Capacitive seat sensors for multiple occupancy detection using a low-cost setup

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dc.contributor.authorZeeman, Adriaan Siebrits
dc.contributor.authorBooysen, Marthinus J.
dc.contributor.authorRuggeri, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorLagana, Bruno
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-12T10:29:38Z
dc.date.available2013-08-12T10:29:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6505849en_ZA
dc.description2013 IEEE International Conferenceen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Minibus public transportation sector and road safety remains a significant challenge in Africa. We propose a low cost system to monitor the taxi industry and encourage safe driving. A low cost capacitive proximity sensor for seat occupancy detection based on the loading mode capacitive sensing technique is designed. The capacitive sensor uses a single electrode to detect an occupant. We use ZigBee modules for a dynamic wireless system integration where sensors can be added or removed without modifications. A mathematical model of the capacitive sensor is developed and we determine the capacitance on the sensor’s electrode. The occupied capacitance is double the unoccupied capacitance. Our results show that the proposed capacitive sensor can distinguish clearly between an unoccupied and occupied seat.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citationZeeman, A. S., Booysen, M. J., Ruggeri, G. & Lagana, B. 2013. Capacitive seat sensors for multiple occupancy detection using a low-cost setup”, Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2013 IEEE International Conference on 25-28 February, Cape Town, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4673-4567-5
dc.identifier.isbne-ISBN: 978-1-4673-4568-2
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1109/ICIT.2013.6505849
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85310
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherIEEE -- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineersen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectZigbeeen_ZA
dc.subjectComputerized instrumentsen_ZA
dc.subjectMathematical analysisen_ZA
dc.subjectCapacitive proximity seat sensoren_ZA
dc.subjectProximity detectorsen
dc.titleCapacitive seat sensors for multiple occupancy detection using a low-cost setupen_ZA
dc.typeConference Paperen_ZA
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