A DISTRIBUTED IR-BASED PEOPLE COUNT IN OFFICE

ENVIRONMENTS
ABSTRACT
Office buildings are key energy consumers and thus require attention to achieve
efficient operation. While individual office spaces are dynamically used, current building
automation does not receive information on utilization that could be used to adaptively adjust
energy consumption.
In this work, we propose an approach to estimate people count per office space using
distributed strategically placed IR sensors and algorithms that can process the distributed
sensor information. We detail our sensing node and evaluate its performance in an office
installation. A sensor model was subsequently used in a floor-wide simulation of realistic
occupant behaviors to estimate people count per office space.
The errors introduced by the IR masking time after detection can be partially
compensated when using distributed sensor information. Our approach can be used for
dynamic, occupancy-dependent lighting, climate, and appliances control of office spaces.
This project uses regulated 5V, 750mA power supply. 7805 three terminal voltage
regulator is used for voltage regulation. Bridge type full wave rectifier is used to rectify the
ac output of secondary of 230/18V step down transformer.

ADVANTAGES
1. Save energy
2. Low Cost and Reliable

APPLICATIONS
1. Industrial applications
2. Office management system
3. Home Applications

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POWER SUPPLY

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
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Controller
Power supply
LCD display
IR sensors
4-channel relay
Loads