Occupancy detection in commercial buildings using opportunistic context sources

SK Ghai, LV Thanayankizil… - 2012 IEEE …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate occupancy information in commercial buildings can enable several useful
applications such as energy management and dynamic seat allocation. Most prior efforts in …

A smart phone based multi-floor indoor positioning system for occupancy detection

MS Mashuk, J Pinchin, PO Siebers… - 2018 IEEE/ION Position …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
At present there is significant research interest in simulating building environment with
artificial agents and predicting energy usage and other building performance related factors …

Linking building energy-load variations with occupants' energy-use behaviors in commercial buildings: non-intrusive occupant load monitoring (NIOLM)

HN Rafsanjani, C Ahn - Procedia Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Studies indicate that occupancy-related energy-use behaviors have a significant influence
on overall energy consumption in commercial buildings. In this context, understanding and …

Boes: building occupancy estimation system using sparse ambient vibration monitoring

S Pan, A Bonde, J Jing, L Zhang… - Sensors and smart …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In this paper, we present a room-level building occupancy estimation system (BOES)
utilizing low-resolution vibration sensors that are sparsely distributed. Many ubiquitous …

0, 1, 2, many—A classroom occupancy monitoring system for smart public buildings

F Paci, D Brunelli, L Benini - … of the 2014 Conference on Design …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, research in IoT-enabled smart building solutions has accelerated
significantly, thanks to the coming of age of wireless distributed sensing hardware, protocols …

Occupancy estimation using WiFi: A case study for counting passengers on busses

U Mehmood, I Moser, PP Jayaraman… - 2019 IEEE 5th World …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Occupancy estimation in public busses is growing in importance due to its usefulness in
planning public transport systems effectively. Bus occupancy data can be used in real time …

A distributed PIR-based approach for estimating people count in office environments

F Wahl, M Milenkovic, O Amft - 2012 IEEE 15th International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Office buildings are key energy consumers and thus require attention to achieve efficient
operation. While individual office spaces are dynamically used, current building automation …

Urban WiFi characterization via mobile crowdsensing

A Farshad, MK Marina, F Garcia - 2014 IEEE Network …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a mobile crowdsensing approach for urban WiFi characterization that leverages
commodity smartphones and the natural mobility of people. Specifically, we report …

Passive WiFi CSI sensing based machine learning framework for COVID-Safe occupancy monitoring

A Sharma, J Li, D Mishra, G Batista… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The COVID-19 pandemic requires social distancing to prevent transmission of the virus.
Monitoring social distancing is difficult and expensive, especially in" travel corridors" such as …

Opportunistic occupancy-count estimation using sensor fusion: A case study

BW Hobson, D Lowcay, HB Gunay, A Ashouri… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Estimation of occupancy counts in commercial and institutional buildings enables enhanced
energy-use management and workspace allocation. This paper presents the analysis of cost …