Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Technologies of Occupancy Detection for Smart Buildings Using IoT Sensors

P Chaudhari, Y Xiao, MMC Cheng, T Li - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Smart buildings use advanced technologies to automate building functions. One important
function is occupancy detection using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors for smart buildings …

CLUE: Safe Model-Based RL HVAC Control Using Epistemic Uncertainty Estimation

Z An, X Ding, A Rathee, W Du - … of the 10th ACM International Conference …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Model-Based Reinforcement Learning (MBRL) has been widely studied for Heating,
Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) control in buildings. One of the fundamental …

Exploring deep reinforcement learning for holistic smart building control

X Ding, A Cerpa, W Du - arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.11510, 2023 - arxiv.org
In this paper, we take a holistic approach to deal with the tradeoffs between energy use and
comfort in commercial buildings. We developed a system called OCTOPUS, which employs …

Multi-zone hvac control with model-based deep reinforcement learning

X Ding, A Cerpa, W Du - IEEE Transactions on Automation …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The application of reinforcement learning in controlling Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning (HVAC) systems has been extensively researched. Existing studies primarily …

TODOS: Thermal sensOr Data-driven Occupancy Estimation System for Smart Buildings

H Rajabi, X Ding, W Du, A Cerpa - Proceedings of the 10th ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Occupancy sensing and estimation in large commercial buildings has become a significant
problem to be solved, with applications ranging from occupancy-based HVAC control to …

SSIOE: self-supervised indoor occupancy estimation for intelligent building management

SH Huang, TY Chao, BA Wibisono… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper aims to estimate indoor occupancy given the real-time observed signals from the
existing sensors; next, as a practical application, we build a dynamic control schedule for …

OcAPO: Fine-grained occupancy-aware, empirically-driven PDC control in open-plan, shared workspaces

A Ravi, DS Weerakoon, A Misra - Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Passive Displacement Cooling (PDC) is a relatively recent technology gaining
attention as a means of significantly reducing building energy consumption overheads …

SolarWalk: smart home occupant identification using unobtrusive indoor photovoltaic harvesters

MFRM Billah, N Saoda, VAL Sobral, T Routh… - Proceedings of the 9th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The key to optimal occupant comfort as well as resource utilization in a smart building is to
provide personalized control over smart appliances. Additionally, with an exponentially …

Intelligent Monitoring of Human Activity in Cyber-Physical-Human Systems: From Smart Medication Bottles to Occupant Activity Detection in Buildings

M Aldeer - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Cyber-Physical-Human Systems (CPHS), serve as the underlying framework for a
range of novel applications such as home assistance, healthcare, smart cities, smart …