Building Management System with Integrated Facilities Management Using Computer Vision

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume V, Issue VI, June 2018 | ISSN 2321–2705

Building Management System with Integrated Facilities Management Using Computer Vision

Anand S^#, Sabu K^*

^#Research Scholar, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala, India
^*Associate Professor, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Abstract—Building management systems (BMS) for monitoring and managing various psychometric conditions inside a building have been in development for along time. The recent advancement in wireless technology and the advent of IoT have caused a sudden popularity of BMS among general population and software companies. Tech giants like Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Amazon and others have developed their own automated management and monitoring software. But most of these systems only manage environmental conditions and does not control other facilities.

In this paper a customised building management system with facilities management capacity is presented. The facility management is done by integrating computer vision technology with the BMS.

Keywords—Building management, Internet of Things, Facilities Management, Computer vision, Psychometric

I. INTRODUCTION

Automated systems for the control of activities in a building have been in development for a long time. Earlier conceptualisation of “intelligent buildings” happened in 1980s in USA by the development in information technology [6, 7] and by the increased demand in comfortable living [4,16]. Earlier intelligent systems were propitiatory systems; each designed for a particular building and requires an operator. Users had less or no interactions with the systems. These systems used wired connections and were very expensive to install [17].

In the last two centuries, there has been an extensive research in the field of intelligent buildings [15]. With development in information technology and wireless data transfer, the building management systems have become widely popular [9]. Companies like Google, Samsung, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon are working in the field of intelligent building management and have developed automated management systems. Despite their popularity, these systems are still expensive for general populace [3].

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