{"id":87594,"date":"2018-11-20T14:39:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T00:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=87594"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:37:10","slug":"smart-building-sensor-research-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/11\/20\/smart-building-sensor-research-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"$750K<\/abbr> smart-building sensor research grant for energy savings"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Adnoviv intelligent sensors track occupancy to manage energy usage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa researchers a $750,000 grant to develop a low-cost sensor capable of detecting human presence and monitoring occupants for energy-savings and smart-building applications. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR<\/abbr>) Phase II<\/abbr> grant was awarded to 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa in partnership with technology company Adnoviv<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Olga Boric\u0301-Lubecke<\/strong><\/a>, professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering<\/a> and a co-principal investigator on the grant, co-founded Adnoviv in 2013 with electrical engineering Professor Victor Lubecke<\/strong><\/a>. The company focuses on research-driven technology, developing innovative sensors and systems for industrial, medical and security applications, including its centerpiece product, True Presence Occupancy Detection Sensors (TruePODS<\/abbr>). Adnoviv is a Phase I<\/abbr> graduate of the XLR8糖心视频<\/abbr> start-up program<\/a> and has already hired four 糖心视频<\/abbr> graduates.<\/p>\n

The technology that Adnoviv is commercializing is based on Doppler radar physiological monitoring research pioneered by Boric\u0301-Lubecke and Lubecke.<\/p>\n

“Adnoviv has served not only to move 糖心视频<\/abbr> technology out of the lab and toward the market, but also to provide job opportunities for our graduates in Hawaiʻi<\/span>, and inspire some of our students to successfully pursue their own start-ups,” said Boric\u0301-Lubecke. “While commercialization has not been an easy path, it has been a rewarding experience to witness our students growing into entrepreneurs and the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> developing means to support such endeavors.” <\/p>\n

During Phase I<\/abbr> of the STTR<\/abbr>, the 糖心视频<\/abbr>\/Adnoviv team carried out TruePODS testing in the Flexible Response to Ongoing Growth classrooms on the 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus, in collaboration with James Maskrey<\/strong><\/a> from the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Natural Energy Institute<\/a>. The test results demonstrated superior performance for TruePODS compared to commercially available occupancy sensors, eliminating false triggering. Phase II<\/abbr> will include research and development of advanced system architectures and algorithms for occupant count.<\/p>\n

The duration of the new National Science Foundation grant is two years.<\/p>\n

Read more on the Adnoviv website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In partnership with Adnoviv, 糖心视频<\/abbr> will develop a sensor capable of detecting human presence and monitoring occupants for energy-savings and smart-building applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[179,182,9,594],"class_list":["post-87594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-engineering","tag-uh-manoa","tag-xlr8uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t