Improving the Performance of IoT Bidirectional Visitor Counter (A Novel Practical Framework)
Author : Hesham N Elmahdy
Abstract :
Internet of Things (IoT) has sustained a great opportunity to introduce powerful industrial IoT (IIoT). IIoT applications are taking advantage of the growth in radio-frequency identification (RFID) everywhere. Various graduation projects were published, yet most of them could not be practically applied due to their limitations. One of these projects was "Personal Visitor Counter (PVC)." This paper introduces practical solutions to the most critical limitations. The evolution of PVC is also demonstrated. Moreover, IoT networks may use many people in a place as control information. The collected information, processed with others, can help IoT-automatic controlled systems use features of the environment in which they are deployed. Consequently, the integration of captured data provides the development of various applications, such as regulators of air conditioning appliances, and privacy and security leaks, in addition to helping people manage their work environment. One of these applications is minimizing electric power wastage. The main objective of this research is to develop a framework that rectifies visitor counter-system problems. The proposed framework was implemented and tested for nine months to rationalize the usage of electric power. The experiments determined the best practices for places to put sensors. A local patent was registered for PVC to start the production process.
Keywords :
IoT, person visitor counter, electric power wastage, photoelectric switch, relay
