is a large area capacitive sensor floor, installable beneath any kind of flooring – invisible and discreet. Persons walking across the floor trigger signals which are sent wirelessly to a transceiver. This system can calculate the number of persons on the floor, their direction and speed as well as detect falls. Several standard-interfaces are available for client-specific data analysis infrastructure. SensFloor offers a variety of applications in health care, Ambient Assisted Living, home automation, security and multimedia.
SensFloor®
The system behind
SensFloor® Underlay
The Floor Becomes a Touch Screen
- The SensFloor is a 3mm thick underlay, similar to an impact sound insulation
- Capacitive sensors in the SensFloor detect persons and conductive materials
- Proximity sensing – no pressure necessary, therefore high mechanical endurance
- Presence detection even without movement
- Installable beneath any kind of flooring, even parquet or tiles
SensFloor® Receiver
Numerous Interfaces
- Data transmission by radio to a SensFloor receiver in the same room
- Receiver calculates the movements
- Transmission of activity data to any end device
- Interfaces: HDMI, Ethernet, WLAN, USB, Bluetooth, floating relay or Cloud
SensFloor® System
Identify and Respond to Scenarios
- Counting of persons, identify their direction and speed
- Distinction between walking and lying persons
- Heatmaps for presence and distribution analysis
- Presence-controlled light and air conditioning
- Fall and activity alarm, localisation of intruders
SensFloor®
The system behind
is a large area capacitive sensor floor, installable beneath any kind of flooring – invisible and discreet. Persons walking across the floor trigger signals which are sent wirelessly to a transceiver. This system can calculate the number of persons on the floor, their direction and speed as well as detect falls. Several standard-interfaces are available for client-specific data analysis infrastructure. SensFloor offers a variety of applications in health care, Ambient Assisted Living, home automation, security and multimedia.
SensFloor® Underlay
The Floor Becomes a Touch Screen
- The SensFloor is a 3mm thick underlay, similar to an impact sound insulation
- Capacitive sensors in the SensFloor detect persons and conductive materials
- Proximity sensing – no pressure necessary, therefore high mechanical endurance
- Presence detection even without movement
- Installable beneath any kind of flooring, even parquet or tiles
SensFloor® Receiver
Numerous Interfaces
- Data transmission by radio to a SensFloor receiver in the same room
- Receiver calculates the movements
- Transmission of activity data to any end device
- Interfaces: HDMI, Ethernet, WLAN, USB, Bluetooth, floating relay or Cloud
SensFloor® System
Identify and Respond to Scenarios
- Counting of persons, identify their direction and speed
- Distinction between walking and lying persons
- Heatmaps for presence and distribution analysis
- Presence-controlled light and air conditioning
- Fall and activity alarm, localisation of intruders
Why SensFloor®
Proximity-sensitive sensors (e.g. SensFloor®)
- Non-mechanical measurement system -> high long-term endurance
- Installable beneath any flooring except conductive flooring
- Necessary active sensor area approx. 2/3 of room area
- No special baseboard necessary, adaptable to any room geometry
- High time- and location resolution of presence of persons
- Human movement tracking shows direction and speed of movement
- New application gait recording for evaluation of the risk of falling of a person
- Static signals: people trigger signals even without movement, if they are staying or laying on the floor
- Compatible to all standard home automation, indoor call and client-server systems
- Wireless data transmission between sensor underlay and transceiver – no data lines required
- Water puddles are detected (fall prevention)
- No fixed connection between sensor floor and top flooring required: flooring can be renovated without destroying the sensor floor
Pressure-sensitive sensors
- Mechanic measurement system -> long-term stability critical
- Installable beneath flexible flooring only (PVC, carpet)
- Special wall sockets containing electronics required, system interrupted by doors and deep window panes
- Localisation with relatively low space resolution
- Signals generated through movement, no static signals detectable
- Sensor floor and top flooring fixed, sensor floor will be destroyed during renovation of the flooring
- Low resolution, no tracking possible, strong impact for fall detection necessary
