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Show HN: PPO agent reduces elevator wait times by 84% vs. classical dispatching

  • jonas-is-coding--Github.com
  • published date: 2026-03-06 13:44:00 UTC

Built a custom RL environment in Python/Gymnasium to benchmark PPO against a Destination Dispatching algorithm. 20 floors, 4 elevators, probabilistic traffic patterns with morning/evening rush simulation. Key result: 84% reduction in average passenger wait ti…

Comparing a classical Destination Dispatching algorithm against a PPO-trained reinforcement learning agent in a custom-built Gymnasium simulation environment. Stack: Python · Gymnasium · stable-base… [+14145 chars]