Time-lapse photography and image recognition to monitor occupant-controlled shade patterns: Analysis and results

Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3712-3719

  Kapsis, K ^a   O'Brien, W ^b   Athienitis, A K ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH RISE BUILDING; OPEN-PLAN OFFICES; RECOGNITION ALGORITHM; TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHIES; USE RATE; WINDOW SHADES;

PHOTOGRAPHY;

IMAGE RECOGNITION;

EID: 84886671519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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