Development of a wireless sensor based monitoring system for urban 'greening' technologies

开发基于无线传感器的城市“绿化”技术监控系统

• 批准号: 452641-2013
• 负责人: Zheng, Youbin
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Guelph
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=541035
• 关键词: Development; wireless; sensor; based; monitoring

SAP is a global software and data management company with strengths in the areas of data acquisition, data management, cloud computing and the development of intelligent decision making systems. The recent emergence of SAP's 'Urban Matters' program that focuses on developing technology to help urban centers improve their environmental footprint, has led SAP's newest R&D laboratory located in Waterloo Ontario to explore the opportunity to use wireless sensor networks to collect large amounts of data to be analyzed via unique software in order to automate 'smart' decisions. Dr. Youbin Zheng of the University of Guelph has been developing expertise in the creation of affordable sensor networks for various applications including green roof monitoring and irrigation, urban tree planting monitoring and irrigation, and urban agriculture applications. This project will prototype the concept and develop a flexible framework for both the sensor networks and the software/application requirements to acquire and process data to improve the performance and function of urban green technologies. The prototype will focus initially on green roofs. Because the green roof R&D program is already at a stage of pilot scale installations, it is an ideal system to test the ability of such a sensor network to be installed and to monitor things like moisture, light levels, substrate nutrient retention, water runoff quantities and qualities, temperatures at numerous levels as well as fire monitoring and prevention. These data are important to monitor and make real-time adjustments decisions for the maximum efficacy and performance of the green roof system. This accumulated data will subsequently be processed with analytics to continually aid in Canada's development of green roof technologies, with recommendations being generated for plant and substrate selection, rain water retention characteristics, and water runoff chemistry. Further benefits include the production of an accurate predictive model, which will aid a building owner's decision making process on assessing the proper materials, plants and systems to maximize the efficiency and ROI of a green roof installation.

SAP是一家全球性的软件和数据管理公司，在数据采集、数据管理、云计算和智能决策系统开发等领域拥有优势。 SAP最近推出的“Urban Matters”计划专注于开发技术，帮助城市中心改善环境足迹，这使得SAP位于安大略滑铁卢的最新研发实验室探索使用无线传感器网络收集大量数据的机会，并通过独特的软件进行分析，以自动化“智能”决策。 圭尔夫大学的Youbin Zheng博士一直致力于开发用于各种应用的负担得起的传感器网络，包括绿色屋顶监测和灌溉，城市树木种植监测和灌溉以及城市农业应用。该项目将对概念进行原型设计，并为传感器网络和软件/应用需求开发一个灵活的框架，以获取和处理数据，提高城市绿色技术的性能和功能。 该原型最初将侧重于绿色屋顶。 由于绿色屋顶研发计划已经处于试验规模安装阶段，因此它是测试这种传感器网络的能力的理想系统，可以安装并监测湿度，光照水平，基质养分保留，水径流量和质量，多个级别的温度以及火灾监测和预防。 这些数据对于监测和做出实时调整决策以实现绿色屋顶系统的最大功效和性能是重要的。 这些积累的数据随后将进行分析处理，以不断帮助加拿大开发绿色屋顶技术，并为植物和基质选择、雨水保留特性和水径流化学提供建议。进一步的好处包括产生准确的预测模型，这将有助于建筑物所有者的决策过程，评估适当的材料，植物和系统，以最大限度地提高绿色屋顶安装的效率和投资回报率。