Gamal Mustapha, P.Eng, [email protected]
ApplicationandVisualizationTechniquesforAdvancedSensorNetworks
CaseStudy:SensorInstallationinSkilledTradesandTechnologyCentre
SIMTReCInnovationDay2017
• Background• CaseStudy- RRCSTTC• DataVisualizationTechniquesandAnalysisTools• ResearchProjects
Agenda
• SMTdesignssoftwareandelectronicsusedtoevaluatetheintegrityandperformanceofbuildings.
• Incorporatedin2006inManitoba• PrimarytechnologywasdesignedforNRC-IRCtovalidatematerialsand
methodstoproducemoredurableandefficientbuildings.• SensorsandDAQsusedforInvestigativeResearch• HeadquartersisnowinVancouver,BC
SMTBackground
• Seehttp://www.smtresearch.ca/smt-product-list forlistofCompatibleProducts• High resolutionsensorscanbeconnectedtowireless,wiredandcellularbasedDAQS.• Cloudbasedsoftwareallowsforeasydataretrievalandanalysis.
MonitoringTechnology
StructuralHealthMonitoringTechnology
• ExamplesofSHMsensordeployments
Monitormoistureabsorptioninmasonry-TombofJesus
MoisturemonitoringatParliamentNWT
CompressionandmoistureanalysisoftheworldstallestwoodbuildinglocatedatUBC
… TheInternetofThings
• PointMoistureMonitoringsensorsareembeddedatmultipledepthstocaptureeachCLTlayer
RRC- STTC
• GoalistoinstrumentRRC-STTCwithsensorsandtechnologytocreateaneducationalliving-lab
• Oneofthefirstcomprehensivebuildingstobe“Connected”usingIoT(InternetofThings)concepts
• Sensorsuiteprovidescompleteanalysisoftheroofintegrityaswellasspecializedsensorstomonitortheperformanceofthegreenroof.
• Buildingenvelopesensorsmonitorthethermalperformanceofallbuildingcomponentsthroughoutthebuilding.
• RealworldresearchispossibleinBuildingScience,Civionics,MaterialEngineeringandMechatronics.
RoofSensorInstallationGrid
RoofMonitoring– 10’x10’spacedgridplacedonroofformoisturedetection.5’x5’gridonthegreenroof.Monitorsforleaksovertheentireroofmembrane.
Installationgridshownbelow.Capableoflocatingthefirstsignsofaleakwithin10’x10’.
RoofSensorInstallationGrid
• GreenRoofPerformanceMonitoring• ThermalTransfer(TemperatureandHeatFlux)
GreenRoofSensorInstallation
• GreenRoofMonitoringusingDroneTechnology• Dronewillcollectmoistureandtemperaturedataby
hovering/drivingoversensorsembeddedintheroof/soil.
AutomatedDataCollectionsMethods
BuildingEnvelopeSensorInstallation
• BuildingEnvelopeMonitoring
• Moisturedetectionaroundcurtainwallwindows
• Temperaturedifferentialthroughwallassemblies
• SolareffectivenessfromSkylights
• RHindifferentassembliestodetectcondensation
• Thermaltransferthroughdifferentmaterials
BuildingEnvelopeSensorInstallation
• Thermaltransferanalysisofdifferentwallsystems• NewheatfluxsensorsweredesignedinconjunctionwithBETAC
toallowustoanalyzein-situR-valueoffullassemblies.
EvaluatingHeatFluxsensorsinCARSIDualchamber
Designednewheatfluxsensorcapableofcoveringlargerareas
HeatFluxSensorInstallation
ControlHeatFluxSensor
Monitoring heatfluxovercomplexassemblies
TemperatureSensors TestHeatFluxon
DifferentInsulationTypesandConfigurations
• MonitoringDuringInstallation
EnvironmentalWeatherCorrelation
• Correlationofweatherdatawithbuildingsystems.• Weatherstationonroofwillprovidepertinentdatathatcanbe
correlatedwithbuildingperformancedataforcauseandeffectanalysis.
• MonitoringDuringInstallation
MonitorSpecificDetails
• Monitoringspecificdetails• Parapetdetails,Skylightsetc.• Helpsvalidatenewmaterials
andprocessesandconstructiontechniques.
InstrumentationDuringConstruction
SolarTubeMonitoringSensorInstallation
InstrumentationDuringConstruction
PresentSolarTube
LeaksIdentifiedonSystemSoftware
TapesensorsrevealedpotentialmoistureundertheroofmembraneDrytapesensorsare10Mohms
500K
5M
50K
WoodInnovationandDesignCentreisa29.5meterhighwoodframebuildinginPrinceGeorge.Monitoredforverticaldisplacement.
RoofLeakInvestigation
Cutroofsectionopen,confirmedwaterwaspresent.
IdentifiedBreachesinRoofMembrane
Leakmayhavebeenduetothispunctureinthemembrane.
IdentifiedRoofLeaks
Entireareawasdried,tapesretestedandareawasre-roofed.
Similarissueswereidentifiedinotherareas.
Systemwillbeactivatednextweektovalidateentireroofsystem.
AnalyticsOutput– StandardVisualization
Usingstandardgraphingtoolsandcolorcodedgraphicstoindicateleaksand/orareasthatexceedaspecificthreshold.
AnalysisUsingSparkmaps
Extractdatafromembeddedsensorsandoverlayonsmartphonedisplay
DataVisualizations– AugmentedReality
UsingaSmartphonecamera,identifythesurfaceinviewandaugmentthesurroundingsbyoverlayingsensordataontheimage.
DataVisualizations– AugmentedReality
DataVisualizations- InteractiveInterface
UsingUnityGamingEngineuserswillbeabletonavigatebuildingandviewsensorsembeddedthroughbuilding
DataVisualizations- InteractiveInterface
Selectsensorstoviewhistoricaldatatrends
DataVisualizations- InteractiveInterface
DataVisualizations- InteractiveInterface
DataVisualizations– BIM/SensorInterface
• IntegratesensordatawithBuildingInformationModelling(BIM)Tools.
• ProjectInitiatedbyRRC
http://bim.aceproject.space
DataVisualizations– BIM/SensorInterface
MainGoals1. CreateawebbrowserandmobiledevicevisualizationofBIM
model
2. Provideadvancedanalysisandprocessingtoolsincluding:a. Machinelearningfordatafilteringb. Deeplearningforpatternanalysisofalertconditionsc. Heatmapvisualization
ResearchProjectsInitiated
• ModelthethermalefficiencyofthebuildingusingbuildingenergysimulationtoolssuchasWUFI,HOT2000,Therm etc.
• Compareresultstoactualreadingsfromheatfluxandtemperaturesensorsinstalledthroughoutthebuilding.
• PartIIofthepaperthispresentationisbasedon.
ResearchProjectsInitiated
NewMethodsforMaterialTestingAATCCTestMethod127ProposedwithSensorPlateUsingaHydrostaticPressureTestNewtestapparatusdevisedtovalidatematerials
ResearchProjectsInitiated
Datacollectionusingdronetechnology
UBCIGENteamhastakenonthisproject.Usingalandbaseddronetoanalyzeroofsforleaksandpresenceofmoisture.
ProposedResearchProject
GreenRoofThermalAnalysis
Questions?
