SIMS: Smart Indoor Management System

为了阻止冠状病毒的传播，世界各地的人们都在练习社交距离，并应避免与任何不与他们生活在一起的人密切接触。为了最大限度地增加能够安全返回工作岗位的人数，雇主必须使工作场所尽可能对员工、客户和其他来访者安全。DIREK、沿着和Hilson Moran正在开发和测试智能室内管理系统（西姆斯），该系统使建筑运营商和住户能够监控建筑内的实时移动，并发送有关住户数量的任何相关通知。现有的跟踪技术依赖于移动的应用程序或佩戴其他智能设备，而西姆斯依赖于智能传感器，这些传感器对人们的存在和活动敏感，并且能耗低，成本低，易于部署。与传统的传感器、热成像和红外摄像机相比，使用西姆斯的优势在于它不需要任何用户设备参与，同时也不会捕获敏感信息。除了社交距离，西姆斯还可以与智能建筑中的楼宇管理系统（BMS）集成，以优化能源消耗并减少碳足迹。BMS是安装在建筑物中的基于计算机的控制系统，用于控制和监控建筑物的机械和电气设备，如通风，照明，电力系统，消防系统和安全系统。可能导致预测不足或预测过度的重要变量之一是使用概况。增加对职业密度以及人们何时进入和离开建筑物的了解对于帮助改进设计和运营至关重要，并最终帮助实现英国的零碳议程。为了实现上述目标，我们需要解决三个挑战：1）准确估计信号的传播特性2）将传播特性与活动和占用水平相关3）为BMS系统提供适当的命令。作为项目初始阶段的一部分，Hilson Moran希望在英国的一个或多个办事处安装西姆斯技术。这将允许在真实的工作环境中测试该技术。我们还将与建筑运营商联系，收集有关工厂运营的信息，以了解是否有机会根据这些数据提高建筑效率。在这个阶段，我们还将寻求与BMS供应商合作，将西姆斯与更广泛的建筑系统集成。

To stop the spread of Coronavirus, people around the world are practicing social distancing and should avoid close contact with anyone they do not live with. In order to maximise the number of people who can return to work safely, employers must make the workplace as safe as possible for staff, customers and anyone else who visits. This raises a need for a smart system to analyse how occupants use and move around building.DIREK, along with Hilson Moran are developing and testing the Smart Indoor Management System (SIMS), which enables building operators and occupants to monitor real-time movement within building and send any relevant notification regarding the number of occupants. Existing tracking technologies rely on mobile apps or wearing other smart devices, whilst SIMS rely on smart sensors which are sensitive to people's presence and activity and are low-energy, low-cost, and easy to deploy. The advantage of using SIMS compared to conventional sensors, thermal and infrared cameras is that it does not require any user device involvement and at the same time does not capture sensitive information.In addition to social distancing, SIMS can be integrated with the Building Management System (BMS) in smart buildings to optimise energy consumption and reduce carbon footprint. BMS is a computer-based control system installed in buildings that controls and monitors the building's mechanical and electrical equipment such as ventilation, lighting, power systems, fire systems, and security systems. One of the significant variables which can lead to under or over prediction is usage profiles. Having increased understanding of occupational densities and when people enter and leave a building is crucial to helping to improve the design and operation and ultimately help meet the UK's zero carbon agenda.To achieve the above, we need to address three challenges: 1) accurate estimation of propagation characteristics of signals 2) correlate propagation characteristics to activity and occupancy level 3) Feed the BMS system with the appropriate command.As part of the initial phase of the project Hilson Moran would look to install the SIMS technology in one or more of their offices in the UK. This would allow the technology to be tested in a real working environment. We would also look to reach out the building operators to gather information on the plant operation to see if there are opportunities for increased building efficiencies based on this data. At this stage we would also look to work with BMS providers to look at integrating SIMS with the wider building systems.