Development of a doorway occupancy counter based on thermal array sensing technology

摘要

This papers discusses current methodologies of determining occupancy count as well as current development progress of an embedded thermal array sensor capable of tracking motion within a sensing area. The proposed algorithm counts the net occupancy count by logging each entry and exit through a doorway of a room. Re`sults show that net occupancy count has been found to be accurate for a one person case in each pass. The findings are promising which is why further development is needed to extend the scenario to multiple person case and perform actual experiment in a real world scenario to assess the system's accuracy in determining occupancy count for longer period of time.