Occupancy Sensor
Motivation
No method for efficiently checking
occupancy of rooms or spaces
 Current method requires checking each
room or space individually requiring a
large amount of time and effort
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Possible Applications
Tables & Study rooms in the library
 Class Rooms
 Conservation studies
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Is air conditioning being used in places
where people do not normally go
Sociological studies
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Where do people tend to occupy
Necessary Elements
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Sensor system
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Power supply
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Battery powered
Need to conserve power as long as
study/implementation lasts
Communication
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Sense person/people presence
Wireless system with necessary gateways
Information display
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Webpage or some other method to display current &
past information
Opportunity Statement
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A need exists for a robust easy to
implement product that will be able to
correlate presence of people with the
space that they are occupying without
invading their privacy.