet and www. We suggest that you approach the task in two stages, initially work with only two floors to
generate a simple solution, and then extend to three or more floors. As a final opportunity, for extra credit, you are encouraged to work on an extension to your work,
either a simple physical model of a lift connected to your controller(s) or a software solution to
the control of multiple lift shafts. This is a student competition; your Faculty mentor is only allowed to work with you in your
workspace till lunchtime on the first morning. Your workspace is fully equipped with laboratory equipment and network access; you have access
to components and other shared resources. You may use your own laptops etc. but may not
connect them to the network.