One of the most frustrating assignments[1] (2011) in my computer science education was trying to build a better mousetrap for elevator control.
[1]: https://clarkmoody.com/Moody_AgentBasedElevatorControl.pdf
One of the most frustrating assignments[1] (2011) in my computer science education was trying to build a better mousetrap for elevator control.
[1]: https://clarkmoody.com/Moody_AgentBasedElevatorControl.pdf
Disk drive read/write algorithms have a lot in common with elevator algorithms. At least they did in the days of physical heads moving across a platter.