Integrated networked control system development for smart workspace

Inventu Research Inc.是一家总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚的科技初创公司。它是一家私人**公司，专门从事具有健身功能的工作空间家具的许可和开发。Inventu Research Inc.创建了一个专门设计的生态系统，在工作场所鼓励更健康的生活方式。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，旨在提高那些在办公室工作8小时的人的表现、健康、舒适、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。在这个合作项目中，我们计划为Inventu的智能工作空间开发先进的网络控制系统。根据公司发现的问题，本项目将在6个月的时间框架内完成以下**项任务：(1)开发嵌入桌面**台面上的电容式触摸界面；(2)开发可在不同通信协议下同时工作的嵌入式控制器；(3)发展无线连接，避免不同用户的干扰。通过将**先进的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**满意的控制性能和预期的适应度。**通过这个项目将建立新的强大的合作关系。拟议的项目将填补理论与实践之间的空白；它将为控制工程师开发智能工作空间系统提供新的、有效的和跨学科的技术工具；最后，它将使加拿大的**相应行业受益。在申请人和Inventu Research Inc.**（设计工程师）的指导下，两名研究生将从该项目中接受研究培训并获得实际的控制系统**设计经验。

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.