Integrated networked control system development for smart workspace

智能工作空间集成网络控制系统开发

• 批准号: 531141-2018
• 负责人: Shi, Yang
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Victoria
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=665051
• 关键词: Integrated; networked; control; system; development

Inventu Research Inc. is a technology startup headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. It is a private**corporation specialized in the licensing and development of workspace furniture enabled with fitness**capability. Inventu Research Inc. has created an ecosystem specifically designed to encourage a healthier**lifestyle within the workplace. The company's flagship products - the Smart Desk Controller and Workspace**Fitness Devices - are first of their kind, which aim to increase the performance, health, comfort, positive**thinking, and self-motivation of persons who spend eight hours working at an office. However, the company**currently does demand the expertise in developing the networked control system for the product. In the**collaborative project we plan to develop advanced networked control systems for Inventu's smart workspace**applications. According to the identified problems from the company, this project will target at the following**tasks during the six-month time-frame: (1) To develop the capacitive touch interface embedded on the desk**counter-top; (2) to develop the embedded controller to work simultaneously with different communication**protocols; (3) to develop the wireless connection to avoid the disturbance from different users. By integrating**advanced control strategy with sensors and communication technologies, the workspace system can achieve**satisfactory control performance with expected fitness.**New and strong collaborative relationship will be established through this project. The proposed project would**fill in the gap between theory and practice; it would provide new, effective and cross-disciplinary technical**tools for control engineers in developing the smart workspace systems; finally, it would benefit the**corresponding industry in Canada. Under the supervision of the applicant and the Inventu Research Inc.**(Design Engineer), two graduate students will receive research training and gain hands-on control system**design experience from this project.

Inventu Research Inc.是一家科技初创公司，总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省的维多利亚。它是一家私人公司，专门从事授权和开发具有健身功能的工作区家具。Inventu Research Inc.创建了一个生态系统，专门用于鼓励工作场所内更健康的生活方式。该公司的旗舰产品-智能办公桌控制器和工作空间 ** 健身设备-是同类产品中的第一款，旨在提高在办公室工作8小时的人的性能、健康、舒适度、积极的 ** 思维和自我激励。然而，该公司 ** 目前确实需要为该产品开发网络控制系统的专业知识。在 ** 合作项目中，我们计划为Inventu的智能工作空间 ** 应用开发先进的网络控制系统。根据公司提出的问题，本项目将在六个月的时间内完成以下 ** 工作：（1）开发嵌入在桌面 ** 台面上的电容式触摸界面;（2）开发嵌入式控制器，以同时使用不同的通信 ** 协议;（3）开发无线连接，以避免来自不同用户的干扰。通过将先进控制策略与传感器和通信技术相结合，工作空间系统可以达到令人满意的控制性能，并具有预期的适应性。新的和强大的合作关系将通过这个项目建立。该项目将填补理论与实践之间的差距，为控制工程师开发智能工作空间系统提供新的、有效的、跨学科的技术工具，最终将使加拿大的相关行业受益。在申请人和Inventu Research Inc.的监督下 **（设计工程师），两名研究生将接受研究培训，并获得动手控制系统 ** 设计经验，从这个项目。