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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.creator | José Miguel Seruca Veloso | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-10T20:01:54Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-10T20:01:54Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-07-22 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2021-08-03 | |
| dc.identifier.other | sigarra:486171 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/135353 | - |
| dc.description | FEUP students frequently find themselves without a proper seating area when seeking the library for their studying efforts. Furthermore, this situation tends to be exacerbated during evaluation periods. As an attempt to minimize this issue, the work for this dissertation will aim to develop a vision-based system, which will allow students and staff: -- to know, in real-time, which seating areas are available or occupied. -- consult an accessible dashboard, containing a complete history, seat mapping, and other relevant statistical data. The solution is two-tiered, the first one dealing with the direct detection of seated people. Though this information could be retrieved through the check-in and -out system already put in place, several instances remain where the students cannot be expected to cooperate fully, creating gaps in the data. For this purpose, there is a need for a low-cost technology (i.e. there are many seating options spread out), which is also non-invasive (i.e. little to no cabling) and of easy maintenance (i.e. low-powered, simple installation). There is a great range of possible methods available for this particular problem, such as a small, dedicated module per seat or table (i.e. microcontroller, IR-sensor, and a wireless communication system). The choice, however, fell upon a vision-based system, which will be able to cover all relevant areas and remain open to changes in layout and detection options. The second tier of the system includes a Web interface, accessible to everyone involved with FEUP, including all relevant information for the everyday activities and management of the building, as previously mentioned. Although many options already exist in the current market and could replicate these very same features (examples: https://tinyurl.com/y23gdt4d, https://floorsen.se/), there are two common disadvantages: a high cost and difficulty of integration with other existing systems, as they are closed and rely on proprietary technology. In this landscape, an opportunity arises to develop a system with truly differentiating characteristics. The work will be done in cooperation with the Serviços da Biblioteca da FEUP. | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | openAccess | |
| dc.subject | Engenharia electrotécnica, electrónica e informática | |
| dc.subject | Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering | |
| dc.title | A computer vision-based proposal for seat occupancy monitoring applied to FEUP's library | |
| dc.type | Dissertação | |
| dc.contributor.uporto | Faculdade de Engenharia | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.34626/5adw-db71 | |
| dc.identifier.tid | 202821960 | |
| dc.subject.fos | Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias::Engenharia electrotécnica, electrónica e informática | |
| dc.subject.fos | Engineering and technology::Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Faculdade de Engenharia | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Universidade do Porto | |
| thesis.degree.level | 1 | |
| Appears in Collections: | FEUP - Dissertação | |
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| 486171.pdf | A computer vision-based proposal for seat occupancy monitoring applied to FEUP's library | 6.72 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
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