Sensor systems and methods for facility operation management

Abstract

Aspects relate to systems and methods for the application of computer vision and sensor fusion to assist in the management and operation of a facility. For large facilities, many of the expenses and staffing requirements incurred such as energy, custodial duties, maintenance and security can scale with size rather than usage, and therefore be subject to gross inefficiencies. These challenges may arise from a lack of timely information available with which to make such optimizations and improvements. The approaches disclosed leverage recent advancements in computer vision technology to extract actionable information from raw sensor data collected through-out the facility. This information may be processed and applied in either an autonomous, semi-autonomous, or user driven approach to control and manage a number of processes occurring regularly within a facility, such as lighting, cleaning, and security.