Project for the course "Distributed Real-Time Control Systems"
The objective of this project consists on the real-time control of a distributed illumination system in a small scale model of an office space. Each desk is a smart luminaire composed of a light emitting device, a luminance sensor, a presence sensor, with computational and communication elements.
The objective is to minimize the energy consumption and user comfort. Energy minimization is achieved by controlling the dimming level of each led such that occupied desks have luminance levels above a certain value (HIGH) and unoccupied desks have a luminance levels above a lower value (LOW). User comfort is maximized by keeping the illumination always above or equal to the minimum levels, and minimizing the variations of the illuminance (flicker) during desk occupation.
Grade: 18/20