-The sensor values change when the test subject moves in the room
-More rapid movements generate bigger sensor values with "mov"
-While slower less intense movements output smaller values
-The sensor is able to detect movement in the room
2)No Occupancy & No Motion Detection - Empty room
-The sensor is able to detect the absence of any motion or presence in the room and
-Outputs Null
3)Motion into a room - Moving into an empty room
-The sensor outputs null until the test subject enters the room
-After which it detects the moving body and
-Outputs "mov" and sensor readings for the corresponding movement
-The sensor is able to detect the movement of an individual into a room
4)Motion and Subsequent occupancy - Moving into a room and subsequently remaining stationary in the room
-The sensor outputs mov(motion) values as the test subject walks into the room and
-Then starts to output occ(occupancy) readings from there onwards as long as the subject remains stationary
-The sensor is able to detect the initial movement and subsequent stationary presence
5)Vehicular interference
-Vehicular movement outside the room interferes while carrying out tests for other scenarios
-The sensor is able to detect the movements of vehicles when placed in a room with a window adjacent to a road nearby
6)Vehicular interference - Testing the interference with another subject in the room
-The sensor is able to correctly identify static occupancy state when the subject is present in the room
-But outputs mov(motion) values upon detecting an approaching vehicle and
-Then goes back to outputting occ(occupancy) values once the vehicle departs away
7)Other Electrical appliance - Fan testing in an empty room
-The sensor outputs motion values for as long as the fan is rotating and
-Once the fan stops moving ,it outputs null
-The sensor is able to detect the fan movement for as long as it is rotating
8)Fan testing - With test subject in the room
-The sensor starts outputting motion values inbetween occupancy values of the static subject
-The fan movement interferes with occupancy data of the stationary test subject
9)Subtle movement detection - Sleeping on the bed inside the room
-The sensor outputs null values when the subject is lying down motionless
-The sensor does not detect presence when the subject is asleep
10)Multiple People Detection test - One stationary inside the room and the other walks into the room
-The sensor outputs occ(occupancy) values as long as the other person is outside the room
-And once the other person enters the room, it detects the motion and outputs mov(motion) values
-Once both moving subject also becomes stationary, the sensor detects occupancy and outputs occ values
11)Multiple People Detection test - Both occupants stationary and one of them moves
-The sensor outputs occupancy values for as long as both subjects are stationary
-And when one of the subjects moves, it detects motion and outputs motion values
-The sensor is able to detect the static presence even when multiple subjects are present in the room
12)Multiple people Detection test - Both subjects moving freely inside the room
-The sensor detects motion of both subjects as expected and outputs motion values
13)Adjacent Room testing - testing the sensor behind the wall of the room where the sensor is placed
-The sensor is unable to detect any occupancy or motion on the other side of the wall even when the subject moved or stayed stationary behind the wall
-The sensor is unable to detect any presence or motion behind the wall
14)Room Door testing - testing with door closed, subject walks past the door of the room
-Scenario : An empty room with closed door to check if the sensor does detect motion or occupancy if someone passes by the room
-The sensor did not detect any motion or occupancy when the subject moved past the closed door and continued to output null
15)Room Door testing - testing with door closed,subject stands infront of the wooden door
-Scenario : An empty room with closed door to check if the sensor does detect motion or occupancy if someone stands in front of the door of the room outside the room
-The sensor did not detect motion or occupancy when the subject stood infront of the door and continued to output null
16)Room Door testing - with door open, subject passes by the door
-Scenario : An empty room with an open door to check if the sensor does detect motion or occupancy if someone passes by the room
-The sensor detects motion when subject passed by the door and outputs motion values
-The sensor detects better when one moves past the door at within a distance of approximately 1 feet from the door
-Detection however, is quite inconsistent at farther distances from the door
17)Room Door testing - door open , subject approaches the room and stands near the door
-Scenario: The sensor is with its back to the wall, and the door of the room is closer the sensor's side
-The sensor is able to detect the motion approaching the room door
-But does not detect occupancy once the subject remained stationary
18)Obstacle test - test with an obstacle in between the sensor and the subject
-Scenario: placed an obstruction between the sensor and subject and tested the sensor for motion or occupancy
-Sensor detects motion behind the obstacle
-But, fails to detect occupancy if the subject remained stationary behind the obstacle and
-Outputs null as opposed to detecting occupancy previously without the obstacle at the same distance
-The sensor's occupancy detection capabilities are affected incase of an obstruction
19)No occupancy detection time - testing to check for how long it takes for the sensor to detects the absence of any motion or occupancy
-The subject walked into an empty room and then walked out of it and waited for the sensor to output null
-Separate but rare beavior , no occupancy detection happened quicker than normal
1st trial: 9011 milliseconds
2nd trial:9265 milliseconds
approximately 9 seconds
20)Half Angle Power testing - infront of the sensor
-The subject stood directly infront of the sensor at a distance of 1m
-The occupancy values were much larger in the order of 1000s,2000s,3000s,4000s,5000s etc
-logs and plot available
21)Half Angle Power testing - outside the half angle distance
-The subject stood 1.54 m away from the 1m centerline
-The occupancy values were much smaller compared to the previous case and were in the order of the 100s,200s
-logs and plot available
22)Sensor detection at different distances infront of the sensor
-The subject stood directly infornt of the sensor at various distances like 1m,2m,3.5m and 5.5m
-The sensor occupancy detection was stronger as one approached closer to sensor
-The occupancy detection seems to stop at around 5.5m away from the sensor
-logs and plot are available
23)
Backside testing - 1m
-Stood 1m away from the back of the sensor and tested it for presence detection by staying motionless
-The sensor was unable to detect presence and began to output null
Backside testing - 2m
-Stood beyond 2m away from the back of the sensor and tested it for presence detection by staying motionless
-The sensor was unable to detect presence and began to output null
Backside testing - 3m
-Stood beyond 3m away from the back of the sensor and tested it for presence detection by staying motionless
-The sensor was unable to detect presence and began to output null
Backside testing - within 1m
-Even at distances as close as half a metre away from the sensor's backside , the sensor was unable to detect presence and outputted null
Backside testing - directly behind the sensor
-Presence detection is much more accurate at closer distances
-The sensor is able to detect presence properly when the subject is almost directly behind it
24)Backside testing - Motion Detection
-The sensor is able to detect motion better compared to presence
-The sensor was able to detect motion at distances beyond 1m and 2m as well
-Beyond 2m , the sensitivity began to decrease
-The sensor was able to detect motion even as far as 3 and 3.5 m away from the back side of the sensor(although with less sensitivity) but beyond those distances , the sensor failed to detect either motion or presence and outputted null
Test Scenarios
1)Motion Detection - Moving Body in a room
-The sensor values change when the test subject moves in the room -More rapid movements generate bigger sensor values with "mov" -While slower less intense movements output smaller values -The sensor is able to detect movement in the room
2)No Occupancy & No Motion Detection - Empty room
-The sensor is able to detect the absence of any motion or presence in the room and -Outputs Null
3)Motion into a room - Moving into an empty room
-The sensor outputs null until the test subject enters the room -After which it detects the moving body and -Outputs "mov" and sensor readings for the corresponding movement -The sensor is able to detect the movement of an individual into a room
4)Motion and Subsequent occupancy - Moving into a room and subsequently remaining stationary in the room
-The sensor outputs mov(motion) values as the test subject walks into the room and -Then starts to output occ(occupancy) readings from there onwards as long as the subject remains stationary -The sensor is able to detect the initial movement and subsequent stationary presence
5)Vehicular interference
-Vehicular movement outside the room interferes while carrying out tests for other scenarios -The sensor is able to detect the movements of vehicles when placed in a room with a window adjacent to a road nearby
6)Vehicular interference - Testing the interference with another subject in the room
-The sensor is able to correctly identify static occupancy state when the subject is present in the room -But outputs mov(motion) values upon detecting an approaching vehicle and -Then goes back to outputting occ(occupancy) values once the vehicle departs away
7)Other Electrical appliance - Fan testing in an empty room
-The sensor outputs motion values for as long as the fan is rotating and -Once the fan stops moving ,it outputs null -The sensor is able to detect the fan movement for as long as it is rotating
8)Fan testing - With test subject in the room
-The sensor starts outputting motion values inbetween occupancy values of the static subject -The fan movement interferes with occupancy data of the stationary test subject
9)Subtle movement detection - Sleeping on the bed inside the room
-The sensor outputs null values when the subject is lying down motionless -The sensor does not detect presence when the subject is asleep
10)Multiple People Detection test - One stationary inside the room and the other walks into the room
-The sensor outputs occ(occupancy) values as long as the other person is outside the room -And once the other person enters the room, it detects the motion and outputs mov(motion) values -Once both moving subject also becomes stationary, the sensor detects occupancy and outputs occ values
11)Multiple People Detection test - Both occupants stationary and one of them moves
-The sensor outputs occupancy values for as long as both subjects are stationary -And when one of the subjects moves, it detects motion and outputs motion values -The sensor is able to detect the static presence even when multiple subjects are present in the room
12)Multiple people Detection test - Both subjects moving freely inside the room
-The sensor detects motion of both subjects as expected and outputs motion values
13)Adjacent Room testing - testing the sensor behind the wall of the room where the sensor is placed
-The sensor is unable to detect any occupancy or motion on the other side of the wall even when the subject moved or stayed stationary behind the wall -The sensor is unable to detect any presence or motion behind the wall
14)Room Door testing - testing with door closed, subject walks past the door of the room
-Scenario : An empty room with closed door to check if the sensor does detect motion or occupancy if someone passes by the room
-The sensor did not detect any motion or occupancy when the subject moved past the closed door and continued to output null
15)Room Door testing - testing with door closed,subject stands infront of the wooden door
-Scenario : An empty room with closed door to check if the sensor does detect motion or occupancy if someone stands in front of the door of the room outside the room
-The sensor did not detect motion or occupancy when the subject stood infront of the door and continued to output null
16)Room Door testing - with door open, subject passes by the door
-Scenario : An empty room with an open door to check if the sensor does detect motion or occupancy if someone passes by the room
-The sensor detects motion when subject passed by the door and outputs motion values -The sensor detects better when one moves past the door at within a distance of approximately 1 feet from the door -Detection however, is quite inconsistent at farther distances from the door
17)Room Door testing - door open , subject approaches the room and stands near the door
-Scenario: The sensor is with its back to the wall, and the door of the room is closer the sensor's side -The sensor is able to detect the motion approaching the room door -But does not detect occupancy once the subject remained stationary
18)Obstacle test - test with an obstacle in between the sensor and the subject
-Scenario: placed an obstruction between the sensor and subject and tested the sensor for motion or occupancy -Sensor detects motion behind the obstacle -But, fails to detect occupancy if the subject remained stationary behind the obstacle and -Outputs null as opposed to detecting occupancy previously without the obstacle at the same distance -The sensor's occupancy detection capabilities are affected incase of an obstruction
19)No occupancy detection time - testing to check for how long it takes for the sensor to detects the absence of any motion or occupancy
-The subject walked into an empty room and then walked out of it and waited for the sensor to output null
-Experiment readings 1st trial: 29986 milliseconds 2nd trial: 29987 milliseconds 3nd trial:29975 milliseconds 4th trial:30392 milliseconds Approximately 30 seconds
-Separate but rare beavior , no occupancy detection happened quicker than normal 1st trial: 9011 milliseconds 2nd trial:9265 milliseconds approximately 9 seconds
20)Half Angle Power testing - infront of the sensor
-The subject stood directly infront of the sensor at a distance of 1m -The occupancy values were much larger in the order of 1000s,2000s,3000s,4000s,5000s etc -logs and plot available
21)Half Angle Power testing - outside the half angle distance
-The subject stood 1.54 m away from the 1m centerline -The occupancy values were much smaller compared to the previous case and were in the order of the 100s,200s -logs and plot available
22)Sensor detection at different distances infront of the sensor
-The subject stood directly infornt of the sensor at various distances like 1m,2m,3.5m and 5.5m -The sensor occupancy detection was stronger as one approached closer to sensor -The occupancy detection seems to stop at around 5.5m away from the sensor -logs and plot are available
23)
Backside testing - 1m
-Stood 1m away from the back of the sensor and tested it for presence detection by staying motionless -The sensor was unable to detect presence and began to output null
Backside testing - 2m
-Stood beyond 2m away from the back of the sensor and tested it for presence detection by staying motionless -The sensor was unable to detect presence and began to output null
Backside testing - 3m
-Stood beyond 3m away from the back of the sensor and tested it for presence detection by staying motionless -The sensor was unable to detect presence and began to output null
Backside testing - within 1m
-Even at distances as close as half a metre away from the sensor's backside , the sensor was unable to detect presence and outputted null
Backside testing - directly behind the sensor
-Presence detection is much more accurate at closer distances -The sensor is able to detect presence properly when the subject is almost directly behind it
24)Backside testing - Motion Detection
-The sensor is able to detect motion better compared to presence -The sensor was able to detect motion at distances beyond 1m and 2m as well -Beyond 2m , the sensitivity began to decrease -The sensor was able to detect motion even as far as 3 and 3.5 m away from the back side of the sensor(although with less sensitivity) but beyond those distances , the sensor failed to detect either motion or presence and outputted null
Plots are attached below